what is lactose intolerance? how does it affects the toddlers?
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lactone intolerant: no dairy products, especially milk. Changing of milk shoudn't cause diarrhea, unless the milk is old or contaminated. I think Soy Milk is safe, but it doesn't taste that good as regular milk
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Unfortunately, there is no actual medical treatment that can 'cure' you of lactose intolerance.  (Be reassured that, when considered worldwide, those adults who can digest lactose are far in the minority.  See the Wikipedia article on Lactose Intolerance at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance for more information on this).\n\nNormally, L.I. is treated by modifying your diet, cutting out those foods with too much lactose in them.  How much is too much depends on your own physiology, but the average L.I. person can consume about a cup of milk a day without dangerous effects.\n\nIf you still feel like consuming dairy products, lactase tablets or liquid can help.  For example, a few drops (about 4) of the liquid into a gallon of milk, when left to set for 24 hours, will reduce the lactose content of the milk by ~70%.  Doubling the dose will result in a 90% reduction in the same time frame.\n\nWith the pills, you take one to three before a meal that will contain significant amounts of lactose-containing foods.  These replace your missing lactase, allowing the lactose to be broken down in your body.\n\nFinally, you can replace your normal dairy products with reduced lactose products, which are becoming more available in the United States, and are common in some other countries, such as Finland.\n\nOne of the best resources on the net for questions about L.I. is Steve Carper's Lactose Intolerance Clearing House at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/stevecarper/
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Glucose and galactose -- see the link below:\n\n"The main purpose of using immobilized enzymes here is to convert the disaccharide lactose via hydrolysis into its monosaccharide components, glucose and galactose. Lactose is a disaccharide that occurs naturally in both human and cow's milk. It is widely used in baking and in commercial infant-milk formulas. \nOne large problem with lactose is that many people are lactose intolerant - meaning that their body is incapable of digesting lactose. So it must be hydrolyzed into its monosaccharide components, allowing digestion which is the purpose of products today such as LACTAID."
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Try to avoid the foods that are most troublesome, such as cabbage, broccoli, beans, onions, fresh fruits, and most dairy products, as you may be lactose intolerant. Don't eat when you're stressed or upset.  Chew your food thoroughly and eat slowly.  Don't gulp liquids when you drink.  Sip them instead.  You might also try a probiotic supplement, which you can buy at health food stores.  Probiotics contain "good" bacteria, such as that found in live yogurt cultures.  If you take antibiotics, that medication will destroy the "good" bacteria which are present in the intestines to help digest food.  Probiotics will replace them.
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Who knows maybe youre lactose intolerant
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Toddlers can be some really picky eaters and many parents begin to worry about their child’s nutrition because some toddlers push everything away while others … eat everything in sight. It’s really hard to evaluate if a toddler is getting too much or too little and parents worry.\nPicky Toddlers\n\nIt’s okay for a toddler to be picky because most adults don’t like particular foods, it is important to not cater to a child’s specific requests if the food of choice isn’t healthy. Some parents give into the routine of chicken nuggets and French fries, leaving a toddler very limited. Fried foods are not healthy and should be eaten in moderation; these foods lead to overweight toddlers. Parents with picky toddler should experiment with food.\n\nExperiment\n\nIt’s important to experiment at the toddler stage with different foods, different textures and let a toddler develop their own taste. One of the most common mistakes that parents make are by limiting a toddler’s choices. Instead of offering a cookie, offer some steamed carrots for a snack or a peanut butter sandwich with cubed cheese. At dinnertime offer up a couple of vegetables that are tangible finger foods like green beans or broccoli and limit sweets.\n\nMany parents believe that a toddler will refuse to eat vegetables but parents forget that toddlers that are hungry will eat! Sweets are a horrible thing to give toddlers because once a toddler develops a sweet tooth; it can be hard to break.\n\nToddlers with Big Appetites\n\nThere’s nothing wrong with a growing toddler with a big appetite as long as the toddler is getting enough exercise and that weight gain isn’t a problem. If weight gain is a problem then it’s a good idea to start making some menu changes. Many parents don’t give children enough water instead filling a toddler with fatty milks and sugary juices; toddlers need water. Giving a toddler adequate water to drink throughout the day will actually fill up those little tummies and help parents devise a healthy eating schedule of breakfast, lunch, dinner and two-three snacks as recommended.\n\nToddlers with No Appetite\n\nToddlers with no appetite tend to be the ones that most parents worry about and sometimes there’s no cause for concern, other times there is. Parents should consult with a pediatrician for a check up to make sure illness or an underlying condition isn’t present. Most often times, the child just doesn’t want to eat and pediatricians tell parents not to stress about it, simply keep an eye on the toddler.\n\nToddler Eats\n\nToddlers should eat a balanced breakfast, a sensible lunch and a light dinner with a two-three snacks throughout the day just adults should. A balanced breakfast for a toddler could be a bowl of cereal with a banana, an apple pancake or waffle, orange slices with peanut butter toast and even a bowl of oatmeal with apple slices downed with a glass of milk, juice or water. The average lunch for a toddler isn’t complicated either.\n\nTry them out with a tuna sandwich on whole wheat bread, some grapes or a green leafy salad. Children love food that they can play with! Remember snacks can be a cup of yogurt, some raisins or even a few cherry tomatoes. \n\nA toddler can’t be blamed for bad eating habits because they don’t prepare their own food and it’s up to Mom and Dad to make those wise decisions about what to and what not to introduce their children to. Be wise in selecting the foods for toddlers because good nutrition is a great start!
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Check into Gluten allergy. It is wheat basically...which is in everything just about..ugh... But if you cut out gluten in your body for a period of time it can help with lactose intolerance. I have seen it with lactose intolerant people.
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The problems is that the chocolate (just as oranges and shrimps, which is a surprise for lot's of people) is so-called "an absolute allergen". Whenever you eat chocolate your stomach gets micro-wounds, which are not noticeable for any healthy person. But there are lot's of people who are extremely sensible to these products, especially children.  Chocolate milk contains cocoa-powder (but no cocoa-butter) diluted by milk (which is often powder milk, not the real one) and lot's of other ingredients. \nSo it can be that your daughter is also allergic for chocolate milk, but due to the slightly different ingredients her reaction is much milder and hardly can be noticeable.\nIt's really better to keep her away from the chocolate, but you also can ask your doctor to check her stool for bacteria (as diarrhea can be caused by the luck of healthy bacteria + the allergy itself).\nGood luck with it!
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Same thing happened to me.  I was lactose intolerant and had IBS.  You have to cleanse your system and then learn which foods are causing it.  Seriously, until you flush your system, everything you eat will cause it.
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I'm afraid we're in the same boat as you.  I can eat small amounts of cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and butter without symptoms...but if I eat them too frequently, or in large amounts, then it's the usual symptoms...and no, Lactaid doesn't always work for me either.\n\nYou have to learn moderation...and to do without the things you used to love (mmm...milk), if, like me, your allergy developed later in life.  It sucks, yes...but you learn to live with it.\n\nLarge amounts of soy-based products can have adverse affects as well...and I personally cannot stand soy-based substitutes...but that's me.  \n\nAs for lactose-free items....those are mostly safe, but sometimes even the lactose free milk (Lactaid) will still bother me.\n\nNot sure about the watercress thing...hadn't heard that one before.
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"The dairy industry..." nice one Denial.\n\nI've been drinking soy milk for years, and my sons are drinking it now.   No adverse effects -- in fact, my oldest was lactose intolerant, and my youngest had allergies, so they enjoy the soy.  (Rhythm intended).\n\nMy dad has told us that he drank whole milk as a young child, and his bones were always strong.  I just don't know if the milk today is as wholesome as in his days.  \n\nAs far as ethnicity, it could well be that countries which consume a lot of dairy products (Western Europe) or regions where cows are raised, have a genetic affinity to milk.\n\nAnd I can't justify this statement, but I've heard it said that cow's milk is meant for cows.  I know, that sounds naive, but I thought I'd throw it out there.\n\nIf you wanted me to sum it up -- cow's milk, with the additives and hormones removed, is probably just fine, if your body can handle dairy products.\n\nAnd yet, there are so many good, natural alternatives, like green tea.  (Check out the calcium content of green tea).   \n\nSo what is milk good for?   Objectively speaking, yeah, the dairy industry!
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Lactose intolerence usually causes causes a gassy stomach and diarrhea and not reflux.  Did they do an upper GI at all on your son to try to figure out what was causing his reflux? Also remember many prepackaged items do contain lactose or milk byproducts so read your labels carefully while doing this.  I would be more inclined to want to find to find the cause of his reflux by having an upper GI if he hasn't had one already.  Good Luck and let the readers know how this turns out.
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Yes, you and many other people (myself included) are lactose intolerant.  We lack the enzyme that helps break down lactose. Stomach and intestinal cramping and flatulence (farting) are classical signs of lactose intolerance.  There is an over the counter medication you can by at your local drug store or grocery store called LACTAID.  It has the enzyme that breaks down lactose.  You may still be a little gassy, but the cramps  will decrease or completly disappear.  Hope this helps.
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My aunt has lactose intolerance and she takes a pill before eating lactose products. Consult a doctor. And soy milk's also good.
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just make sure that you are not consuming more than 150% of your daily alloted vitimans.  Very few vitiman like vitiman C can be consumed in large quanitites with out problems. Other than that you should be ok.  Drinking milk consistantly can help you from becoming lactose intolerant
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Lactose intolerance can be very difficult to live with.  It is often a symptom of other auto-immune deficiencies.  I used to drink Lactaid instead of milk, which I actually like better because it is a bit sweeter, and I used Lactaid tablets before eating ice cream.  There is also a connection to lactose intolerance and vinegar.  I have found something that is healing all of the problems associated with lactose intolerance including the gas and bloating.
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The cheese-making process removes most of the lactose from the milk, so cheese contains very little lactose.  Usually that small amount isn't enough to make lactose intolerant people sick.  I am lactose intolerant and cheese has only made me sick once, when I ate a lot of pizza that had tons of cheese on it.  Cheese can be a good source of calcium for most lactose intolerant people.