Symptoms
Symptoms of lactose intolerance occur 30 minutes to 2 hours after you eat or drink milk products. Larger doses of milk products cause worse symptoms. In general symptoms are mild; they include:
- Abdominal bloating
- Abdominal cramps
- Diarrhea
- Gas (flatulence)
- Nausea
Lactose intolerance cause slow growth or weight loss in infants and children.