What is eosinophilic esophagitis?

Eosinophilic esophagitis is an allergic inflammatory disorder that presents with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and food impaction and is characterized by eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) of the esophagus.

How do members experience eosinophilic esophagitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with eosinophilic esophagitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for eosinophilic esophagitis*

*Data from patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with eosinophilic esophagitis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Flovent)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
eosinophilic esophagitis (1)

*Data from patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has eosinophilic esophagitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 9
20s 37
30s 53
40s 57
50s 39
60s 22
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 87
Female 132