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 (2)
Treatment

(Claritin)
Perceived effectiveness
for eosinophilic esophagitis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
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 7
20s 39
30s 61
40s 61
50s 45
60s 28
70+ 9

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 96
Female 146

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with eosinophilic esophagitis

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 eosinophilic esophagitis

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Flovent)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
48
Tried for
eosinophilic esophagitis (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Claritin)
Type
Over the Counter Drug
How many have tried
21
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.
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Compare treatments taken by people with eosinophilic esophagitis

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Flovent)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
eosinophilic esophagitis (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Claritin)
Perceived effectiveness
for eosinophilic esophagitis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
eosinophilic esophagitis (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has eosinophilic esophagitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 3 new patients joined this month
  • 156 say eosinophilic esophagitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 7
20s 39
30s 61
40s 61
50s 45
60s 28
70+ 9
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 31
20-29 years 15
30-39 years 10
40-49 years 15
50-59 years 5
60-69 years 1
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 96
Female 146

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 87
Not Diagnosed 6

These charts show data from eosinophilic esophagitis patients who have completed their condition history
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