Open AccessFecal Bile Acid Testing in Assessing Patients With Chronic Unexplained Diarrhea: Implications for Healthcare Utilization
Author(s) -
Priya Vijayvargiya,
Daniel Gonzalez Izundegui,
Gerardo Calderón,
Sarah Tawfic,
Sarah Batbold,
Michael Camilleri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the american journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.907
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1572-0241
pISSN - 0002-9270
DOI - 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000637
Subject(s) - excretion , medicine , diarrhea , gastroenterology , feces , biology , paleontology
Bile acid (BA) diarrhea is the cause in ∼26% of chronic unexplained (nonbloody) diarrhea (CUD) based on SeHCAT testing. To assess fecal BA excretion and healthcare utilization in patients with CUD.