Sentences with phrase «osmotic diarrhea»

Excessive sugar (as with lactose intolerance - a milk sugar) or salt intake can cause osmotic diarrhea as can the use of too much water - soluble molecules, like magnesium or vitamin C, that result in increased fluid retention in the bowel.

Another condition that could be confused with Inflammatory Bowel Disease is called osmotic diarrhea.

Failure to digest lactose results in bacterial degradation of the sugar to volatile fatty acids which can cause an osmotic diarrhea.

This arises as the undigested foods ferment, and in some cases may cause osmotic diarrhea.

Keep in mind that high sugar foods can sometimes make the situation worse by creating osmotic diarrhea.

Congenital sucrase - isomaltase deficiency, a rare inherited metabolic disorder characterized by the absence or inactivity of the sucrase - isomaltase complex, results in osmotic diarrhea when sucrose is ingested because it can not be hydrolyzed.

He adds, «Osmotic diarrhea is generally caused by a substance (usually sugar that is found in a juice or syrup), so avoidance of the causative agent» is one way to prevent it.

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Isomalt attracts water from the intestinal wall, so it can cause diarrhea (an osmotic effect) if consumed in excess.

The FODMAPs are most likely to be fermented by gut bacteria and are also highly osmotic, meaning that they attract water into the large bowel, which can alter how quickly the bowels move (constipation or diarrhea).

The role carbohydrate malabsorption plays in the onset of diarrhea most likely depends upon the balance between the osmotic force of the carbohydrate and the capacity of the colon to remove the carbohydrate via bacterial fermentation.

The diarrhea and laxative effects of magnesium salts are due to the osmotic activity of unabsorbed salts in the intestine and colon and the stimulation of gastric motility [55].

Certain medications, food, or poorly absorbed nutrients that have osmotic properties can lead to this type of diarrhea.