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Chronic Diarrhea

Definition of Epidemiology Chronic diarrhea is defined as stool volume of more than 10 g/kg/day in toddlers/infants and greater than 200 g/day in older children that lasts for 4 wk or more. Persistent diarrhea began acutely but lasts longer than 14 days. In…

Disorders of Malabsorption

All disorders of malabsorption are associated with diminished intestinal absorption of one or more dietary nutrients. Malabsorption can result from a defect in the nutrient digestion in the intestinal lumen or from defective mucosal absorption. Malabsorption disorders can be categorized…