Naturally, it is considered to be breast milk, but, unfortunately, not for all babies. The organism of children with lactase deficiency can not absorb and absorb all the useful vitamins and trace elements found in breast milk. Moreover, such food provokes pain in crumbs, stool disorders and a number of unpleasant symptoms. Let's talk more about the signs of lactase deficiency in newborns, in order to be able to recognize the alarm signals in time and not to aggravate the state of the crumbs.
Symptoms of lactase deficiency in newborns
Mother's milk is 60% lactose. For its cleavage, pancreas crumbs must produce an enzyme called lactase. If the latter is produced in insufficient quantities, doctors talk about lactase deficiency. This violation can be primary and secondary. Signs of primary lactase deficiency in a newborn child appear almost immediately after the first application to the breast. Disturbing symptoms in this case are:
- frequent regurgitation and vomiting;
- foamy chair green with impurities of white lumps, while the number of emptying can reach 10-12 times a day;
- increased gassing and colic caused by fermentation in the stomach;
- a slight increase in weight, in some cases, a lag in development.
The appearance of even a few signs of lactase deficiency in newborns is an occasion to undergo a comprehensive examination and take urgent measures.
Treatment of lactase deficiency in newborns
The diagnosis of "lactase deficiency" should not sound for parents, as a sentence. Often, it is placed hastily and implies a temporary decrease in enzyme activity. The fact is that the ailment has several forms:
- Primary - is an innate, or genetically determined pathology - is extremely rare and can not be eliminated. Such babies are shown: lactose-free mixtures; low-lactose soy milk; preparations with immobilized enzyme. However, even in adulthood, children with this form of illness will be forced to abandon dairy products.
- Symptoms of secondary lactase deficiency in newborns appear as a result of: intestinal infections, viruses, allergies, any other disorders in the digestive tract, after taking antibiotics. Also evidence of poor assimilation of lactose can occur due to overeating crumbs of "front" milk. This condition is adjusted as the main illness is treated or the mother establishes the correct mode of feeding. Therefore, in cases when the baby has characteristic signs of lactase deficiency, the first thing you need to pay attention to your mother is whether she applies the crumb correctly to the breast, whether the baby empties one breast to the end, or only breast milk from both. If the lack of enzyme production is due to other causes, doctors can prescribe drugs that contain special lactobacilli that produce lactase.
Enzyme preparations are also acceptable. In general, secondary insufficiency is temporary and disappears after elimination of the underlying cause. - Transient lactase deficiency in newborns, as a rule, is observed in premature babies. This is due to the fact that the organism of the crumb is not yet sufficiently prepared for life outside the mother's womb, accordingly it does not produce the enzymes necessary for the breakdown of food. Over time, the condition, born before the term of the children, stabilizes, and lactase begins to be produced in sufficient quantities.