Systematic review with meta‐analysis: the prevalence of bile acid malabsorption and response to colestyramine in patients with chronic watery diarrhoea and previous cholecystectomy

A limited number of small-sized studies suggest that bile acid diarrhoea is frequent in patients with chronic watery diarrhoea and previous cholecystectomy.To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prevalence of bile acid diarrhoea in patients with chronic watery diarrhoea and previous cholecystectomy, and their response to colestyramine, including a new consecutive series of patients.MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched up to...