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Bright Yellow Diarrhea
Abnormal Bowel Movements
About yellow diarrhea. Get medical advice on this common form of diarrhea.
A bright yellow diarrhea bowel movement normally indicates fat malabsorption in the small bowel and is one of several types of abnormal bowel movements medically termed steatorrhea.
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Yellow Bowel Movements
The diarrhea has numerous causes and can be anything from bright yellow to a thick, soup-like bowel movement. Steatorrhea has fat droplets within it and can be seen floating in the toilet pan and is usually quite obvious to the sufferer.
You can also ask for medical advice too if you cant find what you are looking for with these abnormal bowel movements.
Causes of pale diarrhea can be split into intra luminal causes (within the bowel itself), small bowel causes (problems within the small bowel lining) or extra-luminal causes (outside the small bowel). If you have any more questions or concerns about this, you might like to use the forum at the bottom of the page.
Below is a list of potential causes of a pale bowel movement although the most common cause is
stomach flu symptoms
worldwide:
Intraluminal causes
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth - excessive 'bad' bacteria growing in the small bowel which interferes with absorption of fat and other nutrients resulting in an abnormal bowel movement. This type of problem can result in nutrient deficiencies such as B12, folate, iron, Vitamins D,E,A and K.
Diet - Certain diet products interfere with fat absorption in the small bowel eg excessive Benecol use that reduces fat absorption in the small bowel
Drugs - many drugs can interfere with fat absorption eg Xenical, Cholestyramine
Idiopathic - Unknown cause
Small bowel causes
Small bowel Crohns disease - a form of inflammatory bowel disease
Coeliac Disease Symptoms
- a condition of the small bowel where the individual is sensitive to gluten, a protein in wheat, rye and barley with resultant damage to the bowel lining causing abnormal bowel movements.
Lymphoma - a form of cancer of the lymph glands
Small bowel malignancy - cancers arising from the small bowel eg adenocarcinomas, stromal tumours
Previous surgery of the small bowel - a common cause of a changed bowel movement.
Infections
Stomach Flu Symptoms
Radiation
Extra-luminal causes
Drugs
Pancreatic insufficiency - condition where the pancreas gland fails to produce the pancreatic enzymes needed to aid absorption of fat. Examples of this include pancreatitis, cancer
Chronic pancreatitis
Liver diseases
Biliary obstruction - conditions where the bile draining tubes (biliary tree) are blocked eg gallstones, strictures which can be benign or malignant, infections
Diarrhea Investigation
Various investigations can be undertaken looking for a causes of abnormal bowel motions including blood tests, stool culture, stool examination for fat, fecal (faecal) elastase testing, glucose-hydrogen breath testing, endoscopy and small bowel biopsy, small bowel meal and follow through, enteroscopy and capsular endoscopy. These are all relevant to anyone presenting with yellow diarrhea and will need to be discussed with your
Gastroenterologist
.
If you would like further details, you can always ask for medical advice with the
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Treatment Of Diarrhea
Most people want relief from their diarrhea and this really depends on the cause. Simple measures that may help include diarrhea medicines such as Imodium and
codeine phosphate
which may help reduce the stool frequency and bulk up the bowel movement. Codeine phosphate also has pain relieving qualities too.
Other treatments for diarrhea which is yellow really depends on the cause and you should discuss this further with a doctor.
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If you have any questions or concerns about your bright yellow diarrhea why don't you just ask for doctors advice with the online doctor service for all your questions.
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form.
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