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Steatorrhea

It is the condition in which there are too much of fats in the stool. The symptoms include foamy, frothy, or mucous-filled stool, foul-smelling stool, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. The primary causes are cystic fibrosis, Crohn's disease, celiac disease, and lactose intolerance.

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Is liquid diet necessary for my wife with pancreatitis?

Query: Hello doctor, My wife had pancreatitis, and now she has scarring and calcium buildup in her pancreatic duct. According to her doctor, there is nothing to be done, and she has to live on a liquid diet. I am looking for a second opinion because I do not want her to die from this. Any help is appreciat...  Read Full »


Dr. Ramesh Kumar S

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the description, she is suffering from chronic pancreatitis. In this, a persistent inflammation develops in the pancreas. Over time, the inflammation causes scarring and damage to parts of the pancreas. This can then lead to enzymes and insulin deficiency. The l...  Read Full »

How to treat chronic steatorrhea?

Query: Hi doctor,I have some doubts regarding short gut syndrome. I have done GI resection from distal ileum to proximal colon when I was a kid due to necrotizing enterocolitis. I have chronic steatorrhea. On one hand, binding bile salts improves diarrhea and it also diminishes the pool of bile salts that ...  Read Full »


Dr. Bharat Patodiya

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It does not appear that you have a removal of gall bladder. So taking exogenous bile salts will not help you. Steatorrhea can be managed by taking medium or short-chain fatty acids. Consult a dietician to know some other options. Cholestyramine is prescribed for diarrhe...  Read Full »

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