14. Characteristic of Stool
• Watery : secretory/osmotic
• Fatty diarrhoea
• Inflammatory
• Functional/ motility related disorders
15. • Osmotic vs Secretory
• Large bowel vs Small bowel
• Malabsorption vs Maldigestion
• Inflammatory vs Non inflammatory
16. Osmotic Vs Secretory
Characteristic Osmotic Secretory
Volume of stools <200 ml/day >200 ml/day
Peri anal redness Present Absent
Purge Watery, explosive stools,
lots of gas
Watery non explosive , no
gas
Response to fasting Diarrhoea stops Diarrhoea continues
Stool sodium <70 mEq/l >70 mEq/l
Reducing substance Positive Negative
Stool pH <5.5 >5.5
Osmotic gap >100 <50
17. Small bowel vs Large bowel
Clinical features Small bowel Large bowel
Frequency Low to moderate High
Quantity Large Small
Consistency Liquid/semisolid Liquid/semisolid
Characteristics Watery,mushy, bulky,
undigested
Bloody, mucus
Pain abdomen +/- +
Tenesmus _ +
Etiology Bacterial/giardiasis/TB/Cro
hn’s
Bacterial/amobiasis/UC/TB
/Crohn’s
20. FEATURES Inflammatory Non Inflammatory
1. Volume Small Large
2. Fever + -
6. Urgency + -
7. Tenesmus + -
8. Site of pain Lower Lf Quadrant -
9. Relief in pain No relief on
defecation
Defecation relieves
pain
11. Blood/ Pus in Stools + -
12. Site Mostly Colon Mostly SI
26. • Approach to chronic diarrhoea
• History & examination
27. Approach to Chronic Diarrhoea
• History
- age of onset
- characteristic of stool
- nocturnal diarrhoea
- dietary factors
- deficiency of nutrients
- pain abdomen
- extra intestinal manifestations
- past h/o surgery
- family history
28. Examination
• Detailed anthropometry
• Signs of dehydration
• Signs of deficiency
• Pedal edema/ anasarca
• Clubbing
• Skin changes
• Oral thrush
• Peri anal area
• Abdominal examination- organomegaly/ascites/gaseous
distension /previous scars
• Anorectal sphincter continence
• Examination of stool
39. Approach to Secretory Diarrhoea
• Cholestyramine trial for bile acid disorders
Secretory Diarrhoea
Exclude infection – bacterial/other pathogens
Exclude Structural Diseases
USG/CT Scan abd
Small bowel
radiology/ Ba enema
Colonoscopy with biopsy
Specific Tests
40. Approach to Osmotic Diarrhoea
Osmotic Darrhoea
Dietary review
Stool analysis – pH,Mg output, laxative abuse
Hydrogen breath test, lactase assay
Reduction of CHO
Low lactose diet
Low fructose diet