Milk is a controversial product. Some argue that it can be drunk at any age, because this drink is healthy, saturating us with calcium. Others, on the contrary, believe that in adulthood, it should be abandoned, since the body does not have enough special substances to digest the lactose contained in milk.
However, there are many studies indicating that milk is far from the healthiest product. For example, in 2014, the medical publication BMJ published the results of a study in which more than 60 thousand women took part.
As it turned out, those girls who drank milk on a regular basis were more likely to suffer from fractures and bone problems. So it is clearly better to take calcium elsewhere.
But besides this, there are other reasons why it is advisable to refuse this product, for example, its intolerance to the body, which can be expressed by a variety of problems from the gastrointestinal tract. But can it be recognized? Let's find out the main signs that you should pay attention to.
Constant bloating feeling
For lactose to be properly digested and absorbed, the human body must have enough lactase. Babies have enough of this substance, since they need to digest breast milk, which makes up more than 90% of their diet in the first year of life. Yes, children also have a similar problem, but much less often than adults - this is how their body works.
And with age, this substance in our body is less and less, but, of course, everything is purely individual - someone drinks milk and does not feel any discomfort, while for someone even one glass can cause swelling.
Statistics show that:
- over 70% of Indians, African Americans;
- more than 90% of residents of Asian countries;
- more than 50% of Europeans and Hispanics suffer from this problem.
Stomachache
Bloating is often accompanied by pain, tingling, and other discomfort. The fact is that in the absence of lactase in the intestine, milk is not completely absorbed, due to which the digestion process is disrupted and the aforementioned symptoms appear.
Some even complain of more unpleasant sensations: vomiting, convulsions, sharp sharp pains.
Abundant gas formation
If lactose is not completely absorbed by the body, then it is almost at a dead end after entering the intestine. And there it begins to wander. And this process does not lead to good consequences: rumbling, strange sounds from the abdomen are only a minimum of problems. Much worse if sudden flatulence occurs.
Diarrhea
One of the most common symptoms that occurs after consuming dairy products.
True, here, too, everything is individual: for some, diarrhea occurs only for milk, for someone for everything, including cheese, yoghurts.
But how can you verify this? First, you should completely exclude them from your diet, wait a while for the body to clear itself of lactose residues, and then gradually introduce foods in turn.
What external signs should you pay attention to?
Milk intolerance is manifested not only by bloating, flatulence. There are also several external manifestations that it is desirable to pay attention to.
The first is the appearance of itchy skin. Of course, usually the skin itches after drinking milk in case of allergy to this product. But it happens that lactose intolerance also manifests itself. Therefore, it is very important to pay attention to any such signs.
The second popular symptom is skin problems. The inclusion of products made from natural milk increases the amount of the hormone IGF-1, which scientists have found is associated with acne, inflammation and swelling of the skin.
In addition, the more milk you drink, the more your body produces subcutaneous fat. But it is he who leads to acne, "blackheads", clogs the pores.
If for a long time you have been struggling with acne, and the cosmetics prescribed by dermatologists did not help you, perhaps it is worth giving up dairy products for a while? Try to stop using them for a short period and see the difference.
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