lactose intolerant

Is Your Child Lactose Intolerant?

After consuming dairy, does your child get stomach aches?  Lactose intolerance, occurs when lactose, a sugar in milk and dairy products, cannot be digested. Our bodies need the digestive enzyme lactase to digest lactose. Those with lactose intolerance don’t produce enough lactase. When lactose isn’t digested in the intestinal tract, gas, stomach cramps, diarrhea and…