Aleve and Food intolerance - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Food intolerance is reported as a side effect among people who take Aleve (naproxen sodium), especially for people who are female, 20-29 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Yasmin, and have Drowsiness.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Food intolerance when taking Aleve. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 68,206 people who have side effects when taking Aleve from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Aleve?

Aleve has active ingredients of naproxen sodium. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 70,279 Aleve users. Check the latest studies of Aleve.

What is Food intolerance?

Food intolerance (inability to have food) is found to be associated with 437 drugs and 564 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Food intolerance.



On Jul, 12, 2026

68,206 people reported to have side effects when taking Aleve.
Among them, 22 people (0.03%) have Food intolerance.

Could Aleve cause Food intolerance?

Among these 22 people:

How long have people been on Aleve when they have Food intolerance? *

  • < 1 month: 100 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Food intolerance when taking Aleve? *

  • female: 85.71 %
  • male: 14.29 %

What is the age of people who have Food intolerance when taking Aleve? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 23.08 %
  • 20-29: 30.77 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 7.69 %
  • 50-59: 23.08 %
  • 60+: 15.38 %

What are other drugs people take besides Aleve? *

  1. Yaz: 6 people, 27.27%
  2. Yasmin: 6 people, 27.27%
  3. Buspar: 5 people, 22.73%
  4. Zyrtec: 4 people, 18.18%
  5. Lexapro: 4 people, 18.18%
  6. Nucynta: 4 people, 18.18%
  7. Norco: 4 people, 18.18%
  8. Nexium: 4 people, 18.18%
  9. Naltrexone: 4 people, 18.18%
  10. Lyrica: 4 people, 18.18%

What are other side effects people have besides Food intolerance? *

  1. Abdominal Pain Upper: 7 people, 31.82%
  2. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 6 people, 27.27%
  3. Diarrhea: 6 people, 27.27%
  4. Migraine (headache): 5 people, 22.73%
  5. Emotional Distress: 4 people, 18.18%
  6. Abdominal Pain: 4 people, 18.18%
  7. Vaginal Bleeding: 4 people, 18.18%
  8. Acne (skin problems that cause pimples): 4 people, 18.18%
  9. Cholecystitis Chronic (long lasting infection of gallbladder): 4 people, 18.18%
  10. Depression: 4 people, 18.18%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Drowsiness: 4 people, 18.18%
  2. Migraine (headache): 3 people, 13.64%
  3. Testicular Pain (pain in testes): 2 people, 9.09%
  4. Stress Urinary Incontinence (leak urine with things like coughing, sneezing or exercise): 2 people, 9.09%
  5. Premenstrual Syndrome: 2 people, 9.09%
  6. Epididymitis (pain in the scrotum or testicle): 2 people, 9.09%
  7. Birth Control: 2 people, 9.09%
  8. Ulcerative Colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine): 1 person, 4.55%
  9. Stress And Anxiety: 1 person, 4.55%
  10. Osteoporosis Post-Menopausal (weak bone with possibility to break after stopped menstrual cycles): 1 person, 4.55%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on naproxen sodium (the active ingredients of Aleve) and Aleve (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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