Alzahrani Mohammed Attieh, AlGhrab Saad Khaled, Althwabi Mohammed Yahya, Sudan Abdulaziz Abdullah, Jurays Nasser Saeed, Alalyani Fahad Abdullah, Bin Fudhayl Saud Abdullah, Alfahadi Mohammed Abdullah, Asiri Yahia Mohammed, Alshahrani Abdulaziz Saad
Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Gastroenterology Consultant, Assir Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Jun;11(6):3118-3124. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2247_21. Epub 2022 Jun 30.
Lactose intolerance is defined as "Lactose malabsorption with gastrointestinal symptoms." Also, lactose malabsorption can be defined as "Not all ingested lactose was absorbed and that some has reached the large intestine." The common symptoms associated with the maldigestion of lactose are bloating, diarrhoea, nausea, and abdominal pain.
The current study aims to assess knowledge of people awareness of the lactose intolerance disorder and its relation to nutrition and dietary habits in Saudi Arabia.
A descriptive cross-sectional approach was used targeting all accessible population in Saudi Arabia aging 18 years or more and accept to participate in the study. Data were collected from participants using an online pre-structured questionnaire. The researchers constructed the survey tool after intensive literature review and expert's consultation. The questionnaire covered the following data: participants' socio-demographic data like age, gender, and monthly income. Second section covered participants' dairy products intake with associated symptoms. Third part covered personal and family history of glucose intolerance disorder among the study participants. Awareness was assessed using multiple repose and mutually exclusive questions.
A total of 1189 participants fulfilling the inclusion criteria completed the study questionnaire. Participants ages ranged from 18 to 58 years old with mean age of 25.1 ± 12.9 years. Exact of 692 (58.2%) participants were females. Exact of 104 (8.7%) of the study participants reported that they had lactose intolerance disorder which started at the age of 11 to 20 years among 41 (39.4%) and at the age of 21 to 30 years among 36 (34.6%). About 77% of the study participants know that lactose indolence disorder symptoms appear after eating dairy or its derivatives. A total of 45.8% reported that leaky gut syndrome (diarrhoea and bloating) is caused by symptoms that occur with lactose intolerance and 39.4% know lactose intolerance is an uncurable disease.
In conclusion, this study revealed that nearly one out of each three persons on Saudi Arabia is knowledgeable regarding lactose intolerance disorder and its related factors and relieving factors. Dairy products use in daily basis was reported among two thirds of the study population with abdominal distention and abdominal pain was the main accompanying symptoms.
乳糖不耐受被定义为“伴有胃肠道症状的乳糖吸收不良”。此外，乳糖吸收不良可定义为“摄入的乳糖并非全部被吸收，部分乳糖进入了大肠”。与乳糖消化不良相关的常见症状包括腹胀、腹泻、恶心和腹痛。
本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯民众对乳糖不耐受症的认知程度及其与营养和饮食习惯的关系。
采用描述性横断面研究方法，针对沙特阿拉伯所有18岁及以上且愿意参与研究的可及人群。通过在线预结构化问卷收集参与者的数据。研究人员在深入文献综述和专家咨询后构建了调查工具。问卷涵盖以下数据：参与者的社会人口统计学数据，如年龄、性别和月收入。第二部分涵盖参与者的乳制品摄入量及相关症状。第三部分涵盖研究参与者的糖耐量异常疾病的个人和家族史。通过多项选择题和互斥问题评估认知情况。
共有1189名符合纳入标准的参与者完成了研究问卷。参与者年龄在18至58岁之间，平均年龄为25.1±12.9岁。确切地说，692名（58.2%）参与者为女性。确切地说，104名（8.7%）研究参与者报告他们患有乳糖不耐受症，其中41名（39.4%）在11至20岁发病，36名（34.6%）在21至30岁发病。约77%的研究参与者知道乳糖不耐受症症状在食用乳制品或其衍生物后出现。共有45.8%的人报告说，乳糖不耐受症出现的症状（腹泻和腹胀）会导致肠道渗漏综合征，39.4%的人知道乳糖不耐受症是一种无法治愈的疾病。
总之，本研究表明，沙特阿拉伯每三个人中就有近一人了解乳糖不耐受症及其相关因素和缓解因素。三分之二的研究人群报告日常食用乳制品，腹胀和腹痛是主要伴随症状。
