Chronic diarrhoea
Chronic diarrhoea: Introduction
Chronic diarrhoea: Diarrhoea lasting for more than 3 weeks.
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Causes of Chronic diarrhoea:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Chronic diarrhoea.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Chronic diarrhoea
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- DIARRHEA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Diarrhea
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Diarrhea
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Diarrhea
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Diarrhea
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Diarrhea
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Diarrhea
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Diarrhea
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Diarrhea
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Chronic diarrhoea: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Chronic diarrhoea
Diarrhea can be related to food substitute: The food ingredient, Sorbitol, is often used as a sweetener
in diet products.
In some people, this substance can lead to diarrhea...read more »
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed, whereas other
causes that are less...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a variety of "good"...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal effect).
One of the...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer...read more »
Treat chronic diarrhoea seriously: Diarrhoea can be quite
frightening and stressful for the patient. Serious disorders such as colorectal
carcinoma must be considered in patients who present with a gradual onset of persistent
diarrhoea. AIDS due to symptomatic HIV...read more »
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Chronic diarrhoea: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Chronic diarrhoea
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- Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
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Organs affected by Chronic diarrhoea:
The list of organs typically affected by Chronic diarrhoea may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Chronic diarrhoea
The list below shows some of the causes of Chronic diarrhoea mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Chronic diarrhoea
How Common are these Causes of Chronic diarrhoea?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Chronic diarrhoea.
Of the 79
causes of Chronic diarrhoea that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 2
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 5
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 70
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 79
causes of Chronic diarrhoea
Conditions listing symptoms: Chronic diarrhoea:
The following list of conditions
have 'Chronic diarrhoea' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acanthocytosis
... chronic diarrheaAmyloid Neuropathies
... chronic diarrheaAplasia cutis congenital - intestinal lymphangiectasia
... chronic diarrheaAspartylglucosaminidase deficiency
... chronic diarrheaAspartylglucosaminuria
... chronic diarrheaAspartylglycosaminuria
... chronic diarrheaC
Celiac disease, susceptibility to 1
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 10
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 11
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 12
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 13
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 2
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 3
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 4
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 5
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 6
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 7
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 8
... chronic diarrheaCeliac disease, susceptibility to 9
... chronic diarrheaCollagenous Colitis
... chronic diarrheaCommon Variable Immunodeficiency
... chronic diarrheaCorneal dystrophy - pigmentary anomaly - malabsorption
... chronic diarrheaCystic fibrosis - gastritis - megaloblastic anemia
... chronic diarrheaD
Diabetic Diarrhea
... Chronic DiarrheaDiarrhea chronic with villous atrophy
... chronic diarrheaDupont-Sellier-Chochillon syndrome
... chronic diarrheaE
Ectodermal dysplasia, anhidrotic with T-cell immunodeficiency, autosomal dominant
... chronic diarrheaEhlers-Danlos syndrome type IX
... chronic diarrheaG
Giardia
... chronic diarrheaGood syndrome
... chronic diarrheaH
Habba syndrome
... chronic diarrheaHyper-IgM Syndrome
... chronic diarrheaI
ICF syndrome
... chronic diarrheaImmune defect due to absence of thymus
... chronic diarrheaImmunodeficiency, combined, severe, due to ZAP70 deficiency
... chronic diarrheaIsosporosiasis
... chronic diarrheaK
Kashani-Strom-Utley syndrome
... chronic diarrheaL
Lissencephaly, X-linked 2
... chronic diarrheaM
Malabsorption due to bile acid synthesis defects, idiopathic
... chronic diarrheaMicrovillus Inclusion Disease
... chronic diarrheaMucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- severe form
... chronic diarrheaN
Neural crest-derived tumors
... chronic diarrheaP
Pearson's anemia
... chronic diarrheaR
Retinal telangiectasia and hypogammaglobulinemia
... chronic diarrheaS
SCID
... chronic diarrheaSevere combined immunodeficiency, X-linked
... chronic diarrheaStrongyloidiasis
... chronic diarrheaV
Van Bogaert disease
... chronic diarrheaVan Bogaert's disease
... chronic diarrheaVan Bogaert-Scherer-Epstein Disease
... chronic diarrheaX
Xanthomatosis cerebrotendinous
... chronic diarrheaXLAG syndrome
... chronic diarrhea
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Causes of Chronic diarrhoea Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Chronic diarrhoea?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Chronic diarrhoea, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Chronic diarrhoea:
Medical Conditions associated with Chronic diarrhoea:
Diarrhea (1887 causes), Stool symptoms (2234 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3099 causes), Bowel incontinence (1916 causes), Bowel problems (2317 causes), Bowel movements (2120 causes)
Symptoms related to Chronic diarrhoea:
Watery diarrhea, Loose stool (39 causes), Constipation (535 causes), Stool symptoms (2234 causes), Inflammatory bowel disease, Cryptosporidiosis, Giardia, Drugs, Ischemic, Anal sphincter dysfunction, Coeliac sprue, Chronic pancreatitis, Lactose intolerance
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Medical News summaries about Chronic diarrhoea
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