What is circumstantial lactose intolerance, which Lula has

Do you know that nausea, that annoying annoyance you feel after eating certain foods, such as milk and derivatives? The so-called lactose intolerance has also reached Palazzo Planalto. According to the newspaper “EXTRA”, President Lula (PT) received the diagnosis of the condition and had to change his diet.

What is circumstantial intolerance?

Endocrinologist Ana Flávia Torquato explains that there are different degrees of intolerance, hence the use of the term “circumstantial”.

“There is the one in which the person cannot eat anything and there is the partial one, in which some things are tolerated and others are not. There is also the post-infectious one, which occurs when the patient has an intestinal disorder. Then, you can deregulate completely and only lose the enzyme for a period,” she adds.

The latter case, according to the specialist, is known as the transient form of the disease, which lasts about two weeks. “Then, the person tends to recover when there is regeneration of the intestinal mucosa,” he concludes.

Milk allergy is different from lactose intolerance

According to the Ministry of Health, lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, which is the sugar in milk. “The problem is the result of a deficiency or absence of an intestinal enzyme called lactase. This enzyme breaks down milk sugar into simpler carbohydrates for better absorption,” the booklet adds.

Also according to the agency, it is important to establish the difference between a milk allergy and lactose intolerance. “Allergy is an adverse immunological reaction to milk proteins, which occurs after the ingestion of even a small portion of milk or derivatives,” describes MS.

Prohibited foods in the lactose-restricted diet

• Cow milk
• cheeses
• Butter
• Cheese cream
• Milk-based preparations in general (cakes, puddings, creams, among others) Biscuits and biscuits that contain milk in their composition.
• most common symptoms
• These are nausea, abdominal pain, sour and profuse diarrhea, gas, and discomfort.

MS reinforces the fact that lactose intolerance is not a disease, but a deficiency in the body. Therefore, treatment is to control it with diet and medication.

Source: Terra