Steatorrhea

Steatorrhea: Introduction

Steatorrhea: A condition which occurs when there is an excess of fat in the faeces. See free access online books about Steatorrhea below. See detailed information below for a list of 20 causes of Steatorrhea, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Steatorrhea:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Steatorrhea. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Cystic fibrosis
• Milk allergy
• Pancreatitis
• Celiac disease
• Malabsorption of fats in small intestine
• Malabsorption - see also causes of Malabsorption
• Sprue
• more causes...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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• Stool symptoms (2187 causes)
• Stool odor (65 causes)
• Bowel problems (2267 causes)
• Odor symptoms (97 causes)
• Digestive symptoms (4279 causes)
• Abdominal symptoms (3027 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Steatorrhea

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Steatorrhea:

• Stool symptoms (2187 causes)
• Stool color changes (315 causes)
• Stool odor (65 causes)
• Bowel symptoms (4279 causes)
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Diagnostic Guides for Steatorrhea

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Steatorrhea from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Steatorrhea. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Steatorrhea

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Steatorrhea: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Hospitals & Clinics: Steatorrhea

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• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
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Steatorrhea: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

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  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
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Misdiagnosis and Steatorrhea

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...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...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...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...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 most...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 with a variety of symptoms (see ...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...read more »

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Steatorrhea: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Home Diagnostic Testing and Steatorrhea

Home medical tests possibly related to Steatorrhea:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

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Definitions of Steatorrhea:

Steatorrhea: Passage of fat in large amounts in the feces, due to failure to digest and absorb it; occurs in pancreatic disease and the malabsorption syndromes. SYN: fat indigestion. SYN: stearrhea. [steato- + G. rhoia, a flow]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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)

Excessive amounts of fats in the feces, as in malabsorption syndromes.
- (Source - CRISP)

Detailed list of causes of Steatorrhea

The list below shows some of the causes of Steatorrhea mentioned in various sources:

• Abetalipoproteinemia - steatorrhea
• Celiac disease
• Childhood liver cancer, primary - steatorrhea
• Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1 - steatorrhea
• Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 2 - steatorrhea
• Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 3 - steatorrhea
• more causes...»

See full list of 20 causes of Steatorrhea

How Common are these Causes of Steatorrhea?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Steatorrhea. Of the 20 causes of Steatorrhea that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 1 causes are "rare" diseases
• 3 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 17 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 20 causes of Steatorrhea

Conditions listing symptoms: Steatorrhea:

The following list of conditions have 'Steatorrhea' 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.

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Classifications of Steatorrhea:

Medical Conditions associated with Steatorrhea:

Stool symptoms (2173 causes), Stool odor (59 causes), Bowel problems (2241 causes), Odor symptoms (97 causes), Digestive symptoms (4251 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3004 causes)

Symptoms related to Steatorrhea:

Stool symptoms (2173 causes), Stool color changes (305 causes), Stool odor (59 causes), Bowel symptoms (4251 causes)

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