A young woman has just consumed a serving of ice cream pie and develops severe cramping and diarrhea. The school nurse suspects the woman is
A) Allergic to sugar
B) Lactose intolerant
C) Experiencing infectious diarrhea
D) Deficient in fiber
Ans: B
Many people have difficulty digesting lactose (the sugar contained in milk products). The breakdown of lactose into its component sugars, glucose and galactose, requires a sufficient quantity of the enzyme lactase in the small intestine. If a person is lactose-deficient, alterations of bowel elimination, including formation of gas, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea, can occur after ingestion of milk products.
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