| The classic disorder of malabsorption is pernicious anemia, an autoimmune disease that affects the gastric parietal cells. |
| This may cause diarrhoea on account of the possible bile acid malabsorption. |
| Other post-op complications include portal hypertension, malabsorption and rickets. |
| Laboratory tests only showed low carotene and vitamin A, indicating malabsorption. |
| A protozoal parasite, Giardia lamblia, can contaminate drinking water and is a common cause of diarrhea and, if unrecognized, malabsorption. |
| Next to tropical sprue, it is the most important cause of malabsorption syndrome in India. |
