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Bile acid diarrhoea: diagnosis and pharmacological treatment
Author(s) -
Baburajan Bijay
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.892
Subject(s) - medicine , reabsorption , gastroenterology , bile acid , diarrhea , drug , pharmacology , kidney
Colonic exposure to bile acids through excessive secretion or defective reabsorption can lead to watery diarrhoea and should be considered in all cases of diarrhoea‐predominant IBS. Here, the author discusses the diagnosis of bile acid diarrhoea and its drug treatment. Copyright © 2012 Wiley Interface Ltd