Basically, lactose intolerance is the inability to digest the sugar in milk, lactose. The cause is the shortage of enzyme that uses to digest lactose, lactase, which is normally produced in the small intestine. When the body cannot digest dairy products, depends on the amount of lactose consumed, this may result mild to severe symptoms includes gas, cramps, abdominal pain, bloating, loose stool or diarrhea and vomiting.

The symptoms tend to occur from 15 minutes to two hours after eating or drinking food that contains lactose. The severity of symptoms may vary from person to person. Some people can digest or tolerate some amount of lactose. This may be called maldigestion of lactose. ( Partly digestible ) Some people cannot digest lactose at all. Treatments will be decided upon each person's condition. The factors includes ages ( People tend to become lactose intolerant during age 30-40), genetics (where diets are low in lactose intake for generations ) and such.

Dairy products play an important role in our diet. Avoiding dairy products may be the hardest thing to do, but you can still have choices. Here are the ways that you can use to treat lactose intolerance. 

Lactase Supplements, as the name implies, is the pills that contain lactase that the body needs to break down dairy products. You consume it before you have a dairy product, and it is supposed to help digest dairy that you consume. This can be used as a temporary aid because some people have found that their body becomes immune to them overtime when consume it often. It may not be a permanent choice for you to take pills every time if you have dairy products everyday. The pills are inexpensive and comes under many different brands. The well known brand is Lactaid. Besides from pills, lactase can come in drops form that you can add into milk before you drink it. Follow the instruction that comes with the product.

Lactagen is a supplement program that promises the result that you can have dairy products once again without having to worry about taking pills or drops any longer. The program is designed to be taken over a 38-day period. Reports from thousands of customers on their website are very positive. The product seems to really help sufferers be able to enjoy dairy products again freely.

There are many kinds of lactose-free products available in supermarkets now. Try shopping at the dairy section tonight and see what are available for you. Now the products are available as milk, cheese, ice cream, cream cheese and creamers. Visit the site below for more information about lactose-free product in Lactaid brand. There are many other brands that start to produce lactose free product such as : 

Lactose Free Milk : Most grocery stores have their own lactose free milk brand. The well known brand is Lactaid.

Lactose Free Cheese : Mozzarella lactose free string cheese. Precions brand.

Lactose Free Ice Cream : You can find many flavors of Lactose-Free ice creams in your grocery stores. Example is Breyer's Lactose-free ice cream.

Lactose-Free Cream Cheese : Tofuttibrand makes a lactose free cream cheese.