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==Overview== | ==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 | 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 chronic bacteria include; 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== | ==Causes== | ||
Watery diarrhea | '''Watery diarrhea''' | ||
*Osmotic diarrhea | *Osmotic diarrhea | ||
**Mg2+, PO43-, SO42- ingestion | **Mg2+, PO43-, SO42- ingestion | ||
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**Idiopathic secretory diarrhea | **Idiopathic secretory diarrhea | ||
Fatty diarrhea | '''Fatty diarrhea''' | ||
Malabsorption syndromes | *Malabsorption syndromes | ||
Mucosal diseases | **Mucosal diseases | ||
Short-bowel syndrome | **Short-bowel syndrome | ||
Postresection diarrhea | **Postresection diarrhea | ||
Mesenteric ischemia | **Mesenteric ischemia | ||
Maldigestion | *Maldigestion | ||
Pancreatic insufficiency | **Pancreatic insufficiency | ||
Bile acid deficiency | **Bile acid deficiency | ||
Inflammatory diarrhea | |||
Inflammatory bowel disease | '''Inflammatory diarrhea''' | ||
Ulcerative colitis | *Inflammatory bowel disease | ||
Crohn’s disease | **Ulcerative colitis | ||
Diverticulitis | **Crohn’s disease | ||
Ulcerative jejunoileitis | **Diverticulitis | ||
Infectious diseases | **Ulcerative jejunoileitis | ||
Ulcerating viral infections | *Infectious diseases | ||
Cytomegalovirus | **Ulcerating viral infections | ||
Herpes simplex | ***Cytomegalovirus | ||
Ischemic colitis | ***Herpes simplex | ||
Radiation colitis | *Ischemic colitis | ||
Neoplasia | *Radiation colitis | ||
Colon cancer | *Neoplasia | ||
Lymphoma | **Colon cancer | ||
**Lymphoma | |||
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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 chronic bacteria include; 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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