Publication details
Laktózová intolerance - praktický přístup
| Title in English | Lactose intolerance - the practical approach |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Pediatrie pro praxi |
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| Keywords | Lactase non-persistence; Lactose intolerance; Lactose-free diet; LCT gene |
| Description | The ability to digest lactose is an important condition in infant's life, while being fed by breastmilk or formula. In new-born this intestinal function depends on gestational age or can be rarely affected by inborn lactase deficiency. Lactase activity may decrease during following periods by physiologic development (lactase non-persistence) or by gastrointestinal diseases (celiac disease, Crohn's). Lactose intolerance causes often diarrhoea, abdominal pain, meteorism, sometimes can be accompanied by complex symptoms. The treatment of lactose intolerance concerns of low lactose diet. |