Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption:
Not Lactose Intolerance
Glucose-galactose malabsorption is often confused with lactose intolerance. For the body to absorb the nutrients in lactose, the digestive system, with the aid of lactase will break down the milk product into its component parts. These parts are glucose and galactose. If this breakdown fails to occur, the condition is called lactose intolerance.
What Happened When There Is Sufficient Lactase
In some cases though sufficient lactase may already be present. The individual though is still showing all the symptoms of Lactose Intolerance. This condition focuses on the malabsorption of glucose and galactose.
The difference with this condition, the body is having difficulties absorbing the "sweetener", namely glucose. Most formulas and food groups are based on a sucrose, corn syrup or starch(carbohydrate) sweetener. All of these break down to sucrose in the digestive process. Since your body is having problems digesting the sucrose, this sweetener needs to be avoided.
To date, it has been determined if you switch from a sucrose sweetener and start using a fructose-based sweetener, it has been agreed your body generally can tolerate this switch. A fructose-based sweetener is showing much better results. Usually by the age of 3-5 years ,in children, the body will learn to self adjust and the chronic diarrhea will resolve itself.
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