title: Drugs, alcohol and malabsorption.
abstract: Alcohol and a number of drugs (e.g., neomycin, cholestyramine, antacids, laxatives, paraminosalicyclic acid, colchicine and oral hypoglycemic agents) can cause malabsorption due to drugs and alcohol is surveyed. Examined in detail are the mechanisms of malabsorption produced by neomycin and cholestyramine, and the factors responsible for malabsorption in the chronic alcoholic.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin / Q000009:adverse effects; D003078:Colchicine / Q000009:adverse effects; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000209:etiology; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D009355:Neomycin / Q000009:adverse effects; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; D009355:Neomycin; D003078:Colchicine