Coffee, sugars, and chronic diarrhea. Why a dietary history is important.
Patients with chronic diarrhea should be carefully questioned about their diet. A correlation may be found between gastrointestinal symptoms and the ingestion of coffee, milk, or sugars such as sorbitol and fructose. If the offending agent can be identified and withdrawn from the diet, the diarrhea will stop and further evaluation can be avoided.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D003069:Coffee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D004032:Diet; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007787:Lactose Intolerance / Q000175:diagnosis; D008487:Medical History Taking
D003069:Coffee; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates