A 75-year-old patient presents with watery diarrhoea. He is passing large volumes of watery diarrhoea, approximately 3 litres a day, with no noticeable blood. It has been present for approximately five months and is gradually becoming more frequent. It often wakes him at night with the urge to defecate. Liver function tests, calcium and urea and electrolytes are normal. Stool microscopy and culture are normal, and Clostridium difficile toxin is negative. A flexible sigmoidoscopy is organised, and the investigator reports to you that the large bowel appears normal. From which of the following treatments may this patient benefit? Oral prednisolone Oral cholestyramine Low residue diet High fibre diet Gluten free diet
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 08:51:48 +0000
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