Pseudodiarrhea 4113122 215531708 2008-05-28T16:48:32Z DOI bot 6652755 Citation maintenance. You can [[WP:DOI|use this bot]] yourself! Please [[User:DOI_bot/bugs|report any bugs]]. '''Pseudodiarrhea''', formerly known as '''hyperdefecation''', is defined as increased stool frequency (more than three times daily) with a normal daily stool weight of less than 300 g (Fine and Schiller, 1999). Pseudodiarrhea is often associated with rectal urgency and accompanies [[irritable bowel syndrome]], [[hyperthyroidism]], and anorectal disorders such as [[proctitis]]. Patients with rectal obstruction (e.g., from fecal impaction, obstruction due to a vaginal [[pessary]]) may also present with pseudodiarrhea, since only liquid stool can make it through (Chou and Yu, 2003; Tatar and Trivedi, 2005). Pseudodiarrhea may be more common than chronic diarrhea and should always be considered in patients complaining of chronic diarrhea. ==References== * {{cite book | author = Ahlquist DA, Camilleri M | year = 2005 | title = Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine | chapter = Chapter 35: Diarrhea and constipation | editor = Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci A, Hauser S, Longo D, Jameson JL | edition = 16th edition | publisher = McGraw-Hill Professional | location = New York}} ISBN 0-07-140235-7 * {{cite journal | author=Chou YC, Yu KJ | title=Entrapped vaginal pessary presented with frequency and urge incontinence | journal=J Chin Med Assoc | year=2003 | pages=181–3 | volume=66 | issue=3 }} PMID 12779040 * {{cite journal | author=Fine KD, Schiller LR | title=AGA technical review on the evaluation and management of chronic diarrhea | journal=Gastroenterology | year=1999 | pages=1464–86 | volume=116 | issue=6 | doi=10.1016/S0016-5085(99)70513-5 }} PMID 10348832 * {{cite journal | author=Tatar EL, Trivedi C | title=Pseudodiarrhea caused by vaginal pessary in an elderly patient | journal=J Am Geriatr Soc | year=2005 | pages=1083 | volume=53 | issue=6 | doi=10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53338_10.x }} PMID 15935050 [[Category:Gastroenterology]] [[Category:Digestive disease symptoms]] [[Category:Symptoms]]