Postcholecystectomy diarrhea
- 23 February 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 241 (8) , 823-824
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.241.8.823
Abstract
Diarrhea developed in 3 patients following cholecystectomy. Fecal bile acid excretion was elevated in the 2 patients for whom it was measured. All 3 patients'' diarrhea resolved with cholestyramine resin therapy. Gallbladder removal may lead to a bile acid-mediated diarrhea in some patients. This condition appears to respond to cholestyramine therapy.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: