Lactase Enzyme (9000FCC), 60 Capsules Extra Strength. Relief and proper digestion can be regained with lactase enzyme supplementation. Lactase Enzyme allows people with lactase deficiency to eat or drink dairy foods without experiencing the symptoms of lactose intolerance. Lactase Enzyme For Milk Sugar Digestion • Digestive aid for dairy products A healthy body is able to digest all of the nutrient groups: protein, fat, and sugar. Digestion breaks these nutrients into very small molecular particles, thus facilitating their absorption into the blood and the subsequent nurturing of the body. Digestion is made possible by special enzymes, each only working on one specific type of nutrient. If food is not successfully broken down to the minimal particle size, it will not be absorbed, thus contributing to a nutrition deficit, and possible intestinal problems. Sugar digestion is usually quite straightforward presenting little trouble, except for lactose sugar found in milk and products made from milk. The inability to digest lactose is referred to as lactose intolerance. Infants and young children universally produce lactase enzyme for digesting milk, since milk is to be an important food in the early stages of life. However, by 3 to 7 years old, many children lose their capacity to produce lactase enzyme. It is well known that a sizable number of North Americans are lactose intolerant. Individuals who are of African, Asian, Mediterranean, and North American Indian descent, are observed to have a higher tendency toward lactose intolerance. When lactose sugar particles cannot leave the gut through normal blood absorption, the stage is set for diarrhea, abdominal bloating, audible bowel sounds, flatulence, nausea, abdominal cramping, and an urgent need to defecate may occur. Sensitive children would be so disadvantaged by the continuous consumption of milk sugar that normal nutrient uptake and growth would be challenged by an accompanying diarrhea. While adults are no longer growing, those manifesting significant lactose intolerance could compromise their optimal nutritional status with persistent consumption of lactose sugar; calcium absorption itself could be impaired. The good news is that we can supply ourselves with the lactase enzyme and enjoy the things that contain lactose sugar. For the majority of lactase enzyme users, milk and the many products that incorporate milk, can be used without experiencing lactose intolerance, or the symptoms are so mild, as to no longer present a problem. If supplemented lactase enzyme does not provide meaningful improvements over symptoms, the intestinal problem may be more complicated than just lactose sugar intolerance, possibly involving food allergy. Ice cream and yogurt contain lactose, but cheese does not, yet cheese is known to present similar symptoms to those allergic to cheese. Some find that yogurt presents a lesser problem or no problem at all. This probably relates to the fact that the better yogurts still contain live bacteria that produce lactase enzyme. Those suffering from lactose intolerance, may find added help in supplemented Acidophilus, the common name given to commercially supplied friendly endogenous human bacteria that enhance intestinal health. For best control over lactose intolerance, follow the label directions provided by the manufacture, but be prepared to experiment within the stated consumption range. You may also find that complementing lactase enzyme with Acidophilus provides the best overall outcome.
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