Habba Syndrome....
09/16/07 04:28 PM
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Habba Syndrome, if you have not read up on it here is how Habba breaks down "It is an association between a dysfunctional, intact gallbladder and chronic diarrhea. Patients with the syndrome present with varying degrees of chronic diarrhea (three or more bowel movements per day for at least three months). Diarrhea is classically described as frequent, loose bowel movements and may be watery in nature. They could be explosive at times and may even be associated with great urgency and even incontinence. Diarrhea is mostly after meals (post prandial diarrhea). Because of this urgency, patients usually look for a bathroom wherever they go, also known as "bathroom mapping".
These symptoms are usually very distressing and may cause social embarrassment and interference with daily activities. Some patients are even homebound in fear of social embarrassment. Some lose weight because they are afraid to eat for fear of getting diarrhea.
Diarrhea is rarely nocturnal, unless the patient had a late meal close to bedtime.
It is not associated with blood, unless it comes from irritation of the rectal area as a result of frequent bowel movements.
Dr. Habba found that this type of diarrhea is associated with dysfunctional gallbladder.
Is there pain associated with this syndrome?
The patient would not necessarily have abdominal pain related to the gallbladder disease. They could be completely free of any abdominal pain. The gallbladder function is only determined by an abnormal radio-nuclear test that studies the function of the gallbladder (DISIDA scan with CCK injection). This test is non-invasive and can be performed in all well-equipped hospitals and radiology centers.
If ultrasound of the gallbladder is normal, could I still have the syndrome?
Absolutely. In fact, most of the patients with the syndrome have normal ultrasound of the gallbladder. However, the presence of gallstones on ultrasound does not rule out the diagnosis of the syndrome."
i know thisis a little long but i thought the informaiotn might be helpful to some of oyu out there with an intact gallbladder.
Good Luck 
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Amanda
IBS-D
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