If the baby often has these 3 symptoms, it means that the lactose is intolerant
1. More qi: bloating, persistent or intermittent abdominal pain, bowel sounds, foamy stools, repeated hiccups, farting, more;
2, more water: diarrhea, watery stool, egg flower stool, water stool separation;
3. Poor digestion: sour stool, increased milk flaps.
What is lactose intolerance?
When the human body lacks enough lactase, resulting in the intake of dairy products or dairy products in the lactose can not be completely decomposed into glucose and galactose in the small intestine, the undegraded lactose directly into the large intestine, through the coliform bacteria fermentation, producing a large amount of acid and gas, resulting in a series of bloating, diarrhea, flatulence, farts and other symptoms, these symptoms caused by lactase deficiency are called lactose intolerance.
Lactase deficiency is a widespread worldwide problem, with a high incidence in the Far East, with most of the population showing no symptoms, but diarrhea and other symptoms often occur in newborns and infants who use breast milk as the main diet.
Causes of lactose intolerance in your baby:
1. Premature babies will not be able to produce enough lactase for a period of time, because the baby's lactase level is generally not raised until the final stage of the third trimester.
2. Babies who have suffered from severe diarrhea may not be able to produce sufficient amounts of lactase for a while. After about one to two weeks of diarrhea, your baby may have symptoms of secondary lactose intolerance.
3. The heavy use of broad-spectrum antibiotics may also cause secondary lactose intolerance.
What should I do if my baby is lactose intolerant?
1. For secondary lactose intolerance caused by diarrhea or drugs, it can be temporarily replaced with lactose-free infant formula, and then gradually replaced with lactose-containing infant formula after the baby's intestinal symptoms return to normal.
2. Read the food ingredient list carefully. Try to avoid dairy and all other lactose foods. Some seemingly harmless foods actually contain dairy products, note ingredients like whey, curd, milk by-products, and skim milk powder.
Precautions:
1. A small amount of dairy products are ingested multiple times.
2. It is not advisable to drink milk on an empty stomach
3. Replace fresh milk with fermented milk (especially yogurt).
4. Drink goat's milk.
5. Supplement probiotics
6. When eating foods containing lactose, lactase can be combined with lactase
7. Choose low-lactose milk
Tips:
When the baby lacks enzymes that can break down and digest lactose, once the lactose is ingested, there will be symptoms such as flatulence and diarrhea.
But that doesn't mean you have to stay away from dairy products like yogurt, you can take probiotic preparations before drinking milk, or drink milk with probiotics.
Scientists have found that probiotics help the body to decompose and digest lactose.
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