Diarrhea and loose bowel movements: There might be many reasons of loose bowel movements, including food poisoning (giardia and salmonella infection often resulting in green diarrhea), rotavirus infection, food allergies, lactose intolerance, fructose malabsorption, celiac disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, etc., GERD, Thyrotoxicosis (elevated levels of hormone thyroxine in the blood), usually due to autoimmune thyroid disorder (Grave's disease)
Impaired gut innervation(often in diabetes).
Bile salts are absorbed into blood mainly IN last part of small intestine (terminal ileum). Causes of impaired bile re-absorption are:
- Inflammation of small intestine, mainly due to Crohn's disease
- Surgical removal of terminal ileum
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