Diarrhea after eating fatty foods
If you have diarrhea after eating fatty foods, you should first think about the bile or the pancreas. You can support the two bodies.
The following article cannot replace medical advice!
Definition of fatty stool
if diarrhea occurs after eating fatty foods, there is a fat digestion disorder. You speak of a fatty stool (steatorrhea) if you pass more than seven grams of fat with your stool every day. Fat diarrhea is called butter stool or pancreatic stool by other names. The last name already indicates the connection with the pancreas.
During normal digestion, the fat molecules in food are pre-digested in the stomach by the lipases of the pancreas and the bile split in the liver and absorbed by the small intestine. The colon does not play a role in digesting fat. Fat diarrhea contains large amounts of unbroken fat. This is only liquid due to the body temperature of the stool and solidifies when it cools down.
With steatorrhea, the stool is bulky and frothy. It can swim up in the toilet water and sticks in the toilet bowl. The chair is light, shiny, and smells bad. The fatty diarrhea goes with others
complaints like stomach ache, Flatulence, Bloating and nausea hand in hand.Causes of diarrhea after eating fatty foods
If you suffer from fatty diarrhea after eating fatty foods, there can be several causes. They differentiate between malabsorption and maldigestion. With the latter, food components, in this case fat, are not sufficiently broken down by enzymes. In malabsorption, the intestine does not absorb the split food components.
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If there is malabsorption with fatty stools, gluten intolerance in the form of celiac disease can hide behind the symptom. Inflammatory bowel diseases are possible. Even a surgically shortened small intestine can no longer absorb the food components sufficiently.
Maldigestion with steatorrhea affects the pancreas or liver. The liver produces the bile, which breaks down dietary fats into tiny droplets. If the bile duct is blocked by gallstones, the bile cannot drain away and cannot do its job. Inflammation of the bile ducts (cholangitis) can also impede the flow of bile. Symptoms of disturbed bile flow can besides fatty stools pains in the right upper abdomen, jaundice and nausea and in cholangitis fever be.
The pancreas provides lipases. Lipases are enzymes that break down dietary fat so that the intestinal lining can absorb it. If the pancreatic duct is blocked, the juice from the pancreas cannot get into the small intestine. If it produces too few enzymes, it is referred to as pancreatic insufficiency. Dangerous causes of fatty stools in the pancreas are pancreatitis (inflammation) and pancreatic cancer.
In addition to diseases of the biliary tract and pancreas, there are other causes of fatty diarrhea. These include the irritable bowel syndrome and the use of medication, like some Antibiotics or orlistat for weight loss.
How you can aid fat digestion
Do not use natural remedies without first clarifying the diarrhea after eating fatty foods with a doctor. If there is no underlying disease, try to stimulate the flow of bile and the pancreas.
Artichoke juice, which you can get in health food stores and pharmacies, stimulates the liver. Have a shot glass of artichoke juice after every meal. Taking ginger capsules has also proven its worth.
After eating fatty foods, drink a cup of dandelion tea, which stimulates the liver thanks to its bitter substances. You can also find bitter substances in wormwood and gentian. In the health food store you can get non-alcoholic herbal bitters that you drink before you eat.
After the meal, lie on your left side and make a warm, moist liver compress on the right side of your body. Dip a towel in warm water and place it on the liver area. Place a hot water bottle on the towel. Lie there for at least 20 minutes.
If the pancreas is affected, you may have an enzyme deficiency. The doctor can prescribe the missing enzymes.
When to see a doctor
If you suffer from diarrhea for longer or more frequently after eating fatty foods, it is essential to have a doctor examine you. He diagnoses whether it is a bowel disease, biliary or pancreatic problems. Going to the doctor is so important because fatty stools can hide dangerous diseases that require medical treatment.
The doctor will do a stool exam. Others close Investigations to find the underlying disease. These include an antibody detection and tissue sample in the case of celiac disease and the secretin-pancreozymin text in the case of suspected pancreatic insufficiency. Imaging and blood tests are used if pancreatitis is suspected.
Therapy is based on the underlying disease. In the case of celiac disease, it is advisable to abstain from gluten for life. Pancreatic insufficiency is compensated for with oral administration of pancreatic enzymes. Pancreatitis requires intensive medical care and pancreatic cancer requires immediate surgery.
Overview of steatorrhea
The following table shows the most important causes and measures for steatorrhea:
| root cause | measure |
| Celiac disease | Gluten free diet |
| Gallstones | Dissolution or surgical removal of the stones |
| Cholangitis | Antibiotics |
| Pancreatic insufficiency | oral administration of pancreatic enzymes |
| Pancreatitis | intensive medical care |
| Pancreatic cancer | immediate surgery |
| Medication | Consult a doctor |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | Light diet, stress reduction |
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