What is Steatorrhea?
What is Steatorrhea?
- Steatorrhea: Foul-smelling bulky feces.
- Steatorrhea: the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Steatorrhea: Introduction
What causes Steatorrhea?
Causes of Steatorrhea: see causes of Steatorrhea
What are the symptoms of Steatorrhea?
Symptoms of Steatorrhea:
see symptoms of Steatorrhea
Steatorrhea: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Steatorrhea.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Steatorrhea.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Steatorrhea:
see treatments for Steatorrhea
Prevention of Steatorrhea:
see prevention of Steatorrhea
Research for Steatorrhea:
see research for Steatorrhea
Name and Aliases of Steatorrhea
Main name of condition: Steatorrhea
Other names or spellings for Steatorrhea:
Steatorrhoea
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