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Article: Lactose intolerance: a nursing perspective.(CNE SERIES)(Disease/Disorder overview)
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- MedSurg Nursing
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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Mary Rudolph, age 50, experienced abdominal bloating, flatus, and diarrhea periodically for approximately 20 years, especially after eating ice cream or drinking milk. She initially attributed these symptoms to a "delicate" gastrointestinal (GI) tract. However, she was frustrated by bloating, which she said made her feel as if she were "going to pop," and by unpredictable episodes of diarrhea. Elimination of ice cream and milk helped to lessen her symptoms but did not alleviate them.
Ms. Rudolph discussed her concerns with her family physician on several occasions over the years. After performing a stool culture, which was negative for pathogens, the physician ...