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Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	Carbohydrate malabsorption, malabsorption , HIV related malabsorption, intestinal tuberculosis, tropical sprue, whipple's disease
Drug Side Effect	Acetaminophen, acarbose, acamprosate calcium, albuterol , bexarotene, bupropion, butalbital, calcium carbonate , levodopa and carbidopa, cevimeline, cidofovir, chloral hydrate, citalopram , clindamycin, codeine, denosumab, disopyramide, dolutegravir, dulaglutide , etodolac, exenatide, flurbiprofen, glipizide, glycopyrrolate, lactulose, lanreotide, lisinopril, lithium, lovastatin, medications, megestrol acetate, megestrol, meropenem, mesalazine, metformin, midodrine, misoprostol, miglitol, modafinil, moxifloxacin, naproxen, niacin, nitrofurantoin, norfloxacin, octreotide, ofloxacin, oxaprozin, pantoprazole, pergolide, polyethylene glycol, piroxicam, rabeprazole, Human chorionic gonadotropin, rifampicin, ritonavir, simethicone, simvastatin, sotalol, sunitinib, tacrolimus, tramadol, thalidomide, tolcapone, tolmetin, varenicline, vilazodone
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Abdominal surgery, aerophagia, alteration of intestinal motility, amebiasis, biliary disease, blastocystis species, bowel fermentation, caffeine, carcinoid tumors, celiac disease, cholesterolosis, chronic constipation in adults,chronic diarrhea in developed countries, chronic functional constipation and fecal incontinence in infants and children, chronic mesenteric ischemia, cirrhosis of liver, crohn's disease, diverticulitis, diverticulosis, fecal incontinence in infants and children, gallbladder disease , gallbladder disorders, gallbladder polyps, gallstone ileus, gallstones, gastric intestinal metaplasia, gastroesophageal reflux in adults, Gastrointestinal toxicity of radiation therapy, giardiasis, hepatic encephalopathy in adults, hypersalivation, intermittent bowel obstruction, intestinal bacterial overgrowth, intestinal motility disorders, intestinal obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome, lactase deficiency, metorchis, pancreatic carcinoma, pancreatic insufficiency, pneumatosis intestinalis, postoperative ileus, probiotics for gastrointestinal diseases, short bowel syndrome , small bowel diverticular, swallowed air, lactase deficiency, metorchis, pancreatic carcinoma, pancreatic insufficiency, pneumatosis intestinalis, postoperative ileus, probiotics for gastrointestinal diseases, short bowel syndrome, small bowel diverticular , swallowed air
Genetic	Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, cystic fibrosis, colon cancer , enteropathy-type intestinal T-cell lymphoma, glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Amebiasis, blastomycosis, clonorchis, clostridium difficile, colonic bacterial fermentation, cyclospora infection, dientamoeba fragilis, giardiasis, hookworm infection, metorchis, opisthorchis, small intestine bacterial infection
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	Abdominal surgery
Neurologic	Hepatic encephalopathy in adults
Nutritional / Metabolic	Acarbose, apples, beans, bowel fermentation, brussel sprouts, cabbage, caffeine, malabsorption, carbonated beverages, chewing gum, chronic diarrhea in developed countries, crayfish, dietary factors, eating too quickly, food allergies, glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency, gut fermentation, herbal products, high fiber diet, high legume diet,increased intake of fructose, increased intake of lactose, increased intake of sorbitol, introducing solid foods and vitamin and mineral supplementation during infancy, lactase deficiency, lactulose, lobster, tropical sprue, traveler's diarrhea, mixed nuts, metabolic syndrome, obesity, onions, peanut, pork, prunes, raisins, shellfish, shrimp, undigestible starches in fruits, undigestible starches in vegetables, undigestible starches legumes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Colon cancer, anal cancer, carcinoid tumors, cirrhosis of liver, enteropathy-type intestinal T-cell lymphoma, pancreatic carcinoma
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	Aerophagia , anxiety
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte	Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
'Miscellaneous	3-month infant due immature gut, aerophagia, eating too quickly, fecal incontinence in infants and children, habitual air swallowing, normal in healthy individuals, normal infant, normal physical needs, obesity

Causes in Alphabetical Order

• 3-month infant

Abdominal surgery

Acarbose

Acetaminophen

Aerophagia

Albuterol

Alpha glucosidase inhibitors

Alteration of intestinal motility

Amebiasis

anal cancer

Anxiety

Apples

autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Beans

Bexarotene

Biliary disease

Blastocystis species

Bowel fermentation

Brussel sprouts

Bupropion

Butalbital

Cabbage

caffeine

Calcium carbonate

Carbidopa and levodopa

Carbohydrate malabsorption

carbonated beverages

Carcinoid tumors

Carcinoma of the colon

Celiac disease

Cevimeline

Chewing gum

Chloral hydrate

Cholesterolosis

chronic constipation in adults

chronic diarrhea in developed countries

Chronic functional constipation and fecal incontinence in infants and children

Chronic mesenteric ischemia

Cirrhosis of liver

Citalopram

Clindamycin

Clonorchis

Clostridium difficile

codeine

Colonic bacterial fermentation

Colorectal cancer

Crayfish

Crohn's disease

Cyclospora infection

Cystic fibrosis

Denosumab

Dientamoeba fragilis

Dietary factors

Disopyramide

Diverticulitis

Diverticulosis

Dulaglutide

Eating too quickly

Eluxadoline

enteropathy-associated T cell lymphoma

Etodolac

Exenatide

fecal incontinence in infants and children

Food allergies

Gallbladder disease

Gallbladder disorders

Gallbladder polyps

Gallstone ileus

Gallstones

Gas-containing sodas

Gastric intestinal metaplasia

gastroesophageal reflux in adults

Gastrointestinal toxicity of radiation therapy

Giardiasis

Glipizide

Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency

Glycopyrrolate

Gut fermentation

Habitual air swallowing

Hepatic encephalopathy in adults

Herbal products

High fibre diet

High legume diet

High-fiber diet

Hookworm infection

Hypersalivation

increased intake of fructose

increased intake of lactose

increased intake of sorbitol

Intermittent bowel obstruction

intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Intestinal motility disorders

Intestinal obstruction

Introducing solid foods and vitamin and mineral supplementation during infancy

Irritable bowel syndrome

Lactase deficiency

Lactose intolerance

Lactulose

Lipase inhibitors

Lisinopril

Lithium

Lobster

Lovastatin

Lovastatin

Malabsorption

Medications

Megestrol acetate

Mesalazine

Metformin

Metorchis

Midodrine

Miglitol

Milk allergy

Modafinil

Moxifloxacin

Naproxen

Nitrofurantoin-induced pulmonary injury

Norfloxacin

Normal in healthy individuals

Normal infant

Normal physical needs

Nuts

Obesity in adults

Octreotide

Ofloxacin

Onions

Opisthorchis

Pancreatic carcinoma

Pancreatic disease

Pancreatic insufficiency

Peanuts

Pneumatosis intestinalis

Polyethylene glycol

pork meat

postoperative ileus

Probiotics for gastrointestinal diseases

Prunes

Raisins

Recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin

Recombinant human growth hormone somatropin

rifampicin

Ritonavir

Shellfish

Short bowel syndrome

Shrimp

Simethicone

Simvastatin

Small bowel diverticular

Small intestine bacterial infection

Sotalol

Stomach infection

Sunitinib

Swallowed air

Tacrolimus

Thalidomide

Tolcapone

tramadol

undigestible starches in fruits

undigestible starches legumes

Wallnuts

xundigestible starches in vegetables