How is lactose intolerance different from milk allergies or a nervous stomach?
A. A lot of people get confused about some of the symptoms they may be experiencing after consuming dairy products. Lactose intolerance is strictly an inability to digest the milk sugar, and, as a result, you have problems of gas and bloating and some diarrhea. It usually happens about 30 minutes, maybe up to two hours after consuming the dairy. Now, milk allergies is an entirely different ballgame, and that can give very severe symptoms of closing in on the throat – itching, maybe even hives – and that’s a reaction to the protein in milk, an actual allergy. It’s so important if you are suffering intestinal symptoms from consuming dairy or other foods that you seek the advice of your physician to get a diagnosis. Q. Describe lactose intolerance from minor to extreme cases and how it should be addressed? A. We see a spectrum of symptoms resulting from lactose intolerance, from minor to very severe. Lactose intolerance is a situation where some people have the ability to digest some of t
