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Can A Person Develop Fructose Allergy At The Age Of 50?

I am a 50F, Non-Smoker; 5.5.172# (I have lost 23# in the past 2 months) I have been reading about fructose intolerance/allergies. For the past month, I have had a slight tingling feeling in my hands, face and lips after eating sugar~And occasionally after a meal that doesn't contain overt sugars. It is fleeting (5-10 mins) but alarming as it also causes a bit of a vertigo-like symptom (very slight). I am not sure if the vertigo sx is related to a small amount of panic I have over the other sxs. My question is: Can a person develop a Fructose allergy at my age? I've read it is hereditary but my parents do not have it. Thank you for your time!
Fri, 29 May 2015
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Dear sir, Greetings from HCM!!! I understand your query. both heriditory fructose intollerance and fructosuria are congnital / by birth . wont manifest in mid age.
Fructosuria is mild and harmless condition , only finding is that frucose is seen in the urine. HFI is very dangerous baby wont survive usually die of liverfailure. Only chance you might have fructosuria get the urine fructose levels, Thank s for contacting us, do contact us for more queries
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Can A Person Develop Fructose Allergy At The Age Of 50?

Dear sir, Greetings from HCM!!! I understand your query. both heriditory fructose intollerance and fructosuria are congnital / by birth . wont manifest in mid age. Fructosuria is mild and harmless condition , only finding is that frucose is seen in the urine. HFI is very dangerous baby wont survive usually die of liverfailure. Only chance you might have fructosuria get the urine fructose levels, Thank s for contacting us, do contact us for more queries