LACTOSE INTOLERANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lactose intolerance mean? 

• LACTOSE INTOLERANCE (noun)
  The noun LACTOSE INTOLERANCE has 1 sense:

1. congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose

  Familiarity information: LACTOSE INTOLERANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LACTOSE INTOLERANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

lactase deficiency; lactose intolerance; milk intolerance

Hypernyms ("lactose intolerance" is a kind of...):

congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)

 Context examples 

Your doctor may do a blood, breath or stool test to find out if your problems are due to lactose intolerance.

(Lactose Intolerance, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Bloating is usually the result of gas in the intestines and can be caused by many things, including overeating, lactose intolerance, and constipation.

(Bloating, NCI Dictionary)

Representative examples include diabetes mellitus, glycogen storage disease, mucopolysaccharidoses, and lactose intolerance.

(Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Lactose intolerance is very common in many parts of the world, and is caused in adults by a reduction in the enzyme that breaks lactose down into galactose and glucose in the intestine.

(Feeder Pathways for Glycolysis, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Formulated in various oral forms for use in lactose intolerance, Lactase Enzyme (Lactaid) is a dietary supplement that breaks down lactose (milk sugar) in dairy foods.

(Lactase, NCI Thesaurus)

You can reduce the amount of gas you have by: • Drinking lots of water and non-fizzy drinks • Eating more slowly so you swallow less air when you eat • Avoiding milk products if you have lactose intolerance

(Gas, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Lactose intolerance means that you cannot digest foods with lactose in them.

(Lactose Intolerance, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Lactose intolerance is not serious.

(Lactose Intolerance, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)