Which statement made by a lactating woman would lead the nurse to believe that the woman might have lactose intolerance?
a. "I always have heartburn after I drink milk."
b. "If I drink more than a cup of milk, I usually have abdominal cramps and bloat-ing."
c. "Drinking milk usually makes me break out in hives."
d. "Sometimes I notice that I have bad breath after I drink a cup of milk."
B
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A One problem that can interfere with milk consumption is lactose intolerance, which is the inability to digest milk sugar because of a lack of the enzyme lac-tose in the small intestine. Milk consumption may cause abdominal cramping, bloating, and diarrhea in such people, although many lactose-intolerant individ-uals can tolerate small amounts of milk without symptoms.
B These symptoms are consistent with lactose intolerance.
C One problem that can interfere with milk consumption is lactose intolerance, which is the inability to digest milk sugar because of a lack of the enzyme lac-tose in the small intestine. Milk consumption may cause abdominal cramping, bloating, and diarrhea in such people, although many lactose-intolerant individ-uals can tolerate small amounts of milk without symptoms.
D One problem that can interfere with milk consumption is lactose intolerance, which is the inability to digest milk sugar because of a lack of the enzyme lac-tose in the small intestine. Milk consumption may cause abdominal cramping, bloating, and diarrhea in such people, although many lactose-intolerant individ-uals can tolerate small amounts of milk without symptoms.
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