What is galactosemia?
Galactosemia is a disorder that affects how the body processes a simple sugar called galactose. There are several types of galactosemia each caused by mutations in a particular gene. Type I is the most common and most severe form. The condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.
How do members experience galactosemia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with galactosemia*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*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 galactosemia*
Who has galactosemia on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 1 | |
30s | 1 | |
40s | 1 | |
50s | 1 | |
60s | 1 | |
70+ | 1 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 2 | |
Female | 2 |