Secretory Diarrhea | May all be good and all come true

What causes secretory diarrhea? 

a. Cholera 
b. Laxatives 
c. Excess Phenolphthalein intake 
d. Clostridium difficile 
e. Amoebiasis

Ans. (A) Cholera; (B) Laxatives; (C) Excess phenolphthalein intake;

Infections causing secretory diarrhea

- Cholera, Cryptosporidium

- ETEC

- Campylobacter.

Secretory Diarrhoea

- Exogenous stimulant - laxatives

- Chronic ethanol intake.

- Endogenous laxatives (dihydroxy bile acid)

- Idiopathic secretory diarrhoea.

- Bowel resection, fistula.

- Partial bowel obstruction

- Hormone producing tumour.

(Carcinoid, Vipoma, Medullary carcinoma of thyroid, mastocytosis, gastrinoma,

Colorectal villous adenoma)

- Addison’s disease

- Congenital electrolyte absorption defect.

• Clostridium difficile cause inflammatory diarrhoea.