Familial Chylomicronaemia Syndrome (FCS) is an ultra-rare genetic condition that affects around 1 to 2 in a million.
People with FCS have difficulty properly metabolising or absorbing fat. This is because they lack, or have limited amounts of the enzyme ‘lipoprotein lipase’, or the amount that they do have doesn’t work.
FCS is an invisible condition. Although often looking healthy, people with FCS can be living with many symptoms that make their everyday life very challenging.
The most serious symptom of FCS is pancreatitis caused by the build up of chylomicrons. Pancreatitis is extremely painful, often requires hospitalisation and can be life threatening. Other symptoms include brain fog, fatigue, diabetes and depression.
There are currently no treatments available specifically for people with FCS. Lipid-lowering drugs have only a limited effect for people with this condition. The only treatment that significantly helps to minimise symptoms is dietary management.
People with FCS can only eat a maximum of 10g of fat a day, which is equivalent to 1/3 of an avocado or 3 and a half walnuts (nuts, right?!)
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