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Diarrhea

Q. I get diarrhea when I eat only fatty foods (e.g., pork belly, fried foods).

A.

This is fat maldigestion. It is caused by a deficiency of bile (or bile salts) or pancreatic enzymes, leading to an inability to break down fats, which are then excreted undigested (as fatty stools, or steatorrhea).

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변기 물에 기름이 둥둥 뜨거나 변이 풀어지나요?

지방은 소화하기 제일 힘든 영양소입니다. 담낭 제거나 췌장 기능 저하가 있는 분들에게 흔하며, 저지방 식단을 유지하고 소화 효소제를 보충하는 것이 좋습니다.

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