Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Abdominal cramps - Diarrhea, worse on
high-fat diet Excessive gas (flatus) Indigestion - Irritability
Muscle cramps Numbness Paleness Weight loss
Signs and tests
- Complete blood count (
CBC ) Comprehensive metabolic panel Enteroscopy - Folate level (serum)
- Iron level (serum)
- Stool examination for bacteria and parasites
- Upper
endoscopy Upper GI series -
Vitamin B12 level (serum)
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Tropical sprue Treatment
Review Date: 01/20/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of
Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San
Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
