Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition

Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition 3(2+1)

Lesson 23:Steatorrhoea, lactose intolerance, coeliac disease

Steatorrhoea

Steatorrhoea is the presence of excess fat in feces. Stools may also float due to excess lipid, have an oily appearance and foul-smelling. An oily anal leakage or some level of fecal incontinence may occur. There is increased fat excretion, which can be measured by determining the fecal fat level.

Signs and symptoms

• Foul-smelling feces
• Bulky stool
• Loose stool
• Pale stool
• Greasy stool