Glucose-galactose malabsorption is where the cells lining the intestine can't take in the sugars glucose and galactose, which prevents proper digestion of these molecules and larger molecules made from them.
Pathophysiology
Glucose and galactose are simple sugars, or monosaccharides
Sucrose and lactose are dissacharides as they are made form 2 simple sugars, and broken down into these simple sugars during digestion. Sucrose is broken down into glucose and fructose, and lactose is broken down into glucose and galactose. Thus, lactose, sucrose, adn other compounds made from carbohydrates can NOT be digested by individuals with glucose-galactose malabsorption too
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