title: [Element of digestive pathophysiology and fecal analysis].
abstract: Fecal analysis includes qualitative and quantitative studies which allows quantification and labelling of numerous pathophysiologic phenomenona. Malabsorption and over-absorption of water and electrolytes give rise to six types of watery diarrheas, and two types of constipations; malabsorption of nutriments and maldigestion of food, give rise to two types of fatty and nitrogenous diarrheas with metabolic consequences. Fecal analysis often discriminates organic from non-organic diseases and brings informations on increase or decrease of caloric losses, to the nutritionist. Microscopic observations which requires a high degree of competence and experience, allows the recognition of malabsorption/maldigestion phenomenona, of fortuitous presence of parasites and a good interpretation of a fecal file.
authors.affiliation: Service de biologie animale et parasitaire, Faculté de Pharmacie, 4, avenue de l'Observatoire F75006 Paris, France.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gobert
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barbot
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kapel
mesh_terms: D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000378:metabolism; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins