Lactose Tolerance Test Center - San Clemente, CA
San Clemente Gastroenterologist Doctors for Lactose Tolerance TestType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in San Clemente * Nav Gujral MD  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  J Frank Arguello MD  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Gastrointestinal Healthcare of Orange County  Orange County Gastroenterology  Mission Internal Medical Group  Orange County Gastroenterology  Ali A Oliai MD  Poneh Rahimi MD  Pacific Gastroenterology  Shahram Javaheri MD  South Orange County Gastroenterology  Gail Schoenau MD  Saddleback Medical Group  Rose T Codini MD  Ardalan Babaknia MD  Lino DeGuzman MD  Fang F Yu MD PhD  Herbert H Lee MD  Jun-Ichi Ohara MD  Peter H Broekelschen MD  Surinder Saini MD  Norman Bain MD  Temecula Valley Digestive Disease Consultants AMC  Temecula Valley Digestive Disease Consultants AMC  George O DeTarnowsky Jr. MD Inc  Parminder S Dhaliwal MD  Tejinder M Kalra MD  Glenn Madokoro MD  Phuong T Nguyen MD  Gastroenterology Alliance of Newport  Gastroenterology Alliance of Newport  Donald R Abraham MD  Abhay Parikh MD  Newport Medical Huntington Group  Perry B Sheidayi MD PC  Manuchehr Darani MD  Madhukar Jigjinni MD  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  Carlos Saad MD  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  Yong Chung MD  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Gastroenterology Consultants  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  La Veta Gastoenterology  Clement Chu MD  La Veta Gastoenterology  Andrew C Ko MD  Leduc Medical Group  La Veta Gastoenterology  La Veta Gastoenterology  Harvey S Sahni MD  Fountain Valley Cardiology  La Veta Gastoenterology  David M Truong MD  David B Stanton MD & Associates  David B Stanton MD & Associates  Jeffrey M Shapiro MD  David B Stanton MD & Associates  Harold Maizel MD  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Talbert Medical Group  Talbert Medical Group  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Irvine Medical Center Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Irvine Medical Center Gastroenterology  Quang Phan MD  Kenneth Yamashiro MD  Jay P Diliberto MD  Sirus Farivar MD  Ronald J Policastro MD  Healthcare System 2000  Syam P Gaddam MD  Christopher D Bui MD San Clemente, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-03
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Lactose Tolerance TestRead the Lactose Tolerance Test article » What is the lactose tolerance test?The lactose tolerance test is a test for diagnosing an intolerance of ingested lactose. Lactose intolerance is a genetic condition in which individuals are unable to digest and absorb the lactose sugar in cow's milk.
What is lactose intolerance?Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest the sugar in milk, lactose. Milk is an important source of nutrition for children and even some adults. With normal lactose tolerance, all of the lactose is broken down (digested) in the intestine by an enzyme into two smaller sugars (galactose and glucose) which then are absorbed into the body. As a result, normally no lactose reaches the colon. On the other hand, in individuals with lactose intolerance who lack the intestinal enzyme that breaks down the lactose, the ingested lactose is neither digested nor absorbed in the small intestine and reaches the colon where it is used by the bacteria in the colon. The bacteria produce chemicals that cause diarrhea, and also produce gas. Abdominal pain also may occur. How is the lactose tolerance test done?The lactose tolerance test requires an individual to drink a liquid that contains lactose. In the small intestine among lactose tolerant individuals, the ingested lactose is split into galactose and glucose which then are absorbed from the intestine and go into the blood. Several blood samples are taken over a two hour period following the ingestion of the lactose to measure the blood glucose level. If lactose tolerance is normal, the glucose level in the blood rises due to the absorption of glucose from the intestine. If there is lactose intolerance, the glucose level does not rise. What other tests can detect lactose intolerance?Other tests used to detect lactose intolerance include the lactose hydrogen breath test and stool acidity te... Recommended Reading Related to Lactose Tolerance TestWhat is colonoscopy?Colonoscopy is a procedure that enables an examiner (usually a gastroenterologist) to evaluate the inside of the colon (large intestine or large bowel). The colonoscope is a four foot long, flexible tube about the thickness of a finger with a camera and a source of light at its tip. The tip of the colonoscope is inserted into the anus and then is advanced slowly, under visual control, into the rectum and through the colon usually as far as the cecum, which is the first part of the colon.
Why is colonoscopy done?Colonoscopy may be done for a variety of reasons. Most often it is done to investigate the cause of blood in the stool, abdominal pain, diarrhea, a change in bowel habit, or an abnormality found on colonic X-rays or a computerized axial tomography (CT) scan. Individuals with a previous history of polyps or colon cancer and certain individuals with a family history of some types of non-colonic canc... Other Related Lactose Tolerance Test ArticlesEmergency Contact for San Clemente
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