What is food intolerances?

A food intolerance is a reaction to a chemical that occurs naturally in the food or it may be a reaction to a chemical added to the food. People will tolerate different amounts of chemicals and larger amounts may cause stronger symptoms.

How do members experience food intolerances?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with food intolerances*

*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 food intolerances*

Who has food intolerances on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 11
40s 14
50s 9
60s 14
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 18
Female 39