Leonard's primary health concern is hislactoseintolerance, breaking wind if he eats any dairy products.
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There is weak evidence for other organic causes such as reflux esophagitus andlactoseintolerance.
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These include products designed for the treatment of patients withlactoseintoleranceor whole protein intolerance and patients who have to follow a low protein diet.
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Five years later many of these people are isolated, lonely, jobless, scattered about the place and in many cases suffering from hepatitis, cataract, glaucoma, worm, tuberculosis andlactoseintolerance.
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Adverse effects oflactoseintolerancegenerally occur after much higher levels of milk consumption than do adverse effects of milk allergy.
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People withlactoseintolerancedue to small bowel disease may benefit from avoiding lactose-containing foods.
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These include gastrointestinal infections,lactoseintolerance, and coeliac disease.
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A variety of products are available which contain milk substitutes, so those foods are still able to be consumed by individuals with alactoseintolerance.
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It does not contain gluten or lactose, making it suitable for people with coeliac disease orlactoseintolerance.
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Lactoseintolerancemay be present due to the decreased bowel surface and reduced production of lactase but typically resolves once the condition is treated.
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It is often helpful to sufferers oflactoseintolerance, whose digestive systems lack the enzymes to break down lactose to simpler sugars.
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Lactoseintolerance, then, is partly cultural, partly biological.
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As the bowel becomes more damaged, a degree oflactoseintolerancemay develop.
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There are many individuals who are unable to tolerate dairy products because oflactoseintolerance.
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Lactoseintoleranceis not an allergy, because it is not an immune response, but rather a problem with digestion caused by lactase deficiency.
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