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[Diagnosis and therapy of lactose malabsorption]. 1977

D Palitzsch

Examinations of faeces (pH, Clinitest and Clinistix) are liable to contribute to the diagnosis of lactose malabsorption. To confirm the diagnosis the test is to be repeated while Lactase 500 is added to the child's milk. The enzyme does not split the lactase into the two monosaccharides, thus eliminating the malabsorption. The new drug Lactase 500 was used as a diagnostic parameter and for the treatment of lactose malabsorption in 20 infants. The effect on both groups was confirmed as mentioned by foreign authors. In addition to a very simple diagnostic method, which can be performed in the practitioner's office, there are two methods of treating lactose malabsorption: 1. feeding milk free of lactose, 2. feeding milk with an addition of Lactase 500. As in an earlier publication we assumed that about 10 per cent of the population suffers from secondary malabsorption of lactose, it seems advisable to check with the help of the described to simple methods all children with chronic diarrhoea.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007787	Lactose Intolerance	The condition resulting from the absence or deficiency of LACTASE in the MUCOSA cells of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, and the inability to break down LACTOSE in milk for ABSORPTION. Bacterial fermentation of the unabsorbed lactose leads to symptoms that range from a mild indigestion (DYSPEPSIA) to severe DIARRHEA. Lactose intolerance may be an inborn error or acquired.	Lactose Malabsorption,Alactasia,Dairy Product Intolerance,Hypolactasia,Milk Sugar Intolerance,Intolerance, Lactose,Malabsorption, Lactose
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005696	Galactosidases	A family of galactoside hydrolases that hydrolyze compounds with an O-galactosyl linkage. EC 3.2.1.-.	Galactosidase
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man