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Follow the links below to find information on malabsorption syndromes, including lactose intolerance.
For specific information about lactose intolerance in breastfed babies and coeliac disease, follow the links to the specific topic pages below.
Reviewed June 2009
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Lactose intolerance and the breastfed baby
HealthInsite Expert View
HealthInsite Expert View by Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor, Joy Anderson. Lactose intolerance arises when a person does not produce the enzyme (or does not produce enough) and is therefore unable to digest lactose. The symptoms of lactose intolerance are liquid, frothy stools, and an irritable baby who may pass wind often.
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Milk - facts and fallacies
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Better Health Channel
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Milk is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, particularly calcium. However, some common fallacies or myths about milk may encourage some people to restrict their intake. There is no scientific basis to the theory that milk encourages extra mucous production.
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Mar 2009
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Lactose intolerance
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Lactose intolerance by professional health specialists.
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Dec 2008
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Lactose intolerance in babies
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Lactase is an enzyme, or chemical, which the body uses to digest milk sugar (lactose). If there is not enough lactase, undigested milk sugar may cause gut pains and diarrhoea. This is called lactose intolerance.
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Sep 2008
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Reactions to food - food allergies
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Foods can cause a wide variety of reactions in children. It is important to get any illness or reaction checked by a doctor to be sure of the cause.
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Jul 2008
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Short bowel syndrome
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Better Health Channel
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Short bowel syndrome refers to the malabsorption of food nutrients due to disease or surgical removal of parts of the small intestine. Common causes of short bowel syndrome include Crohn's disease and necrotising enterocolitis. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fluid retention, weight loss and fatigue.
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Apr 2008
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Nutrition and Lactose Intolerance
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Nutrition in lactose intolerance is important, because many lactose intolerance patients control their symptoms by avoiding foods which contain lactose, especially dairy products. Unfortunately, this may put them at risk of calcium deficiency.
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Jan 2008
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Lactose intolerance
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myDr
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Some people have a problem with milk because they have lactose intolerance (also called lactase deficiency).
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Nov 2007
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Lactose intolerance
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Better Health Channel
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Lactose intolerance is when a person has difficulty or is unable to digest milk sugars from dairy products. It is rare for Caucasians to develop lactose intolerance. The condition is more common among Australian Aborigines and people from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and some Mediterranean countries. Symptoms include bloating, gas, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Many babies are wrongly assumed to have lactose intolerance.
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Jul 2007
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Lactose intolerance and the breastfed baby
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HealthInsite Expert View
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| Description: |
HealthInsite Expert View by Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor, Joy Anderson. Lactose intolerance arises when a person does not produce the enzyme (or does not produce enough) and is therefore unable to digest lactose. The symptoms of lactose intolerance are liquid, frothy stools, and an irritable baby who may pass wind often.
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Feb 2007
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Colic
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information about colic.
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Sep 2006
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Lactose intolerance and the breastfed baby
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Australian Breastfeeding Association
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| Description: |
Lactose intolerance arises when a person does not produce the enzyme lactase (or does not produce enough) and is therefore unable to digest lactose. The symptoms of lactose intolerance are liquid, frothy stools, and an irritable baby who may pass wind often.
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Aug 2006
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Lactase treated feeds to promote growth and feeding tolerance in preterm infants
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Successful transition from parenteral nutrition to full enteral feedings during the immediate neonatal period is associated with improved growth in preterm infants. Lactase is the last of the major intestinal disaccharidases to develop in preterm infants.
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