Lactose Intolerance Blackboard乳糖不耐症黑板.pptVIP

Lactose Intolerance Student Created Definition The inability to digest and absorb lactose (the sugar in milk) that results in gastrointestinal symptoms when milk or products containing milk are drunk or eaten. Causes It is caused by reduced or absent activity of lactase that prevents the splitting of lactose. This is due to three reasons: congenital, secondary or developmental. Congenital: Absence from birth of lactase due to a mutation in the gene responsible for creating lactose. Secondary: Due to diseases that destroy the lining of the small intestine along with the lactase. Developmental