Gastroenteritis/ Diarrhea
Delictase assists the body to break down and absorb lactose and subsequently to stop "osmotic diarrheas"!
During gastroenteritis (viral or bacterial), diarrhea and, in general, gastrointestinal infection, there is a disintegration of the intestinal villi and, as a consequence, it results in limited or no lactase production. This is called "secondary lactose intolerance" which is usually a temporary condition since lactase production returns to normal levels after 2 weeks to 2 months.
Secondary lactose intolerance is caused by the disintegration of the intestinal villi from toxins that are being released in the intestine (image 1) during the inflammation reaction.
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The disintegration of intestinal villi in the small intestine results to eliminating lactase production and consequently to the inability of breaking down lactose (image 2).
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This has a consequence for the unbroken lactose to go from the small intestine to the large (image 3α).
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In the large intestine, due to the unbroken lactose, water is attracted in the intestinal lumen (image 3β) causing the so called "osmotic diarrheas".
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Delictase, by providing the appropriate amount of lactase, assists on the correct digestion of lactose (image 4) and, as a result, on stopping osmotic diarrheas!