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Mistakes in the management of unexplained diarrhoea and how to avoid them

Magnus Simrén, Hans Törnblom

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This material discusses basic mistakes to avoid when managing unexplained non-bloody diarrhoea that persists beyond the acute setting in patients without alarm features.

Diarrhoea becomes chronic when it persists for a month or more since onset.
Acute diarrhoea in healthy individuals is often self-limiting due to short-lived reactions to food intake or bacterial and viral infections.
Most acute diarrhoea cases require limited diagnostic efforts except fluid electrolyte replacement and stool culture in severe occurrences.
The content uses an evidence-based approach supplemented by clinical experience and focuses on patients where initial consultations have not yielded a diagnosis.

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Diarrhoea, acute or chronic, is a common gastrointestinal symptom in healthcare. In most cases, acute diarrhoea in healthy individuals requires limited diagnostic and therapeutic efforts, except for the replacement of fluid electrolytes, and stool culture in severe occurrences. Acute diarrhoea is often self-limiting due to short-lived reactions to food intake and bacterial or viral infections. However, diarrhoea can persist and fulfil definitions of chronicity when a month or more has passed since the onset. Here we discuss some basic mistakes that should be avoided when managing unexplained non-bloody diarrhoea that persists beyond the acute setting. In this context, the term 'unexplained' refers to a patient without apparent alarm features and where initial consultations have failed at making a diagnosis. We used an evidence-based approach and included aspects predominantly based on clinical experience when appropriate.

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Neurogastroenterology & Motility

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Törnblom H and Simrén M. Mistakes in the management of unexplained diarrhoea and how to avoid them. UEG Education 2022; 22: 16–19.

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2022

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