What is fat malabsorption?

Malabsorption of fat is the body's inability to digest or absorb fat. Fat malabsorption may occur because of reduced pancreatic secretions that are necessary for normal digestion of fat (for example, due to pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer) or by other intestinal diseases.

How do members experience fat malabsorption?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with fat malabsorption*

*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 fat malabsorption*

Who has fat malabsorption on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 3
30s 14
40s 11
50s 13
60s 8
70+ 9

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 38

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What is fat malabsorption?

Malabsorption of fat is the body's inability to digest or absorb fat. Fat malabsorption may occur because of reduced pancreatic secretions that are necessary for normal digestion of fat (for example, due to pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer) or by other intestinal diseases.



Common symptoms reported by people with fat malabsorption

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 fat malabsorption

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Compare treatments taken by people with fat malabsorption

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Who has fat malabsorption on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 23 say fat malabsorption is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 3
30s 14
40s 11
50s 13
60s 8
70+ 9
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 5
20-29 years 3
30-39 years 3
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 4
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 38

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 20
Not Diagnosed 6

These charts show data from fat malabsorption patients who have completed their condition history
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