Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Osmotic • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high fructose corn syrup) • Medications: Acarbose, Mg hydroxide, Lactulose • Laxative abuse Secretory: • Microscopic colitis • Medications: NSAlDs, Colchicine • Neuroendocrine tumors: Carcinoid syndrome, Gastrinoma (a.k.a. ZE syndrome) Malabsorptive: • Celiac disease (a.k.a. "celiac sprue") • Pancreatic insufficiency: Chronic pancreatitis, Cystic fibrosis • Tropical sprue • Medications (a.k.a. "drug-induced enteropathy"): Olmesartan Hypermotility: • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) • Hyperthyroidism Inflammatory - Infectious: • Viral: AIDS enteritis, CMV • Mycobacterial: Tuberculosis, MAC Inflammatory - Non-infectious: • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease • Radiation enteritis/proctitis - Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine https://www.youtube.com/c/EricsMedi #Chronic #Diarrhea #Causes #Differential #Diagnosis #inflammatory #classification
