What is eosinophilic gastroenteritis?

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disease in children and adults characterized by food-related reactions, infiltration of certain white blood cells (eosinophils) in the GI tract, and an increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.

How do members experience eosinophilic gastroenteritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with eosinophilic gastroenteritis*

*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 gastroenteritis*

Who has eosinophilic gastroenteritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 13
30s 9
40s 12
50s 10
60s 5
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 18
Female 37

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What is eosinophilic gastroenteritis?

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disease in children and adults characterized by food-related reactions, infiltration of certain white blood cells (eosinophils) in the GI tract, and an increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.



Common symptoms reported by people with eosinophilic gastroenteritis

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 gastroenteritis

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Compare treatments taken by people with eosinophilic gastroenteritis

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

Got a question about living with eosinophilic gastroenteritis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has eosinophilic gastroenteritis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 33 say eosinophilic gastroenteritis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 13
30s 9
40s 12
50s 10
60s 5
70+ 3
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 6
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 4
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 18
Female 37

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 21
Not Diagnosed 3

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