Intestinal causes
The cause for diarrhoea may be found in the large or small bowel.
- in small bowel pathology:
- abdominal pain, when present, is periumbilical or right iliac fossa
- the frequency of defecation is often reduced
- the stool may be well formed but it is bulky, offensive, and may be pale in colour
- there may be signs and symptoms of malabsorption
- in large bowel pathology:
- there is often a defect in the reabsorption of water from the faeces
- stools may be profuse and watery and/or mixed with blood and mucus
- there may be lower abdominal pain with tenesmus and urgency
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