What is Lactose Intolerance?

What is Lactose Intolerance?

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1. Overview Lactose intolerance, commonly known as milk or dairy products intolerance, is the inability to digest lactose in the small intestine of humans. It occurs more often in people of Asian, African, and South American populations than among European ones, where the cattle domestication maintain the ability to digest dairy products in adulthood as…

The Low FODMAP Diet

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable Bowel Syndrome or otherwise known as IBS is described as maybe the most common reason for visiting a gastroenterologist. It is estimated that it significantly affects the quality of life of about 10-20% of the general population (1). Symptoms characterizing the IBS are: •Bloating, • Alterations in bowel habits like diarrhea…