Malabsorption

Malabsorption is the inadequate absorption of substrates from pre-digested food. It occurs in diseases of the small intestine such as M. Whipple's disease, Crohn's disease, lactase deficiency, fructose intolerance, amyloidosis of the small intestine, MALT lymphomas of the small intestine, intestinal infections and parasitoses and gluten-sensitive enteropathy(coeliac disease). In addition, in the case of small bowel resection, disorders of enteral circulation and lymphatic drainage and hormonally active tumors.