Diet for lactose intolerance
Milk sugar intolerance (lactose intolerance)
In this disease the recovery of Lactose (Lactose) in the Small intestine disturbed. In the brush border of the intestinal wall, milk sugar is converted into simple sugar with the help of the enzyme lactase and released into the blood.
If there is not enough lactase available, some of the lactose ingested occurs depending on the extent of the lactase deficiencyLactose) into the colon.
The symptoms of lactose intolerance are usually flatulence, abdominal pain, diarrhea and nausea and can occur several hours after consuming dairy products. Next Gastrointestinal complaints Lactose intolerance can also result Skin discomfort express. Read on here: Rash from milk
It doesn't normally appear there and it gets from there Bacteria broken down. The resulting breakdown products trigger the complaints. These are primarily Flatulence, diarrhea and cramping abdominal pain.
Since milk sugar occurs exclusively in milk and milk products, the nutritional therapeutic measure consists in avoiding or restricting these foods.
In some patients, even small amounts of milk sugar cause symptoms, in others small amounts of milk and milk products are tolerated throughout the day.
However, milk is our key supplier of calcium and an adult's daily requirement of 1 g cannot be met if there is no milk or milk products at all. At Lactase deficiency If possible, low-lactose products should be consumed. For example, are suitable Cheeses in which the lactose content was largely reduced during the ripening process.
Also Sour milk products are often well tolerated despite the high milk sugar content because the lactose-breaking enzymes of the lactobacilli after consumption in the Digestive tract continue to act, break down the lactose and thus remove it from the intestine.
Another way to ensure sufficient milk consumption despite intolerance is to consume low-lactose milk. This is made by using the lactose-splitting Lactase enzyme is added and so that the milk sugar can be partially broken down.
Another option is to give the digestive enzyme lactase in tablet form.
Nutritional recommendations for lactose intolerance
Principle of the diet
- Wholesome
- 5 meals a day
- Avoid all types of milk and all dishes that are prepared with milk.
- Soy milk or low-lactose milk is recommended as a milk substitute.
- It is best to test the tolerance limit for quark, yoghurt and certain types of cheese.
Unsuitable foods
- Condensed milk, milk, milk powder, sour milk products (test the compatibility of yoghurt and quark), Coffee wise men, cream cheese, cottage cheese, processed cheese, cooked cheese.
- Cheeses with a low lactose content are often tolerated in smaller quantities throughout the day (test tolerance limit). These are for example:
- Emmentaler, Gouda, Tilsiter, Edam, mountain cheese, Parmesan, Limburger, Romadur, Brie, Camembert, Munster cheese, butter cheese, hand cheese, Harz cheese.
- Milk chocolate, ice cream and all sweets made with milk are unsuitable.
- Ready meals and industrially manufactured products often contain lactose (read the list of ingredients!)
- Milk sugar is often added to bran products and muesli.
- Milk sugar may be contained in tablets.
Also sausage products (often the reduced-fat varieties) and Bread and baked goods be with milk or milk sugar is added. Ask about it in the butcher's or bakery and read the list of ingredients for packaged foods. Be careful with some types of crispbread, milk rolls and cakes of all kinds. It is best to bake cakes yourself without using milk.
