The
gastrointestinal health of HIV/AIDS patients is frequently impaired,
with diarrhea, maldigestion and malabsorption being commonly reported.
AIDS patients with chronic diarrhea often show abnormal absorption
and malnutrition, even in the absence of intestinal pathogens.1
Pancreatitis--inflammation
of the pancreas resulting in several digestive abnormalities--is
also independently associated with AIDS, sometimes through infection
with cryptosporidium or other agents.2 A
study by gastroenterologists at San
Francisco General Hospital found
that fat malabsorption (leading to
steatorrhea) was a major problem
occurring in almost half of all AIDS
patients. They recommended that "assessment of fat
malabsorption should be considered in (AIDS) patients with unexplained
weight loss or diarrhea before extensive evaluation of opportunistic
infections."3
The Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis
(CDSA) evaluates a stool sample for digestion, absorption, intestinal
function and the status of microbial flora, and enables clinicians
to tailor treatment specifically to each patient.
References:
1 Lambl BB, Federman M, Pleskow D, Wanke CA. Malabsorption and wasting
in AIDS patients with
microsporidia and pathogen-negative diarrhea. AIDS 1996;10&):739-44.
2 Dowell SF, Holt EA, Murphy FK. Pancreatitis associated with human
immunodeficiency virus
infection: a matched case-control study. Tex Med 1996;92(9):44-49.
3 Koch J, Garcia-Shelton YL, Neal EA, Chan MF, Weaver KE, Cello
JP. Steatorrhea: a common manifestation in patients with HIV/AIDS.
Nutrition 1996;12(7-8):507-510.
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