Malabsorption can make the osteomalacia disease

Is difficulty digesting or absorbing nutrients from food.
Causes and Risk Factors

Malabsorption can result from a wide range of diseases. Typically, malabsorption can be the inability to absorb sugars, fats, proteins or vitamins, or they may also be a general malabsorption of food. Malabsorption may be accompanied by diarrhea, bloating or cramping, failure to thrive, frequent bulky stools, muscle atrophy and distension of the stomach.

Malabsorption can affect growth and development and can lead to specific diseases. Some causes of malabsorption include:

•      Cystic fibrosis (the number one cause in the United States)
•      chronic pancreatitis
•      Lactose intolerance
•      celiac disease
•      Whipple's Disease
•      Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (a genetic disease that affects the pancreas and bone marrow)
•      Protein intolerance of cow's milk
•      Intolerance to milk protein soy
•      biliary atresia
•      abetalipoproteinemia

     Malabsorption of vitamin B-12 due to:

•          Diphyllobothrium latum infestation
•          Juvenile pernicious anemia
•      vermin
•          Giardia lamblia
•          Strongyloides stercoralis
•          Necator americanus (hookworm)

symptoms

•      Avoiding specific foods
•      chronic diarrhea
•      Bloating and gas
•      Growth retardation

Signs and tests

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treatment

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Expectations (prognosis)

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complications

Malabsorption may lead to prolonged malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies.
Calling your health care

Call your health care provider if you notice symptoms of malabsorption.
prevention

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