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  2. Bile acid malabsorption - Wikipedia

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    A persistent (chronic) history of diarrhea, with watery or mushy, unformed stools, (types 6 and 7 on the Bristol stool scale), sometimes with steatorrhea, increased frequency and urgency of defecation are common manifestations, often with fecal incontinence and other gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal swelling, bloating and abdominal pain.

  3. Postcholecystectomy syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Chronic diarrhea in postcholecystectomy syndrome is a type of bile acid diarrhea (type 3). [3] This can be treated with a bile acid sequestrant like cholestyramine, [3] colestipol [2] or colesevelam, [7] which may be better tolerated. [8]

  4. Irritable bowel syndrome - Wikipedia

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    For people who do not adequately respond to dietary fiber, osmotic laxatives such as polyethylene glycol, sorbitol, and lactulose can help avoid "cathartic colon" which has been associated with stimulant laxatives. [138] Lubiprostone is a gastrointestinal agent used for the treatment of constipation-predominant IBS. [139]

  5. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of bacterial overgrowth include nausea, flatus, [5] constipation, [6] bloating, abdominal distension, abdominal pain or discomfort, diarrhea, [7] fatigue, and weakness. SIBO also causes an increased permeability of the small intestine. [8] Some patients may lose weight.

  6. Bile acid sequestrant - Wikipedia

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    Chronic diarrhea may be caused by excess bile salts entering the colon rather than being absorbed at the end of the small intestine (the ileum). This condition of bile acid malabsorption occurs after surgery to the ileum , in Crohn's disease , with a number of other gastrointestinal causes, or is commonly a primary, idiopathic condition.

  7. Inflammatory bowel disease - Wikipedia

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    In spite of Crohn's and UC being very different diseases, both may present with any of the following symptoms: abdominal pain, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, severe internal cramps/muscle spasms in the region of the pelvis and weight loss. Anemia is the most prevalent extraintestinal complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

  8. Toxic megacolon - Wikipedia

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    Emergency action may be required if severe abdominal pain develops, particularly if it is accompanied by fever, rapid heart rate, tenderness when the abdomen is pressed, bloody diarrhea, frequent diarrhea, or painful bowel movements. Colonoscopy is contraindicated, as it may rupture the dilated colon resulting in peritonitis and septic shock.

  9. Gastrocolic reflex - Wikipedia

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    The gastrocolic reflex or gastrocolic response is a physiological reflex that controls the motility, or peristalsis, of the gastrointestinal tract following a meal. It involves an increase in motility of the colon consisting primarily of giant migrating contractions, in response to stretch in the stomach following ingestion and byproducts of digestion entering the small intestine. [1]

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