People develop lactose intolerance when their bodies don’t make enough of the enzyme lactase for the amount of dairy they consume, says Dr. Christopher Schmoyer, an assistant professor of ...

Stomach aches are common and have numerous causes ranging from gas to inflammatory bowel disease. The right diagnosis can lead to relief.

Lactose intolerance and malabsorption are conditions that arise from an insufficient production of lactase, the enzyme essential for the digestion of lactose in the small intestine. This enzyme ...

Jess Edelstein is a proud Jew and a natural entrepreneur, but it wasn’t until recently that she got to combine those two passions and design a product largely aimed at helping her own people. Launched ...

Dr. Andrew Liu answers the question: 'Milk Allergy Versus Lactose Intolerance?' — -- Question: How can I tell the difference between lactose intolerance and a milk allergy? Answer: Lactose ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and lactose intolerance cause similar symptoms in the digestive system. They are separate conditions with differences in diagnosis and treatment, though people can have ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife believed she had lactose intolerance. After some tests, it was found that she was sensitive to casein rather than lactose. Are there other things in cow's milk besides lactose ...

Mummified body in Alps, 5,000+ years old, had Lyme disease, lactose intolerance. Feb. 29, 2012 — -- They called him "the Tyrolean iceman" when hikers found him in the Italian Alps in 1991 -- the ...

Lactose intolerance is NOT a food allergy even though it is commonly referred as one. Lactose, which is a sugar, is naturally ...