Bile Acid Malabsorption in Chronic Diarrhea: Pathophysiology and Treatment

BACKGROUND: Bile acid malabsorption (BAM) is a common but frequently under-recognized cause of chronic diarrhea, with an estimated prevalence of 4% to 5%.

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Main Authors: Alan Barkun, Jonathan Love, Michael Gould, Henryk Pluta, A Hillary Steinhart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/485631
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spelling doaj-art-373a1db3ab664dab87d850a67003e9c72025-08-20T03:55:02ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002013-01-01271165365910.1155/2013/485631Bile Acid Malabsorption in Chronic Diarrhea: Pathophysiology and TreatmentAlan Barkun0Jonathan Love1Michael Gould2Henryk Pluta3A Hillary Steinhart4Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaToronto Digestive Disease Associates Inc, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaGastroenterology and Hepatology Clinic, Abbotsford, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital and the University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Bile acid malabsorption (BAM) is a common but frequently under-recognized cause of chronic diarrhea, with an estimated prevalence of 4% to 5%.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/485631
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