This morning I woke up having to go to the toilet at multiple intervals again...yea again. Think I'm a bit lactose intolerant. But cannot be...since I didn't really drink milk yesterday...only soy milk. Think my body is acting weird.. But it's getting better compared to last time. Last time when I drank 2 glasses of milk I had to hit the loo hard the next day.
I did some research on lactose intolerance and this is what I found. Basically people with lactose intolerance cannot properly digest lactose due to problems with the lactase enzyme.The problem is not normally due to lactase deficiency, but rather it is caused by reduced lactase activity. Since lactase cannot split the lactose molecule, it cannot be absorbed and therefore remains in the small intestine.
This increases the amount of solutes in the small intestines which causes water to be pulled into the small intestine to dilute the concentration of the solutes. This causes adominal pain, bloating or diahorrhea. The high concentration of lactose in the small intestine also causes the bacteria present in the small intestine to ferment the lactose with produces carbon dioxide..which causes flatulence (FARTING)
I did some research on lactose intolerance and this is what I found. Basically people with lactose intolerance cannot properly digest lactose due to problems with the lactase enzyme.The problem is not normally due to lactase deficiency, but rather it is caused by reduced lactase activity. Since lactase cannot split the lactose molecule, it cannot be absorbed and therefore remains in the small intestine.
This increases the amount of solutes in the small intestines which causes water to be pulled into the small intestine to dilute the concentration of the solutes. This causes adominal pain, bloating or diahorrhea. The high concentration of lactose in the small intestine also causes the bacteria present in the small intestine to ferment the lactose with produces carbon dioxide..which causes flatulence (FARTING)
There are basically a few ways to fix the problem. One way is to take lactase enzyme supplements with meals containing dairy. You can get these enzymes at supplement stores. A more long term solution is to try to make the lactase enzymes in your body more active. Lactase is an inducible enzyme so if it is not used for a period of time, its activity become reduced. So people who don't drink milk for some time will experience bloating and diarrhea after drinking again. So we can build up the enzyme activity by gradually drinking more milk over a period of time. After a while the lactase activity in the body will gradually increase.
I think this is what happened to me. I'm not that "lactose intolerant" anymore. But this method doesn't work for everyone also. So if drinking milk makes you "LS" all the time..maybe you can replace with soy milk? Or try milk with low lactose level. Hi-Low milk is one of the "low lactose" milk. But that only applies to the original flavor..not the strawberry and chocolate ones. I had a mighty time in the toilet that time when I didn't know.
Hmmm..but that still doesn't explain what happened to me today. But anyway there you go...if possible I still prefer milk over soy milk any time.
I think this is what happened to me. I'm not that "lactose intolerant" anymore. But this method doesn't work for everyone also. So if drinking milk makes you "LS" all the time..maybe you can replace with soy milk? Or try milk with low lactose level. Hi-Low milk is one of the "low lactose" milk. But that only applies to the original flavor..not the strawberry and chocolate ones. I had a mighty time in the toilet that time when I didn't know.
Hmmm..but that still doesn't explain what happened to me today. But anyway there you go...if possible I still prefer milk over soy milk any time.
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