LACTOSE INTOLERANCE Lactose is the main carbohydrate found in dairy products and often causes digestive problems. Lactose intolerance is due to the fact that the body does not produce enough lactase enzyme, which breaks down lactose. As a result, lactose stays in the intestine longer, which causes it to ferment by bacteria and accumulate gases. This is accompanied by symptoms such as flatulence, bloating, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Rumbling in the abdomen and its distension, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headaches, skin itching, Quincke's edema - all these symptoms of lactose intolerance occur an hour after taking whole milk or dairy products (cheese, cottage cheese, kefir, ice cream). Most often, the ability to absorb milk (lactose) disappears at the age of 5-7 years. That is, milk is the food of young children. In the wild, the consumption of milk by adults is not provided. Moreover, animals do not drink the milk of another animal species!