Steatorrhoea is the formation of bulky, grey or pale faeces. Stools may also float (due to excess gas from carbohydrate malabsorption), have an oily appearance or be foul smelling. There is increased fat excretion, which can be measured by determining the faecal fat level. While definitions have not been standardised, fat excretion in faeces in excess of 0.3 (g/kg)/day is considered indicative of steatorrhoea. Possible causes can be lack of bile acids (due to liver damage or hypolipidemic drugs), defects in pancreatic juices (enzymes) and defective mucosal cells. Rabbit feces are usually 0. ... Malabsorption is the state of impaired absorption of nutrients in the small intestine. ... Look up fat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Bile (or gall) is a bitter, yellow or green alkaline fluid secreted by hepatocytes from the liver of most vertebrates. ...
The dietary treatment of steatorrhea requires knowledge of the cause of the disease associated with the steatorrhea.
Specific recommendations are made for the treatment of steatorrhea in cystic fibrosis of the child and adult, pancreatic insufficiency caused by chronic pancreatitis, gluten enteropathy, and the short-bowel syndrome.
Emphasis is placed on the fact that each patient must be managed by correlating the cause of the steatorrhea with specific modalities of therapy.
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