Abstract | BACKGROUND & AIMS: METHODS: Seventy-eight patients with celiac sprue (59 women and 19 men) treated with a gluten-free diet for at least 12 months were surveyed about their bowel habits. Those with chronic diarrhea, defined as passage of loose stools three or more times per week for 6 months, underwent an extensive diagnostic evaluation to determine its cause. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | K D Fine, R L Meyer, E L Lee |
Journal | Gastroenterology
(Gastroenterology)
Vol. 112
Issue 6
Pg. 1830-8
(Jun 1997)
ISSN: 0016-5085 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9178673
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Celiac Disease
(physiopathology)
- Diarrhea
(epidemiology, etiology)
- Female
- Glutens
(pharmacology)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
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