steatorrhoea

Diarrhoea, often steatorrhoea, is the most common feature.

Fecal fat study to diagnose steatorrhoea is rarely performed nowadays.

None of the patients, however, were overtly diabetic, had clinical steatorrhoea, or were taking pancreatic enzyme supplements.

Triad of : Mild diabetes mellitus, steatorrhoea, gall stones.

Severe coeliac disease leads to the characteristic symptoms of pale, loose and greasy stool (steatorrhoea) and weight loss or failure to gain weight (in young children).

Giardia lamblia - Symptoms of infection include diarrhea, malaise, excessive gas, steatorrhoea, epigastric pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting, diminished interest in food, and weight loss.

The illness usually starts with an attack of acute diarrhea, fever and malaise following which, after a variable period, the patient settles into the chronic phase of diarrhoea, steatorrhoea, weight loss, anorexia, malaise and nutritional deficiencies.