Carbohydrate malabsorption osmotic diarrhoea

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745152 tn?1233144003 I am having malabsorption since last 5 years and my weight is going down every year. i am 52 years old weight 48 kgs height 5 feet 8 inches. Low bmi has restrained my physical activity. my chief problem is steatorrhea and recurrent small bowel infections for which gastroenterologist prescribe me antibiotics for 3 months at a time along with folic acid and probiotic supplements.jejunal biopsy 3 years back showed little villous atrophy.no giardia in aspirate.
Avatar m tn I am now on Mezavant XL 4800mg and weekly Humira injections for 6 month. At first Humira worked completely, but for the last 3 month I now have got again explosive Diarrhoea and bleeding. I spent a minimum of 10 times running to the toilet a day, and get anxious going out and that causes stress and then more flare ups. I had a SeHCAT Scan for suspected bile acid malabsorption which I have not got and is not my cause for my Diarrhoea.
Avatar m tn In your case, this might be purely co-incidental. The cause of diarrhoea might be some infection or a chronic malabsorption problem. It could also simply be due to change in meals. Get proper hydration and wait for the diarrhoea to be over and start walking again which is very helpful for general health. Regards.
Avatar f tn Hi there, I am a 31 year old female recently diagnosed with Dissacharidase Deficiency, otherwise known as carbohydrate malabsorption. According to my gastro, a bad viral infection I acquired almost 18 months ago knocked out only my lactase enzymes, but also the enzymes neccessary to break down sugars, most carbs and all starches. I also became seriously sensitive to fructose, the sugar found in fruit.
Avatar n tn Have you been tested for fat malabsorption? That condition can also result in a foul-smelling stool.
Business woman1 But one has to rule out the other possibilities like IBS {irritable bowel syndrome, bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine, Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis, carbohydrate {sugar} malabsorption, hyperthyroidism, Addison’s disease or may be due to laxative abuse. Take adequate amount of fluids and oral rehydration solution to prevent dehydration. Maintain a good hygiene and drink clean preferably boiled water.
Avatar n tn The cat appears fine, although he coughs sometimes, he has intermittent diarrhoea and the vet has told me on our last two visits he appears bloated which could be due to worms. I have requested another blood test, which will be extensive and they will take the blood next Tuesday, they have also requested a faeces sample. They don't seem to know what could be causing this, as they have repeatedly told me that the other liver tests should have elevated results too.
Avatar n tn I have carbohydrate malabsorption (otherwise known as dissacharidase defficiency). Both are just fancy names for the fact that my body doesn't make enough enzymes to break down and properly absorb carbohydrates. Like ruffmagruff, i developed this out of the blue after having a bad stomach bug. took about 14 months of being pretty miserable before we figured out what what up. It was a total fluke: i wanted to lose about 10 lbs so i tried the south beach diet.
Avatar m tn 2) Conditions which cause intestinal dysmotility (abnormal movement of the intestines) and secondary bacterial overgrowth like hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus and diverticulosis. This leads to malabsorption of sugars and proteins which are then fermented in the colon to produces "gas". Doing a thyroid profile and a sugar profile will help rule out these conditions. 3) Intestinal disorders like celiac disease and Crohn's disease which lead to malabsorption.
1339680 tn?1276744901 Sometime, other gastro-intestinal disorders may cause malabsorption resulting in diarrhoea. He may be having functional diarrhoea for which there is no cause. Infants often have watery diarrhoea intermittently associated with constipation. They might pass it immediately after waking up and after feeds. They may even pass undigested foodstuff in their stools. They may also have suffered vomiting in earlier stages of infancy. Dr.
Avatar m tn Oyakawa I am in my 3rd year of medical school and I was wondering the mechanism of action of steroid injections in the eyelid causing cataracts. It is not an osmotic agent so why does that occur? thanks so much.
Avatar m tn Hi, if someone could help me on this it would be great, having lower back pain and vague pelvic pain for past 4 weeks. Was constipated which then turned to diarrhoea and excess gas after drinking lots of orange juice/fruit. Sometimes have the feeling of tenesumus. Was on nsaid suppositories for my back (Which was supposed to be a slipped disc). When i inserted suppository about two hours later got cramps and soreness in bum area.
Avatar f tn No, she hovers between constipation and diarrhoea. Im wondering whether it could be leaky gut? Thinking of trying the Special Carbohydrate Diet to see if that helps her. Any observations on this would be good.
Avatar f tn //www.merckmanuals.com/professional/gastrointestinal-disorders/malabsorption-syndromes/carbohydrate-intolerance. However, that would most likely would only be the situation if you have a long standing history since childhood of gi issues. People also can develop an oat allergy as an adult. https://www.healthline.com/health/oat-allergy As to your question if your usage of Doxycycline would result in a long standing post usage side effect, that is unlikely but not impossible.
1396732 tn?1280415399 I have been reading about malabsorption and it kind of fits me. I am a Type II diabetic and my aunt died of pancreatic cancer 3 yrs. ago. Thank you for your help.
Avatar m tn hi. im currently having a case of malabsorption i guess. i can see some food particles in my stool. its been like this for about 3 months now and i lost significant weight maybe 20 lbs. my stool looks like pale yellow and watery. at first i was worried (until now im still worried) about HIV symptoms since i also have swollen lymph nodes, skin rashes and white tongue. i tested negative after 15 weeks of possible exposure so im thinking of other possibilities. i still feel weak.
Avatar f tn I have been formally diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and possible Carbohydrate Intolerance. My issue is when I eat a load of carbs, it hits up to 3 days later and I can't hardly get out of bed and am weak most of the day. Everything I read about Carb Intolerance says that fatigue usually hits within the first few hours. Has anyone else experienced this? Carb crash, a day or days after the carbs are eaten?
778037 tn?1377986200 Some of the time, I get blood in my stools. I saw my gastro doc two weeks ago, who advised me to take an osmotic laxative. I have been taking it for a week, and it took me four days to have a BM. The doctor suggested I take it twice a day if it doesn't work well enough and I did that for two days. I started going a little bit every other hour or so. Last night, I landed in the ER due to upper right abdominal pain, which got worse after eating.