Common Diarrheal Illnesses in the Elderly.

Enad Dawod, Carl V Crawford

Journal: Clinics in geriatric medicine 2021;37(1):103-117

PMID: 33213765

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Abstract

Diarrhea is a fairly common problem among the elderly that has a higher morbidity and mortality compared with the general population. There are multiple reasons for diarrhea in the elderly that can be stratified by different mechanisms: infectious, osmotic, secretory, inflammatory, and malabsorptive. Oral hydration and dietary management are the basic management principles for all forms of diarrhea but specific treatment should address the root cause of diarrhea in order to improve outcomes.

Address: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1305 York Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA.; Division of Gastroenterology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1305 York Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10021, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2020.08.008

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MeSH Terms: Age Distribution, Age Factors, Aged, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Humans, Malabsorption Syndromes