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Depending on the socio economic status of the population, chronic diarrhea can be caused by several factors. In a developing nation, the most likely causes of diarhhea include; chronic bacteria, mycobacterial and parasitic infections and less likely to include functional disorders such as malabsorption and inflammatory bowel diseases. In a developed nation however, the most likely cause of diarrhea include; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption syndromes (such as lactose intolerance and celiac disease), and chronic infections (particularly in patients who are immunocompromised). | Depending on the socio economic status of the population, chronic diarrhea can be caused by several factors. In a developing nation, the most likely causes of diarhhea include; chronic bacteria, mycobacterial and parasitic infections and less likely to include functional disorders such as malabsorption and inflammatory bowel diseases. In a developed nation however, the most likely cause of diarrhea include; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption syndromes (such as lactose intolerance and celiac disease), and chronic infections (particularly in patients who are immunocompromised). | ||
== | ==Causes== | ||
Watery diarrhea | |||
*Osmotic diarrhea | |||
**Mg2+, PO43-, SO42- ingestion | |||
**Carbohydrate malabsorption | |||
*Secretory diarrhea | |||
**Laxative abuse (nonosmotic laxatives) | |||
**Congenital syndromes | |||
**Bacterial toxins | |||
**Ileal bile acid malabsorption | |||
**Inflammatory bowel disease | |||
***Ulcerative colitis | |||
***Crohn’s disease | |||
***Microscopic (lymphocytic and collagenous) colitis | |||
***Diverticulitis | |||
**Vasculitis | |||
**Drugs and poisons | |||
**Disordered motility | |||
***Postvagotomy diarrhea | |||
***Postsympathectomy diarrhea | |||
***Diabetic autonomic neuropathy | |||
***Hyperthyroidism | |||
***Irritable bowel syndrome | |||
**Neuroendocrine tumors | |||
***Gastrinoma | |||
***VIPoma | |||
***Somatostatinoma | |||
***Mastocytosis | |||
***Carcinoid syndrome | |||
***Medullary carcinoma of thyroid | |||
**Neoplasia | |||
***Colon carcinoma | |||
***Lymphoma | |||
***Villous adenoma | |||
**Addison’s disease | |||
**Epidemic secretory diarrhea | |||
**Idiopathic secretory diarrhea | |||
Fatty diarrhea | |||
*Malabsorption syndromes | |||
**Mucosal diseases | |||
**Short-bowel syndrome | |||
**Postresection diarrhea | |||
**Mesenteric ischemia | |||
*Maldigestion | |||
**Pancreatic insufficiency | |||
**Bile acid deficiency | |||
Inflammatory diarrhea | |||
*Inflammatory bowel disease | |||
**Ulcerative colitis | |||
**Crohn’s disease | |||
**Diverticulitis | |||
**Ulcerative jejunoileitis | |||
*Infectious diseases | |||
**Ulcerating viral infections | |||
***Cytomegalovirus | |||
***Herpes simplex | |||
*Ischemic colitis | |||
*Radiation colitis | |||
*Neoplasia | |||
**Colon cancer | |||
**Lymphoma | |||
===Causes by organ system=== | ===Causes by organ system=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omodamola Aje B.Sc, M.D. [2]
Overview
Depending on the socio economic status of the population, chronic diarrhea can be caused by several factors. In a developing nation, the most likely causes of diarhhea include; chronic bacteria, mycobacterial and parasitic infections and less likely to include functional disorders such as malabsorption and inflammatory bowel diseases. In a developed nation however, the most likely cause of diarrhea include; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption syndromes (such as lactose intolerance and celiac disease), and chronic infections (particularly in patients who are immunocompromised).
Causes
Watery diarrhea
- Osmotic diarrhea
- Mg2+, PO43-, SO42- ingestion
- Carbohydrate malabsorption
- Secretory diarrhea
- Laxative abuse (nonosmotic laxatives)
- Congenital syndromes
- Bacterial toxins
- Ileal bile acid malabsorption
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn’s disease
- Microscopic (lymphocytic and collagenous) colitis
- Diverticulitis
- Vasculitis
- Drugs and poisons
- Disordered motility
- Postvagotomy diarrhea
- Postsympathectomy diarrhea
- Diabetic autonomic neuropathy
- Hyperthyroidism
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Gastrinoma
- VIPoma
- Somatostatinoma
- Mastocytosis
- Carcinoid syndrome
- Medullary carcinoma of thyroid
- Neoplasia
- Colon carcinoma
- Lymphoma
- Villous adenoma
- Addison’s disease
- Epidemic secretory diarrhea
- Idiopathic secretory diarrhea
Fatty diarrhea
- Malabsorption syndromes
- Mucosal diseases
- Short-bowel syndrome
- Postresection diarrhea
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Maldigestion
- Pancreatic insufficiency
- Bile acid deficiency
Inflammatory diarrhea
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn’s disease
- Diverticulitis
- Ulcerative jejunoileitis
- Infectious diseases
- Ulcerating viral infections
- Cytomegalovirus
- Herpes simplex
- Ulcerating viral infections
- Ischemic colitis
- Radiation colitis
- Neoplasia
- Colon cancer
- Lymphoma
Causes by organ system
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order.
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