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My lactose intolerance was detected following a prolonged viral infection

My lactose intolerance was detected following a prolonged viral infection

by Jennifer Barraclough, Oxfordshire.
Posted on 05/11/2008

Doctors said there was nothing they could do – I underwent test after test, scan after scan, yet nothing could be found.

Desperate to justify my seemingly unending illness, I visited a complementary practitioner who suggested a lactose-free diet. And a few weeks later, my life restarted; I went to the cinema, I played tennis, I drove my car. Simple, everyday pleasures, yet unbelievably satisfying to someone who had been almost bed bound for months with sinus problems, nausea and chest pain.

Three months into my lactose-free diet, I haven’t looked back. I’m back on course with my university studies and instead of being pale, sickly Jennifer, I’m energetic and bubbly Jennifer, and it feels wonderful!

I now believe that lactose intolerance was responsible for the repeated ear nose and throat problems I suffered as a child. Lactose intolerance is more common than we would assume and it’s high time doctors began to trial exclusion diets on patients suffering from repeated, yet mystifying symptoms as a matter of course.

Thanks to the availability of products like Lactofree, society is becoming more aware of the issue, patients are able to control symptoms without sacrificing enjoyment of taste or nutritional benefit, and hope is being given to those desperately searching for the roots of a debilitating illness.

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