Prevalence of biliary acid malabsorption in patients with chronic diarrhoea of functional characteristics: a prospective study

Background Bile acid malabsorption occurs in up to one third of patients with chronic diarrhoea of functional characteristics. The gold standard test for its diagnosis is the 75 Selenium homocholic acid taurine ( 75 SeHCAT) test. The aim of this work is to confirm previous data suggesting that bile acid malabsorption, diagnosed by 75 Se-HCAT test, is the underlying cause of diarrhoea in a significant proportion of patients previously diagnosed...