Featured Speaker: Nina Crowley, PhD, RD, LD
Overview of Topics:
- Examining lactose intolerance, lactose, lactase
- Where is lactose found
- Recommendations to reduce lactose intolerance symptoms
- Anatomy of bariatric surgery/gastric bypass
- Overlap in recommendations for dumping syndrome and lactose intolerance
- Dietary approach and application to post gastric bypass patients
- Concerns about dairy avoidance in bariatric patients
- Calcium, vitamin D, and probiotics
- Can you become lactose intolerant after bariatric surgery
Webinar Objectives:
- Describe how lactose and lactase work in the GI tract
- Explain how bariatric surgery impacts the gastrointestinal tract and may contribute to lactose intolerance and/or dumping syndrome
- Recommend appropriate protein, calcium and vitamin D rich foods and supplements for post-surgical patients
- Integrate science and counseling techniques to help patients manage dairy avoidance and symptoms of lactose intolerance
Recorded: November 2014