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malabsorption - Definition: (Source: MedicineNet)

Malabsorption: The impaired absorption by the intestines of nutrients from food. Malabsorption can be specific and involve sugars, fats, proteins, or vitamins. Alternatively, malabsorption can be general and nonspecific. ...
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malabsorption - Images (Source: MedLinePlus)
malabsorption, Digestive system
Digestive system
malabsorption, Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis
malabsorption, Digestive system organs
Digestive system organs

About malabsorption (Source: Medem)
Sometimes children who eat a balanced diet suffer from malnutrition. The reason for this may be malabsorption, the body's inability to absorb nutrients from the digestive system into the bloodstream. ...
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Causes of malabsorption (Source: MedLinePlus)
Many diseases can cause malabsorption. Malabsorption is usually the inability to absorb certain sugars, fats, proteins, or vitamins from food. It can also involve a general malabsorption of food. Some of the causes of malabsorption include: Abetalipoproteinemia ; AIDS ; Biliary atresia ; Celiac disease ; Certain medications (cholestryramine, tetracycline, some antacids, some medications used to treat obesity, colchicine, acarbose, phenytoin); Certain types of cancer (lymphoma, pancreatic cancer , gastrinomas); Certain types of surgery ( gastrectomy with gastrojejunostomy, surgical treatments for obesity , partial or complete removal of the ileum); Cholestasis ; Chronic liver disease; Chronic pancreatitis ; Cow's milk protein intolerance; Crohn's disease ; Cystic fibrosis ; Damage from radiation treatments; Lactose intolerance ; Parasites Giardia lamblia; Necator americanus ( hookworm ); Strongyloides stercoralis. ; Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (a genetic disease affecting the pancreas and bone marrow); Soy milk protein intolerance; Whipple disease . Vitamin B12 malabsorption may be due to: Juvenile pernicious anemia ; Tapeworm ( diphyllobothrium latum ). Malabsorption of vitamins can occur even without diarrhea. ...
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Symptoms of malabsorption (Source: MedLinePlus)
Bloating, cramping, and gas; Bulky stools; Chronic diarrhea; Failure to thrive ; Fatty stools (steatorrhea); Muscle wasting; Weight loss. Malabsorption can affect growth and development, or it can lead to specific illnesses. ...
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malabsorption - Conventional Treatments (Source: MedLinePlus)
Vitamin and nutrient replacement is often necessary. ...
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Further Reading on malabsorption
  • Diarrhea,Age 12 and Older - Topic Overview ( WebMD )
    Diarrhea occurs when there is an increase in the number of bowel movements or bowel movements are ...be caused by inflammatory bowel disease. Diarrhea may also be caused by malabsorption problems...
  • Diarrhea,Age 11 and Younger - Topic Overview ( WebMD )
    Every baby or child has different bowel habits . Your baby may have as many as 4 to 10 stools a day or as few as 1 every 3 days ...that interfere with the normal digestion of food ( malabsorption ), such as...
  • Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®) - Nutrition Therapy ( WebMD )
    Nutrition Screening and Assessment Nutrition in cancer care embodies prevention of disease , treatment , cure , or supportive palliation ...nausea, vomiting, impaired digestion, and/or malabsorption . In...
  • Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®) - Nutrition Implications of Cancer Therapies ( WebMD )
    The nutritional status of patients diagnosed with cancer entering the treatment process varies . Not everyone begins therapy with ...nutrition, such as a short gut that results in malabsorption after...
  • Food Allergy Treatments ( WebMD )
    Adverse food reactions can be broadly classified into 2 categories . The first category consists of immunologically - mediated ...esophagitis or gastroenteritis, failure to thrive, and malabsorption ...


  • Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®) - Common Late Effects of Childhood Cancer by Body System ( WebMD )
    Central Nervous System Neurocognitive Neurocognitive late effects most commonly follow treatment of malignancies that require ...or perforation can occur and are characterized by malabsorption , pain,
  • Pancreatic Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) - Treatment Option Overview ( WebMD )
    Note : Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a level of evidence . The PDQ editorial boards use a formal ...provide conflicting results.[6,7,8,9,10] Frequently, malabsorption caused...
  • Crohn's Disease ( WebMD )
    WebMD provides an overview of Crohn's disease, which causes inflammation in the small intestine...by inadequate dietary intake, intestinal loss of protein, or poor absorption ( malabsorption ). Other...
  • The 5 Types of Crohn’s Disease ( WebMD )
    ...and Crohn’s colitis (granulomatous colitis). WebMD explains the symptoms of each and provides an overview of treatment options...nutrients from digested foods, a condition called malabsorption ...
  • Folic Acid ( WebMD )
    A folic acid test measures the amount of folic acid in the blood. Folic acid is a B vitamin...either vitamin may cause anemia. Check for malnutrition or difficulty absorbing ( malabsorption ) folic acid.



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