Along with hearing your symptoms the doctor could do a lactose tolerance test, stool acidity test, or a hydrogen breath test (Diseases and Conditions: Lactose Intolerance). A lactose tolerance test is when you drink a liquid with lactose then your doctor will take blood after two hours to determine how much glucose is in your bloodstream; “if your glucose level doesn’t rise, it means your body isn’t properly digesting and absorbing the lactose” (Diseases and Conditions: Lactose Intolerance). A stool acidity test is when the doctor will take a sample of your stool to test the levels of lactic acid in your stool (Diseases and Conditions: Lactose Intolerance). The hydrogen breath test involves drinking lactose then the doctor measures the level of hydrogen in your breath multiple times and if you aren’t digesting the lactose you will have a high hydrogen level in your breath (Diseases and Conditions: Lactose
Along with hearing your symptoms the doctor could do a lactose tolerance test, stool acidity test, or a hydrogen breath test (Diseases and Conditions: Lactose Intolerance). A lactose tolerance test is when you drink a liquid with lactose then your doctor will take blood after two hours to determine how much glucose is in your bloodstream; “if your glucose level doesn’t rise, it means your body isn’t properly digesting and absorbing the lactose” (Diseases and Conditions: Lactose Intolerance). A stool acidity test is when the doctor will take a sample of your stool to test the levels of lactic acid in your stool (Diseases and Conditions: Lactose Intolerance). The hydrogen breath test involves drinking lactose then the doctor measures the level of hydrogen in your breath multiple times and if you aren’t digesting the lactose you will have a high hydrogen level in your breath (Diseases and Conditions: Lactose