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Symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, flatulence, and nausea. [1] These symptoms typically start thirty minutes to two hours after eating or drinking something containing lactose, [1] with the severity typically depending on the amount consumed. [1] Lactose intolerance does not cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract. [2]
The majority of children outgrow milk allergy by the age of ten. [3] [20] One large clinical trial reported resolutions of 19% by age 4 years, 42% by age 8 years, 64% by age 12 years, and 79% by 16 years. [9] Children are often better able to tolerate milk as an ingredient in baked goods relative to liquid milk.
Some types of food allergies among children resolve with age, including those to milk, eggs, and soy; while others such as to nuts and shellfish typically do not. [2] In the developed world, about 4% to 8% of people have at least one food allergy. [1] [2] They are more common in children than adults and appear to be increasing in frequency. [2]
A glass of cow milk Cows in a rotary milking parlor. Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. [1] Milk contains many nutrients, including calcium and protein, as well as lactose and ...
Canned soy milk. Soy allergy is a type of food allergy. [1] It is a hypersensitivity to ingesting compounds in soy (Glycine max), causing an overreaction of the immune system, typically with physical symptoms, such as gastrointestinal discomfort, respiratory distress, or a skin reaction.
The prognosis of children diagnosed with intolerance to milk is good: patients respond to diet which excludes cow's milk protein and the majority of patients succeed in forming tolerance. [58] Children with non-IgE-mediated cows milk intolerance have a good prognosis, whereas children with IgE-mediated cows milk allergy in early childhood have ...
According to some sources, the University of Kentucky quarterback's milk phobia could hinder his NFL draft chances.
Lactase persistence or lactose tolerance is the continued activity of the lactase enzyme in adulthood, allowing the digestion of lactose in milk. In most mammals , the activity of the enzyme is dramatically reduced after weaning . [ 1 ]