Malabsorption syndrome

Malabsorption syndrome

Diagnosis :

Is a syndrome resulting from impaired nutrition from small bowel due to many causes as chronic pancreatitis, billiary cirrhosis, cancer pancrease, zolinger Ellison syndrome,  small bowel resection, ……

Characterized by : diarrhea , may be steatorrhea  (bulky-pale-soft-stool), abdominal distension, flatulence (gas production) and features of nutritional deficiencies

Treatment:

1.    Treat the cause (specific treatment).

2.    Supportive treatment.

3.    Symptomatic treatment.

Supportive treatment:

-Theragran H tab. 1x1.

-Folic acid tab. 1x3.

-Neurobin amp. (vit. B) one amp. Every week.

In severe cases –Hostacortin H. (prednisolone) tab. 1x3 daily then decrease the dose gradually till half tablet then stop.