What is fructose malabsorption?

Fructose malabsorption is a disorder in which absorption of fructose is impaired by deficient fructose carriers in the small intestine enterocytes. Fructose is a sugar which occurs naturally in many foods. Intolerance can be inherited or acquired.

How do members experience fructose malabsorption?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with fructose malabsorption*

*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 fructose malabsorption*

Who has fructose malabsorption on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 1
30s 17
40s 10
50s 8
60s 15
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 15
Female 42