Large Intestinal Diarrhea – Causes and Treatment

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  • Frédéric Gaschen
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The large intestine plays an important role in the digestion, however it is not involved in the active absorption of nutrients. Electrolyte transport, water absorption, mucus secretion, bacterial fermentation of fi ber to easily absorbed short-chain fatty acids, immune surveillance, and motility are the main physiological events associated with the large bowel. The prevalence of large bowel diarrhea in small animals affected with chronic diarrhea may differ according to geographic location and the environment of the animal. In cats, diseases affecting exclusively the large intestine occur less frequently than those involving the small bowel or the whole length of the intestine. The associated clinical signs are typical for that segment of the intestine, and refl ect the failure of water extraction and defecation control. In most cases, they can be easily differentiated from those resulting from small intestinal disease, as shown in the following table.

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تاریخ انتشار 2006