Have you suspected for a while that you have problems digesting milk and milk products? Then don‘t rule out lactose intolerance. You should definitely visit a doctor, in order to be certain. But you can start to make the first observations at home in advance.
- Keep a food diary
Write down and keep the following observations for around two weeks: Which symptoms arise after comsuming milk products? Following this try to consistently avoid milk sugar. Do the symptoms decrease, or rather do they disappear completely? Then you can start to consume milk products bit by bit. In your food diary, record how you were when doing this. If the symptoms arise again, then it is most likely you ae lactose intolerant. In this case you should definitely visit the doctor.
- Things you should take care of before the medical examination
One day before the test you shouldn‘t eat anything ‘heavy‘ and stay sober around 12 hours before the test, as well as avoiding smoking and chewing gum, otherwise the test could be affected It is also important that you have neither had a colonoscopy in the last month, nor have you taken antibiotics. It makes sense not to make any other commitments on the day of the examination, because with a positive diagnosis you will have more or less severe symptoms for a few hours after.
- The Hydrogen Breath Test
For this you take a test solution of water and lactose several times over a time period of 2 to 3 hours. At regular time intervals you breathe into a breathing apparatus. If you are lactose intolerant than a lot of hydrogen will be produced in your intestines. This travels through the blood into your breath. If there is a significant rise in hydrogen, then the doctor can conclude that you are lactose intolerant. However the test does have a flaw: Some people produce methane instead of hydrogen, so it‘s not possible to measure in this way.
- The Blood Glucose Test (Lactose Tolerance Test)
After you have consumed the milk sugar solution, some blood will be taken. If there is an intolerance to lactose then the blood sugar level in the small intestine will rise significantly due to the failure to digest the milk sugar. For the hydrogen breath test as well as the blood sugar test the the measurements will be observed alongside which symptoms you get as a reaction to the test solution.
- The Genetic Test
A cheek swab (saliva sample) or a blood test is enough for this test which is examined in the laboratory. This tests only detects genetic lactose intolerance. This tests therefore only makes sense when it has been concluded that you have secondary lactose intolerance.
- Biopsy
A tissue sample is taken from the small intestine and tested. This test is seldom conducted.
- These tests are not recommended
When scientifically unrecognized bioresonance electrodes are connected to the body – thus it possible to draw conclusions about lactose intolerance.
A further test measures the immunoglobulion G in the body and therefore it‘s immune response. Here, however, neither lactose, fructose, nor a histamine intolerance is detected.
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