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Annelies Bon <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 12 Sep 2000 20:28:46 +0200
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> But it is MY understanding that what IS important is that the higher fat
> content of hindmilk will slow gut motility, and thus the rate at which the
> lactose moves through the small intestine.
>
> When it moves through more slowly, it is better digested and absorbed.
When
> it moves through more quickly, more undigested lactose ends up in the
large
> intestine, where it draws water back INTO the stool, and normal bacteria
> there can use it as fuel, producing "gas".  Also, the green color is bile
> that doesn't have the chance to be reabsorbed because it moved through too
> fast...whatever the reason.


this is what the original article from Fisher and Woolridge in the Lancet
says...
Woolridge MW, Fisher C. Colic, "overfeeding", and symptoms of lactose
malabsorption in the breastfed baby: a possible artifact of feed management?
Lancet 1988;August 13: 382-4

see:
http://www.bflrc.com/newman/overheads/Woolridge%20and%20Fisher.html


regards,

Annelies Bon
Lay counsellor of the Dutch bf organization "Borstvoeding Natuurlijk"
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