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Chronic Fatty DiarrheaAka: Diarrhea due to Malabsorption

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  1. See Also
    1. Diarrhea
    2. Chronic Inflammatory Diarrhea
    3. Chronic Watery Diarrhea (Secretory or Osmotic Diarrhea)
    4. Infectious Diarrhea
    5. Drug-Induced Diarrhea
    6. Diarrhea in Cancer
    7. Diarrhea in Children
    8. Diarrhea in Pregnancy
    9. Diarrhea in HIV
  2. Causes: Malabsorption or altered digestion
    1. Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy (Celiac Sprue)
    2. Whipple's Disease
    3. Short bowel syndrome
    4. Superior mesenteric artery insufficiency
    5. Pancreatic insufficiency
    6. Bile acid inadequate in colon
  3. Symptoms
    1. Pale, bulky stools
      1. Frothy or greasy stools
      2. Foul odor to stool
    2. Weight loss with nutritional deficiency
    3. Resolves within 1-2 days of not eating
    4. Excessive flatus
  4. References
    1. Schiller in Feldman (2002) Sleisenger GI, p. 136

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