Patent ID: 7879363
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for increasing lactose tolerance in a subject experiencing lactose intolerance comprising: administering a first dosage of a lactose containing product to the subject each day for a first predetermined number of days; administering a predetermined amount of live cultured bacteria to the subject each day in conjunction with said first dosage of said lactose containing product, said administering of the live cultured bacteria commencing on the first day of the first predetermined number of days and continuing over a second predetermined number of days; increasing the first dosage of the lactose containing product over the course of the first predetermined number of days; administering a second dosage of the lactose containing product to the subject each day starting at a first predetermined point during the first predetermined number of days; and increasing the second dosage of the lactose containing product over the course of the first predetermined number of days, wherein said second dosage is administered at a time of the day different than when said first dosage is administered, wherein said method decreases one or more symptoms of lactose intolerance in said subject following the end of the first predetermined number of days, wherein said one or more symptoms of lactose intolerance comprises diarrhea, cramps, or nausea.