Fat-intolerance: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for fat intolerance

Cholelithiasis

REN-12, ST-25 To calm the Shen : DU-19, DU-24, Yintang With Blood or Yin Deficiency : SP-6, ST-36, UB-18, UB-23 With Phlegm or plum-pit throat : PC-5, SP-3, ST-40 With fat [americandragon.com]

 If you had fat intolerance before surgery, gradually add fat back into your diet in small increments. [slideshare.net]

 indigestion, dyspepsia, belching, bloat, and fat intolerance Fever, vomiting, indigestion, diarrhea. [slideshare.net]

Choledocholithiasis

Chronic cholecystitis Anorexia, flatulence, nausea, fat intolerance; episodic or diffuse abdominal pain, heartburn. Choledolithiasis Asymptomatic, or jaundice and pain. [medi-info.com]

Recurring fat intolerance. The patient is unable to digest fats properly because of the dysfunction in the gallbladder activity. Jaundice. [nurseslabs.com]

Acute Cholecystitis

Fat intolerance may develop in a small proportion of patients - and a low-fat diet is recommended. [patient.info]

Differential diagnosis Vague abdominal discomfort, distension, nausea, flatulence and intolerance of fats may also be caused by reflux, peptic ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome [patient.info]

Cholecystectomy

intolerance 1.3 0.83 43 68 Tenderness of upper abdomen 1.3 0.73 62 53 Food intolerance 1.2 0.86 51 57 Upper abdominal pain 1.2 0.74 68 43 Acute cholecystitis Murphy sign* [aafp.org]

[…] likelihood ratio Negative likelihood ratio Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Gallstones Biliary colic 3.6 0.84 21 94 Radiating pain 1.6 0.62 62 61 Use of analgesics 1.6 0.38 80 51 Fat [aafp.org]

Biliary Dyskinesia

Symptoms Of Biliary Dyskinesia gallbladder attacks in the absence of gallstones right upper abdominal pain after eating gas, bloating, burping, nausea, vomiting, fat intolerance [gallbladderattack.com]

[…] in the right upper quadrant but can be found in the epigastrium or in the chest, 7, 8 and it is often associated with abdominal bloating, nausea, dyspepsia, vomiting, and fat [doi.org]

Biliary Dyskinesia is frequent in children complaining of biliary colic – upper right abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and intolerance to fatty foods. [gallbladderattack.com]

Postcholecystectomy Syndrome

The pain was associated with sense of fullness after meals and fat intolerance. [ispub.com]

Teach him to contact his physician if he has abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant, increased flatulence, nausea, or intolerance of dietary fat, especially if he also [journals.lww.com]

intolerance which she described as the same as she used to have before removing her gallbladder. [ispub.com]

Gallbladder Disease

Some examples of healing foods to incorporate are: Healthy, unrefined fats and oils. - An impaired liver cannot digest fat well and can create symptoms of fat intolerance [bodyecology.com]

The main symptoms for which patients should be aware of are pain in the upper right side of the abdomen, intolerance to fat and pain after eating, nausea, vomiting and loss [obesitynewstoday.com]

You may want to reduce your fat intake dramatically until your liver and gall bladder heal. [bodyecology.com]

Acute Gastroenteritis

[12] Steatorrhea can be diagnosed using a fecal fat test, which checks for the malabsorption of fat.[13] Faecal elastase levels are becoming the mainstay of pancreatitis [en.wikipedia.org]

Viruses such as rotavirus can also be found in stools.[11] Chemical tests[edit] A fecal pH test may be used to determine lactose intolerance or the presence of an infection [en.wikipedia.org]

Vitamin D Deficiency

People with dietary restrictions, such as veganism, milk-allergic, ovo-vegetarian, and lactose-intolerance. [familydoctor.org]

People who have difficulty absorbing dietary fat (because of conditions such as colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and cystic fibrosis). [familydoctor.org]

Insulin Resistance

By 3 wk, high-fat-fed animals had developed significant glucose intolerance. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Thus these findings demonstrate that upon aging, modifications in B-cell-driven adaptive immunity contribute to glucose intolerance and fat accretion. 2018 by the American [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] diet—we find that within just two days, glucose intolerance skyrockets in the fat group. [care2.com]

Lactose Intolerance

Milk fat (or general fat) intolerance is further condition with bloating, nausea and stool changes, often secondary to bile acid malabsorption. [foodintolerances.org]

It is recommended that nonfat milk be used for this test to eliminate the possibility of symptoms resulting from fat intolerance. [emedicinehealth.com]

Typical cheeses are 70 percent fat. [pcrm.org]

Hypertension

11 Rapid weight gain, especially with central distribution; proximal muscle weakness; depression; hyperglycemia Central obesity, “moon” face, dorsal and supraclavicular fat [dx.doi.org]

12 Rapid weight gain, especially with central distribution; proximal muscle weakness; depression; hyperglycemia Central obesity, “moon” face, dorsal and supraclavicular fat [doi.org]

Overnight 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test 24-h urinary free cortisol excretion (preferably multiple); midnight salivary cortisol Hypothyroidism S5.1-9 Dry skin; cold intolerance [dx.doi.org]

Metabolic Syndrome

Better known as metabolic syndrome, it is a disorder characterized by central obesity (also known as a spare tire), insulin resistance or glucose intolerance, blood fat disorders [yahoo.com]

prothrombotic state, and proinflammatory state A condition is marked by extra fat around the abdomen, high levels of blood glucose (sugar) when not eating, high levels of [icd9data.com]

These risk factors include insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, central adiposity (obesity associated with excess fat deposits around the waist), dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance [themedicalbiochemistrypage.org]

Dermatitis

We have not seen evidence of systemic effects, such as moon facies, fat redistribution at other sites, or indication of glucose intolerance or infection; however, if continued [doi.org]

Food Allergy

An intolerance to a protein 1952-1965 Gut disease Celiac crisis Crosby-kugler capsule assisted diagnosis Acid fat measure in feces allows diet follow-up A very rare disease [doi.org]

(When pressed, Rogen’s character in This Is the End hilariously describes gluten as a “vague term” meaning “things that are bad,” like calories and fat.) [bostonglobe.com]

Age Date Clinics Diagnosis Pathogenesis The origins -1888 At the borders of the fertile crescent The age of steatorrhea Fat in stools and diet as a treatment 1888-1952 Intestinal [doi.org]

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Nebel OTCastell DO Inhibition of the lower oesophageal sphincter by fat: a mechanism for fatty food intolerance. Gut 1973;14270- 274 PubMed Google Scholar Crossref 74. [doi.org]

Becker DJSinclair JCastell DOWu WC A comparison of high and low fat meals on postprandial esophageal acid exposure. [doi.org]

Atrophic Vaginitis

[…] oestrogen therapy include: Platelet-rich plasma injections Hyaluronic acid or fat implants (lipofilling of labia majora) Fractional carbon dioxide laser, nonablative erbium [dermnetnz.org]

[…] oestrogen therapy include: Platelet -rich plasma injections Hyaluronic acid or fat implants (lipofilling of labia majora) Fractional carbon dioxide laser, nonablative erbium [dermnetnz.org]

Other treatments for atrophic vulvovaginitis Experimental options for vulvovaginal rejuvenation in symptomatic women that are unsuitable for or intolerant of local or systemic [dermnetnz.org]

Obesity

For example, exercise intolerance, a hallmark of COPD, is likely to be worsened by fat accumulation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Orthostatic Hypotension

All future studies investigating orthostatic responses and NCS should implement a matching of the population arms for BMI and ideally for body fat. [doi.org]

Eriksen, Pia Munk‐Madsen, Henrik Kehlet and Ismail Gögenur, Orthostatic intolerance in enhanced recovery laparoscopic colorectal resection, Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica [doi.org]

Morbid Obesity

Waist circumference as an indicator of excess abdominal or visceral fat has been associated with dyslipidemia, hypertension, and glucose intolerance.5 While estimates may [jamanetwork.com]

[…] distribution rather than total body fat. [jamanetwork.com]

[…] validation.4 Circumference and skinfold thickness measurements are more practical because of simplicity; however, these measurements are more useful to determine regional fat [jamanetwork.com]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Insulin will reduce the way the body breaks down fats hence, the body keeps more fats. This is a contributing factor to dyslipidemia and hence, obesity. [joonsongmd.net]

There are genetic disorders that interfere with metabolism of carbohydrates or fats, resulting in myopathy and, often, accumulation of intracellular inclusions (usually due [dartmouth.edu]

Insulin resistance as earlier discussed also predisposes people with PCOS to glucose intolerance and diabetes. [joonsongmd.net]

Gastritis

Food with high levels of fat act on retardation of gastric empting13. [scielo.br]

The intolerances generate dyspeptic symptoms, as fullness, belching, heartburn, nausea and precocious satiety. [scielo.br]

Lipedema

In fact, compression is usually intolerable because it aggravates the pain associated with lipoedema. [dermnetnz.org]

Lipectomy (surgery to cut out fat) or liposuction may be hazardous as they risk damaging the lymphatic vessels. [dermnetnz.org]

Polyneuropathy

There are genetic disorders that interfere with metabolism of carbohydrates or fats, resulting in myopathy and, often, accumulation of intracellular inclusions (usually due [dartmouth.edu]

Some of these conditions result in exercise intolerance, occasionally with myoglobinuria and some result in exercise-induced cramping (due to insufficient energy production [dartmouth.edu]

Diabetic Enteropathy

It is recommended that nonfat milk be used for this test to eliminate the possibility of symptoms resulting from fat intolerance. [emedicinehealth.com]

If symptoms do not occur, lactose intolerance is unlikely. [emedicinehealth.com]

If the typical symptoms of lactose intolerance occur within a few hours after the intake of milk, the person is likely to have lactose intolerance. [emedicinehealth.com]

Diabetes Mellitus

Long-term (5-year) effects of a reduced-fat diet intervention in individuals with glucose intolerance. Diabetes Care. 2001;24(4):619-624. [doi.org]

Multiple regression analysis showed that maternal nulliparity, fetal position and fetal fat were factors associated with caesarean section. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[EL 3] A prospective case–control study (n 3778) from Canada examined the relationship between caesarean section rates and gestational glucose intolerance (3 hour 100 g OGGT [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

These include cough, worsening dyspnea, progressive exercise intolerance, sputum production, and alteration in mental status. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Symptoms include the following: Productive cough or acute chest illness Breathlessness Wheezing Systemic manifestations (decreased fat-free mass, impaired systemic muscle [emedicine.medscape.com]

Acidosis

(see these terms), diseases that present with fat and fat soluble vitamin malabsorption, including other liver diseases, and intestinal disease, or diseases that present [orpha.net]

[…] antitrypsin deficiency of ZZ phenotype, Alagille syndrome, biliary atresia, cystic fibrosis, and metabolic diseases (tyrosinemia type I, galactosemia, hereditary fructose intolerance [orpha.net]

Acanthosis Nigricans

Studies on non-diabetic Indians revealed that IR was associated with subcutaneous fat. [oatext.com]

Other risk factors associated with central adiposity include glucose intolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypertension [17]. [oatext.com]

Chronic Prostatitis

Sneha- Dvesha (intolerance to fat) 3. Asamhata Varcha (loose stools) 4. Anga Laghava (lightness in the body) 5. Gatra Mardawa (soft feeling of body parts) 6. [slideshare.net]