Malabsorption Syndromes

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 August 2011

13 Resources Found

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Title:	Reactions to food
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Foods can cause a wide variety of reactions in children. A food allergy can be life-threatening in some rare cases, but most reactions to food are less severe.
Date:	Jan 2012

Title:	Lactose intolerance in babies
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	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.
Date:	Nov 2011

Title:	Lactose intolerance - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Find out about the symptoms, tests and treatments for lactose intolerance.
Date:	Jul 2011

Title:	Lactose intolerance
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	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.
Date:	Jun 2011

Title:	Nutrition and Lactose Intolerance
Publisher:	Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:	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.
Date:	Jun 2011

Title:	Lactose intolerance
Publisher:	Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:	Lactose intolerance affects primarily the gastrointestinal tract, though it can have effects on other systems as a result of nutritional deficits that result from the condition.
Date:	Dec 2010

Title:	Milk - facts and fallacies
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	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.
Date:	Jan 2011

Title:	Lactose intolerance and the breastfed baby
Publisher:	HealthInsite Expert View
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.
Date:	Oct 2010

Title:	Short bowel syndrome
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Short bowel syndrome occurs when a person is unable to absorb food nutrients properly due to severe disease or surgical removal of a significant proportion 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.
Date:	Jun 2010

Title:	Colic
Publisher:	HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:	Links to information about colic.
Date:	Feb 2010

Title:	Low lactose diet for children
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Lactose is the natural sugar found in milk. It is found in different amounts in all dairy products and any processed foods which contain milk.
Date:	Feb 2010

Title:	Human growth hormone and glutamine for patients with short bowel syndrome
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Short bowel syndrome is a malabsorption disorder caused by the surgical removal of the small intestine, or by the complete dysfunction of a large segment of bowel. It is a challenging health problem to treat. Several small studies have assessed the bene...
Date:	Dec 2009

Title:	Lactase treated feeds to promote growth and feeding tolerance in preterm infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Very low birth weight preterm infant are often fed through a tube into a vein (parenterally) as adequate growth and nutrition is important for lung and nerve development. Early feeding via the gut (enterally) stimulates motility and digestive activity a...

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