KINESIOL 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lactose Intolerance, Gluten-Related Disorders, Peptic Ulcer
29 Oct 2018
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Shaziya takes friend to tally ho for dinner. Shaziya experiences flatulence and ends up having severe abdominal pain. She is passing gas and experiencing diarrhea, bloating and nausea. The symptoms then pass after a few hours. Jan thinks she is lactose intolerant (since she watched dr. oz and the man on the show suffered abdominal pains after eating dairy foods). Gurpreet says it sounds like the peptic ulcer his dad had last year and suggested. Lactose is a sugar found in milk and milk products. The small intestine the organ where most food digestion and nutrient absorption take place produces an enzyme called lactase. Lactase breaks down lactose into two simpler forms of sugar: glucose and galactose. The body then absorbs these simpler sugars into the bloodstream. Lactose intolerance is a condition in which people have digestive symptoms such as bloating, diarrhea, and gas after eating or drinking milk or milk products.
