Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About one-third of celiac patients with persistent diarrhea, despite a gluten-free diet, could also have bile ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 67-year-old female in pretty good health. The only medications I take are for my thyroid, arthritis and hormone replacement. Early last year, I was sick with a cold/flu for a ...

The development of thin-layer and gas chromatographic technics has permitted the accurate separation and quantification of bile salts in both the conjugated and the unconjugated forms. We have used ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Bile acid diarrhea is a common yet underrecognized cause of chronic watery diarrhea. In most countries, ...

Most people have at some point in their life suffered an intestinal infection or food poisoning forcing them to stay close to the bathroom. It is very uncomfortable. Most of the time, though, it ...

THE oral dextrose tolerance test has been employed as the conventional estimation of carbohydrate absorption. Usually, in celiac disease and nontropical sprue the blood tolerance curves are flat or ...

Research indicates that there may be a link between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and certain forms of malabsorption, such as fructose, fructans, and bile acid. The term malabsorption defines a ...

A 15 year old girl presents to the physician's office with a three year history of intermittent diarrhea. Further history reveals a past history of anemia, anorexia, and minor abdominal pain. Her ...

Bile is a liquid produced by the liver that helps your body digest fats from the food you eat. It is stored in the gallbladder and empties into your intestines during digestion. You may have heard ...