What is lactose intolerance?

Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, which is a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy products.

How do members experience lactose intolerance?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with lactose 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 lactose intolerance*

Who has lactose intolerance on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 11
20s 39
30s 118
40s 112
50s 109
60s 93
70+ 38

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 118
Female 393

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What is lactose intolerance?

Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, which is a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy products.



Common symptoms reported by people with lactose 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 lactose intolerance

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Compare treatments taken by people with lactose intolerance

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have lactose intolerance through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with lactose intolerance? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has lactose intolerance on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 116 say lactose intolerance is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 11
20s 39
30s 118
40s 112
50s 109
60s 93
70+ 38
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 119
20-29 years 54
30-39 years 47
40-49 years 24
50-59 years 9
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 118
Female 393

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 221
Not Diagnosed 96

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