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Q: Chronic diahrrea
asked by: joyceannred on April 4th, 2008
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I have had chronic diahrrea since I had 6 feet of my small intestine removed and a resection done in 1994, when my fallopian tube wrapped around the intestine, caused strangulation and gangrene. Two months ago I had the upper right lobe of my lung removed because I had Stage 1b lung cancer. I am now particularly concerned about meeting my nutritional needs and would really like, once and for all, to address this diarrhea, which I know is depriving me of proper nutrition. Any suggestions?
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Dr. Nikola
replied on April 8th, 2008
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Removing 6 ft (less than 2 m) from the small intestine should not cause any serous disorders of its function. The remaining bowel, about 13 ft in lenth, should provide proper function of the intestinal tract. Removing more than 2/3 of the small intestine can cause the so called short bowel syndrome which can be manifested with abdominal pain, diarrhea, malnutrition and weight loss.

In your case diarrhea could be a result of some other reasons beside intestinal resection.

Can you tell me how many times you have bowel movement per day and are there fats present in the stool? (Fats give the stool a specific stinky smell)

Have you ever performed a microbiological examination of the stool and blood analyzes?
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