Question
Will babies with bile duct obstruction experience fatty diarrhea?
Answer
Babies with bile duct obstruction may have fatty diarrhea, which is a manifestation of malabsorption syndrome. This diarrhea is caused by poor digestion and malabsorption of fats. It can be observed in various diseases, such as congenital bile duct obstruction and infectious toxic hepatitis. Due to the bile stasis in these children, the composition of bile changes, and the concentration of bile acids in the intestinal lumen significantly decreases, affecting fat digestion and causing fats to be excreted in the feces, leading to fatty stools.