Chronic diarrhea is caused by specific gastrointestinal pathologies
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Chronic diarrhea is well established in the medical literature as a symptom driven by specific underlying gastrointestinal pathologies, such as inflammatory bowel diseases, enteric infections, and other organic disorders.
Evidence for · 5
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
2015 · cited by 1,105
Irritable bowel syndrome is characterized as a symptom cluster resulting from diverse gastrointestinal pathologies.
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Enteric infections, diarrhea, and their impact on function and development
2008 · cited by 501
Enteric infections directly impact intestinal absorption and function, causing diarrhea.
Endoscopic, Biopsy, and Histopathologic Guidelines for the Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Inflammation in Companion Animals
2010 · cited by 418
Inflammatory bowel disease broadly refers to chronic gastrointestinal disorders defined by histopathologic evidence of mucosal inflammation.
Pathophysiology of IBD associated diarrhea
2018 · cited by 195
The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease-associated diarrhea involves specific mucosal damage, dysregulated ion transport, and impaired barrier function.
Growth and Puberty in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
2020 · cited by 52
Gastrointestinal pathologies such as inflammatory bowel diseases consistently present with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms, including diarrhea.