[Postvagotomy-diarrhea (author's transl)].
Postvagotomy-diarrhea, a troublesome complication of truncal vagotomy, seems to be caused by an increased concentration of bile acids reaching the colon due to intestinal hurry. Whether a dilatation of the gallbladder may contribute to bile acid malabsorption with its consequences of watery diarrhea cannot be decided at the moment. The beneficial therapeutic effect of cholestyramine or aluminiumhydroxide-containing antacids supports the concept that postvagotomy-diarrhea is induced by bile acids.
D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000863:Antacids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000378:metabolism; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D014628:Vagotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000863:Antacids; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide
Postvagotomie-Diarrhoe.