Absorption Disorders

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Signs and Symptoms


Symptoms of absorption disorders depend on which nutrient or nutrients are being malabsorbed. Common symptoms include the following:

Abdominal pain and cramps
Bloating
Chronic diarrhea (frequent bowel movements and passage of light-colored, soft, and foul-smelling stool [called steatorrhea, pronounced stē ă-tō-rē ă])
Excessive gas in the GI tract (e.g., flatulence)
Failure to thrive and delayed puberty (in children)
GI bleeding (i.e., blood in the stool) ...Read the full article