A young child with normal development had diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain after eating. Exclusion of milk from the diet did not give a positive result. After feeding with sucrose, the level of glucose in the blood barely increased. Why could such symptoms occur? hereditary lactase deficiency hereditary insufficiency of sucrase disorders of transporters secondary lactase deficiency deficiency of amylase

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