Your Top Lactose Intolerance Questions
We get asked many questions about lactose intolerance and realise that the only way for people to successfully manage this condition is to be as well informed as possible.
Here are two of the most common questions we get asked about lactose intolerance:
What are the main symptoms of lactose intolerance?
According to Dr Mayberry, a Consultant Physician and Professor in Gastroenterology, the most common symptoms include nausea, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bloating and flatulence, which occur between 30 minutes and 2 hours after ingesting lactose.
What’s the difference between lactose intolerance and cows’ milk allergy?
‘When someone has a cows’ milk allergy their immune system has an abnormal reaction to milk proteins’, says Dr Mayberry. ‘When a person is lactose intolerant, their body does not have enough of the lactase enzyme, which is needed by the digestive system to break down the milk sugar lactose.’
Find more answers to common questions about lactose intolerance in our Your Questions Answered section or if you have any more questions, please let us know.
Comments (3)
Jenny Thistleton
How is the lactose removed from your milk and how can you test for lactose in milkx
Lactofree Support
Hi Jenny, Lactofree is natural cows’ milk, which is gently filtered to remove the lactose. First, we remove half the lactose from the milk through filtration and then we add the lactase enzyme, which breaks down the remaining lactose into simpler forms that your body can absorb. As nothing else is added or removed, what you get is the nutritional benefits and great taste of regular milk just without the lactose. We use rigorous scientific UKAS–accredited tests to detect lactose at a trace level of 0.03% in our products. At this detection level our tests show that there is no lactose present in Lactofree. We hope that answers your questions! Please let us know if you would like any more information.
Suzanne Jones
I am new to being Lactose Intollerant and at the moment I am finding it really hard I started off being really unwell on my holiday last year in Egypt and it has taken my doctor over a year and a half to diagnose me properly I have had all sorts off tests before and nothing ever came back before I fell ill I was able to drink milk and cheese e.t.c but felt bloated and a bit sick but never had severe symptoms until after Egypt now I cant with stand any milk or cheese etc unless it is a lactofree product can you help me understand why this happened?