Lactose intolerance can cause constipation in some people, but it can also cause other symptoms such as diarrhea, cramping, and gas. Lactose intolerance is a condition that occurs when the body cannot ...

Lactose intolerance and malabsorption are conditions that arise from an insufficient production of lactase, the enzyme essential for the digestion of lactose in the small intestine. This enzyme ...

Globally, lactose intolerance affects the majority of adults. Yet its prevalence is not evenly distributed. People of South Asian heritage are among the populations most likely to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife believed she had lactose intolerance. After some tests, it was found that she was sensitive to casein rather than lactose. Are there other things in cow's milk besides lactose ...

Lactose intolerance is NOT a food allergy even though it is commonly referred as one. Lactose, which is a sugar, is naturally ...