Section 1
Review
What measures can help to prevent and treat constipation? What are the modes of action of the laxatives used to treat constipation?
Describe possible causes of diarrhea and the dietary measures that may be included during treatment.
Identify conditions that can cause fat malabsorption, and discuss the primary nutrition problems that can result.
Explain why bacterial overgrowth develops, and describe its effects on nutrition status.
Explain how chronic pancreatitis and cystic fibrosis can result in malabsorption. In what ways are their dietary treatments similar?
Discuss the cause of celiac disease, and describe the diet used in its treatment. Explain why a gluten-free diet may be difficult for patients to follow.
Compare the effects of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis on nutrition status, and describe the dietary measures that may be required during the course of illness.
Identify possible causes of short bowel syndrome. What nutrition problems often develop? Discuss the adaptive process that occurs in the remaining intestine after a portion of intestine is resected.
Describe irritable bowel syndrome, and discuss the ways in which diet can be used in its treatment.
Specify the factors that increase the risk of developing diverticular disease. What dietary modification is most useful in its prevention and treatment?
Describe the primary nutrition-related concerns of people who have undergone ileostomies and colostomies.