To remove lactose from milk and other foods you need to add a specific product to the milk that is bought at the pharmacy called lactase.
Lactose intolerance is when the body can not digest the lactose present in milk, causing symptoms such as abdominal cramps, gas and diarrhea, which appear moments or hours after the ingestion of milk or products containing milk. Learn How to know if it is lactose intolerance.
How to get lactose from milk at home
The person should follow the indication of the product label purchased from the pharmacy, but usually only a few drops are required for each liter of milk. This process takes about 24 hours and the milk must be kept in the refrigerator during this period. It is also possible to use the same technique in other liquid products such as sour cream, condensed milk and liquid chocolate. Lactose-free milk has all the nutrients of ordinary milk, but has a more sweet taste.
Those who do not want to have this work or can not find the lactase easily can buy milk and products prepared with lactose-free milk. Just look at the food label because whenever an industrialized product lacks lactose it should contain this information or take lactase tablets after eating foods containing lactose.
What to do if you eat something with lactose
After eating some food that has lactose, an option to avoid intestinal symptoms is to take the tablet with lactase, as the enzyme will make the digestion of lactose in the intestine. It is often necessary to take more than 1 long to feel the effect, so each person should find his ideal amount of lactase to be taken, according to the degree of intolerance he has and the amount of milk he will ingest. See the symptoms of lactose intolerance.
Other foods also indicated for those who have problems with the digestion of lactose are yogurts and matured cheeses such as parmesan and Swiss cheese. The lactose of these foods is degraded by bacteria of the type Lactobacillus, having a similar process with what happens in milk without lactose. However, some people also can not tolerate yogurts, and can replace them with soy or non-lactose yogurts. See how much lactose in food.
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