Chronic diarrhoea can occur from various causes, and it is one of the clinical manifestations
which creates many problems in both diagnostic and therpeutic management. Its etologic …

Many patients who present with chronic diarrhea are not found to have an important organic
disease. Most will have" functional" diarrhea. The history, the physical examination and the …

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Arri\'ing at a diagnosis can take considerable time hut seldom as long as in this case. The 69-
year-old patient was the wife of a peripatetic physician who had taken her to live in seven …

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A diagnostic approach to chronic diarrhea has been outlined. This approach emphasizes
the importance of the history and physical examination, not only to suggest the correct …

In the West, the term'chronic diarrhea'applies to diarrheal illness that is 14 days or more in
duration, irrespective of the underlying etiology. However, in developing countries, such as …

Diarrhoea is defined as the frequent passage of loose or watery stools. Most patients can
easily recognise and accurately define acute diarrhoea as an abrupt change in their bowel …

IIIII Diarrhea is one of the most common complaints patients bring to their physician. An
organized approach to this ubiquitous problem requires an understanding of the physiology …

With a case of chronic diarrhea our principal goal is to distinguish among the possible
causes. The broad categories of diarrhea include both functional and organic etiologies …