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Some dairy products may be OK for the lactose intolerant. Are you lactose intolerant? Thereâs a good chance that you can still eat foods like cheese and butter (often considered off-limits for people with lactose intolerance) without adverse â and potentially embarrassing â side effects. Kerry Maloney/The Times-Picayune archiveOne-half cup of vanilla ice cream has 4.9 grams of lactose.
What is lactose intolerance? Lactose is a special type of sugar which occurs in dairy products (ex. milk, butter, yoghurt, cheese, etc.). To be absorbed by the body, the lactose needs to be split into its two component sugars, glucose and galactose. This digestion is brought about by lactase enzymes which lie in the microvilliâmicroscopic, finger-like projectionsâof the lining of the small intestine.