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*'''Infectious enteritis or colitis (diarrhea not associated with C. difficile)''': bacterial gastroenteritis, viral gastroenteritis, amebic dysentery | |||
*'''Inflammatory bowel disease''': Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis | |||
*'''Irritable bowel syndrome''': | |||
*'''Ischemic colitis''': | |||
*'''Microscopic colitis''': | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omodamola Aje B.Sc, M.D. [2]
Overview
Depending on the socio economic status of the population, chronic diarrhea can be caused by several factors. In a developing nation, the most likely causes of chronic bacteria include; mycobacterial and parasitic infections and less likely to include functional disorders such as malabsorption and inflammatory bowel diseases. In a developed nation however, the most likely cause of diarrhea include; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption syndromes (such as lactose intolerance and celiac disease), and chronic infections (particularly in patients who are immunocompromised).
Causes
Some common causes of chronic diarrhea
- Celiac disease:
- Clostridium difficile infection:
- Drug-induced diarrhea:
- Endocrine diarrhea:
- Giardiasis:
- Infectious enteritis or colitis (diarrhea not associated with C. difficile): bacterial gastroenteritis, viral gastroenteritis, amebic dysentery
- Inflammatory bowel disease: Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis
- Irritable bowel syndrome:
- Ischemic colitis:
- Microscopic colitis:
Drugs that commonly cause diarrhea[1]
- Gastrointestinal drugs
- Magnesium containing antacids
- Laxatives
- Cisapride
- Olsalazine
- Cardiac drugs
- Digitalis
- Quinidine
- Procainamide
- Hydralazine
- Beta-blockers
- ACE inhibitors
- Diuretics
- Antibiotics
- Clindamycin
- Ampicillin
- Amoxycillin
- Erythromycin
- Cephalosporins
- Chemotherapeutic agents
- Hypolipidemic agents
- Clofibrate
- Gemfibrozil
- Lovastatin
- Neuropsychiatric drugs
- Lithium
- Fluoxetine
- Alprazolam
- Others
- Aminophylline
- Salbutamol
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Thyroid hormones
- Colchicine
References
- ↑ Branski D, Lerner A, Lebenthal E (1996). "Chronic diarrhea and malabsorption". Pediatr Clin North Am. 43 (2): 307–31. PMID 8614603.