Can I drink milk if I have diarrhea? Who is not suitable to drink milk?

Milk is the favorite food of many people. Some people also want to drink milk after having diarrhea, but they don’t know whether drinking milk at this time will be harmful to the body. Today, the editor will talk about this issue specifically for everyone, and also let everyone know what is not suitable for drinking milk in life.

Can I drink milk if I have diarrhea?

1. You can drink milk when you have diarrhea, but it depends on the specific situation. If the diarrhea is caused by intestinal flora disorder, you can drink some yogurt in moderation. This will add a large amount of probiotics to the intestines and maintain the balance of intestinal flora. Otherwise, it will not only aggravate the symptoms of diarrhea, but also make people's diarrhea symptoms improve as soon as possible.

2. People should drink less pure milk when they have diarrhea, because the lactose contained in pure milk needs to be broken down by lactase after entering the intestines. For most people with diarrhea, the lactase in the intestines has lost its activity, so they cannot digest it in time. The lactose in the milk will ferment in the intestines, causing abdominal pain or worsening diarrhea symptoms.

Who should not drink milk?

1. People who are frequently exposed to lead

Lead is a heavy metal. Some people are often exposed to this substance at work. Such people are not suitable for drinking milk, especially pure milk, because the lactose in pure milk will accelerate the precipitation and accumulation of heavy metal lead in the human body, which will affect intelligence over time and cause lead poisoning.

2. People who lack lactase

Milk contains a lot of lactose. After entering the human body, it needs to be broken down and absorbed by lactase. However, the amount of lactase in some people's bodies is very low, which makes the lactose in milk unable to be converted into galactose and glucose as quickly as possible and absorbed and utilized by the human body. It will directly enter the large intestine and ferment in the large intestine, causing adverse symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain and diarrhea, which is very harmful to human health.