One of the most common intolerances in children is lactose intolerance. Children suffering from lactose intolerance often suffer from nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, tiredness¨ and pain in the arms and legs. But it does not only affect the youngest members of the household.

Experts in the field have shown that between 20 and 50% of the Spanish population is lactose intolerant to some extent, although in most cases those affected are unaware that they have this condition. But why is this? Genes have a lot to do with it.

Genetics is important when talking about intolerances

Not everyone is lactose intolerant and not everyone is lactose intolerant to the same degree. This is largely due to individual genes as well as other factors such as geographical distribution. Although the majority of the world's population tends to be lactase-deficient, the enzyme that helps metabolise lactose, there are exceptions such as people living in northern and central European countries like Denmark and Sweden. Nomadic peoples who are highly dependent on dairy products are also highly lactose tolerant. But as mentioned above genetics is very important when it comes to lactose intolerance..

The gene that makes lactase can be altered. When both copies of the lactase gene are unaltered, people are lactose tolerant. If either of these copies is altered, then there is intolerance in whole or in part.

Personalised treatment at Biosalud

Biosalud has a extensive experience in the treatment of all types of food intolerances. Thanks to all these years of work, he has been able to develop a highly successful procedure to cure these pathologies in people who come to his facilities.

The first thing we do at Biosalud is to carry out an analysis of food intolerances which includes more than 300 allergens. Once we have the results and we check the foods to which the patient is intolerant, we carry out an exclusion diet in which these foods are not consumed for at least two months. In addition, we regulate the immune system with homeopathic products and nutritional supplements.

At Biosalud we are aware of the importance of human genetics in our way of life and, of course, in our diet. For this reason, we have the FoodGen analysis, thanks to which we give guidelines to patients so that they eat according to their genes.