What is hereditary fructose intolerance?

Hereditary fructose intolerance is the inability to break down fructose due to the missing enzyme called aldolase B. Fructose is a type of sugar occurring in many fruits and honey.

How do members experience hereditary fructose intolerance?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hereditary fructose intolerance*

*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 hereditary fructose intolerance*

Who has hereditary fructose intolerance on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 3
30s 4
40s 2
50s 4
60s 4
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 14

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What is hereditary fructose intolerance?

Hereditary fructose intolerance is the inability to break down fructose due to the missing enzyme called aldolase B. Fructose is a type of sugar occurring in many fruits and honey.



Common symptoms reported by people with hereditary fructose intolerance

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for hereditary fructose intolerance

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Compare treatments taken by people with hereditary fructose intolerance

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Who has hereditary fructose intolerance on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 9 say hereditary fructose intolerance is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 3
30s 4
40s 2
50s 4
60s 4
70+ 0
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 3
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 14

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 5
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from hereditary fructose intolerance patients who have completed their condition history
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