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Lara Hopkins <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 16 Nov 2003 11:09:39 +0800
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On 16/11/2003, at 8:33, Tracy DeMaddalena LLL Leader wrote:

>   Jack
> Newman talks in his book about adding lactase drops to your own
> breastmilk
> to make it lactose-free if you suspect colic caused by lactose
> intolerance.  I am wondering if this would be an option for babies with
> classic galactosemia?

This wouldn't help a galactosemic baby, unfortunately. Galactosemic
babies have intact lactase anyway. The lactase drops would just split
the lactose into galactose and glucose, as does intestinal lactase.

What galactosemic babies lack is the GALT enzyme, galactose-1-phosphate
uridyl transferase, needed to further break down galactose. It is
galactose that is poison to the galactosemic baby, not lactose.

Lara

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