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
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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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