### Description: - too much bile in the gut, causes diarrhea > [!multi-column] >> [!blank] >> ###### Type 1 >> - malabsorption of bile salts from the terminal [[ileum]] >> - secondary to [[ileal resection]] or ileal inflammation (e.g., [[Crohn's disease]]) > >> [!blank] >> ###### Type 2 >> - idiopathic / primary >> - ↑ secretion of bile > >> [!blank] >> ###### Type 3 >> - secondary to various gastrointestinal diseases, such as [[cholecystectomy]], [[small intestine bacterial overgrowth]], [[radiation enteropathy]], [[celiac disease]], [[chronic pancreatitis]], etc. ### Clinical Features: - #GI/diarrhea/watery-diarrhea - #GI/diarrhea/steatorrhea - #GI/fecal-urgency - #GI/fecal-incontinence - #GI/abdominal-contour/abdominal-distension - #GI/bloating - #GI/abdominal-pain ### Differential Diagnosis: - ### Investigations: - ### Treatment: - [[bile acid sequestrants]] - e.g., [[cholestyramine]] or [[colestipol]] ### Prognosis: - ### Causes: - ### Notes: -