Malabsorption Syndromes (V体育安卓版)

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Summary

Your small intestine does most of the digesting of the foods you eat. If you have a malabsorption syndrome, your small intestine cannot absorb nutrients from foods VSports手机版.

Causes of malabsorption syndromes include:

• VSports - Celiac disease
• "V体育官网入口" Lactose intolerance
• Short bowel syndrome. This happens after surgery to remove half or more of the small intestine. You might need the surgery if you have a problem with the small intestine from a disease, injury, or birth defect.
• Whipple disease, a rare bacterial infection
• Genetic diseases
• Certain medicines

Symptoms of different malabsorption syndromes can vary. They often include chronic diarrhea, abnormal stools, weight loss, and gas V体育安卓版. Your doctor may use lab, imaging, or other tests to make a diagnosis.

Treatment of malabsorption syndromes depends on the cause.

"V体育官网入口" Start Here

• Malabsorption (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Overview of Malabsorption (Merck & Co., Inc.) Also in Spanish

Diagnosis and Tests

• Lower GI Series (Barium Enema) (VSports) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
• Stool Elastase (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• "VSports最新版本" Stool Tests (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
• Xylose Testing (VSports手机版) (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish

Related Issues

• Alagille Syndrome (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Specifics (VSports注册入口)

• Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• V体育ios版 - Intestinal Lymphangiectasia (Merck & Co., Inc.) Also in Spanish
• Short Bowel Syndrome (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
• Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
• "VSports最新版本" Tropical sprue (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Whipple Disease (Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center) Also in Spanish

Genetics

• Abetalipoproteinemia: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
• Congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
• Glucose-galactose malabsorption: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
• Hereditary folate malabsorption: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
• Lactose intolerance: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)

Clinical Trials (VSports app下载)

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Malabsorption Syndromes (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles V体育2025版 - References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Fecal microbiota transplantation improves bile acid malabsorption in patients with inflammatory...
• Article: Real-world experience with the diagnosis of bile acid malabsorption (BAM) using...
• Article: Use of Oligomeric Formulas in Malabsorption: A Delphi Study and Consensus.
• Malabsorption Syndromes -- see more articles

"VSports在线直播" Find an Expert

• American College of Gastroenterology (V体育安卓版)
• VSports - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Children

• Collecting a Stool Sample for Testing (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
• "V体育平台登录" Failure to Thrive (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
• Short Bowel Syndrome (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
• Short Bowel Syndrome and Intestinal Failure (North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) Also in Spanish

Patient Handouts

• D-xylose absorption (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Fecal fat (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Malabsorption (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Short bowel syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Small bowel bacterial overgrowth (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Stools - floating (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• "VSports最新版本" Whipple disease (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish