lactase Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/lactase Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Wed, 05 Sep 2018 21:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png lactase Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/lactase 32 32 Treatment and Cure for Diarrhea https://healthhype.com/cure-for-diarrhea.html https://healthhype.com/cure-for-diarrhea.html#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:48:23 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=2131 Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in ADULTS Acute diarrhea in most cases stops on its own in few days. If there is no fever or other debilitating symptom, you can continue with regular activities but avoid any excessive strain. Fluid Replacement An adult with a mild diarrhea can drink plain water or tea, a cup (250 ml) at the time, and repeatedly through the day to maintain more than 200 ml of translucent or bright yellow morning urine and more than 500 ml of daily (overall) urine. In severe diarrhea, drinks with sugar and salt, like Gatorade or Rehydralyte, are recommended since they provide faster rehydration. Combination of diluted fruit juice (1:1) with salt crackers or salt broth is also appropriate. Drinks to avoid: alcohol, caffeinated and carbonated drinks and, in prolonged diarrhea, milk; they may all aggravate diarrhea. Diarrhea Diet (Foods to Stop Diarrhea) There is no reason for rough changes in a diet during acute diarrhea. It is good to avoid fat-rich, sugar-rich, spicy food, and eat what you feel comfortable with. The old BRAT (Bananas, Rice, Apple sauce, Toast) is fine, but there is no need to stick just with this. Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in CHILDREN A small child with an acute infectious [...]

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]]> https://healthhype.com/cure-for-diarrhea.html/feed 4 Lactose Intolerance – Symptoms, Test, Diet, Treatment https://healthhype.com/what-is-lactose-intolerance-symptoms-test-diet-medicine.html https://healthhype.com/what-is-lactose-intolerance-symptoms-test-diet-medicine.html#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 18:46:38 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=2568 What is lactose intolerance? Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose (milk sugar) because of a lactase deficiency. Lactase is an enzyme that breaks down lactose to glucose and galactose, which are normally completely absorbed from the small intestine into the blood. In lactose deficiency, undigested lactose remains in the gut where it causes bloating and diarrhea, mainly after consuming dairy. Lactose intolerance is not the same as a milk allergy, which occurs mainly in children where there may be allergic symptoms like tingling lips or mouth, itchy skin, and other symptoms of food allergy. Instead lactose intolerance is a disturbance with digesting the milk sugar known as lactose. The residual lactose then irritates the bowels thereby giving rise to the characteristic symptoms of lactose which arises after meals laden with dairy. Types of Lactose Intolerance Lactase is an enzyme produced and secreted  by the small intestine where it helps with the digestion of lactose (milk sugar). If this enzyme is lacking or deficient then lactose cannot be broken down. The remaining lactose in the gut can then have a number of different effects on the bowels which leads to the symptoms seen in lactose intolerance. The amount of enzyme lactase [...]

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