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| | Lactose Intolerance - Healthy Kids and Pediatrics - health and medical information produced by doctors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | Lactose is a larger sugar that is made up of two smaller sugars, glucose and galactose. |
 | | Lactose intolerance is caused by reduced or absent activity of lactase that prevents the splitting of lactose (lactase deficiency). |
 | | The common symptoms of lactose intolerance are gastrointestinal, primarily, abdominal pain, diarrhea, flatulence (passing gas), and, less commonly, abdominal bloating, abdominal distention, and nausea. |
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