What is bile acid malabsorption syndrome?

Patients with bile acid malabsorption typically present with chronic, watery diarrhea due to a larger amount of bile acids being spilled into the colon, where the acids stimulate electrolyte and water secretion, which results in loose to watery stools.

How do members experience bile acid malabsorption syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bile acid malabsorption syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for bile acid malabsorption syndrome*

Who has bile acid malabsorption syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 21
40s 34
50s 46
60s 36
70+ 29

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 32
Female 139

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What is bile acid malabsorption syndrome?

Patients with bile acid malabsorption typically present with chronic, watery diarrhea due to a larger amount of bile acids being spilled into the colon, where the acids stimulate electrolyte and water secretion, which results in loose to watery stools.



Common symptoms reported by people with bile acid malabsorption syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for bile acid malabsorption syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with bile acid malabsorption syndrome

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Who has bile acid malabsorption syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 108 say bile acid malabsorption syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 21
40s 34
50s 46
60s 36
70+ 29
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 6
20-29 years 10
30-39 years 7
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 5
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 32
Female 139

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 38
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from bile acid malabsorption syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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