Guide To Lactic Acidosis Symptoms

Diarrhea

An individual affected by lactic acidosis may present with diarrhea as a symptom of their condition. Diarrhea is a symptom often attributed to the underlying causes of lactic acidosis. Infections that affect the gastrointestinal tract can cause diarrhea and subsequent dehydration. Dehydration can cause the development of lactic acidosis, implicating diarrhea as a symptom of the condition. Diarrhea is also a common result of bacterial overgrowth into an affected individual's small intestine. Lactic acidosis can be caused by a patient's inability to digest glucose fully from the food that they consume. This allows undigested glucose to proceed into the large intestine, where the good gut bacteria consume it and begin to grow out of control. Glucose consumption by the gut bacteria causes an accumulation of lactic acid because it is a byproduct of the process. This bacteria becomes unmanageable and grows into the small intestine where it causes inflammation and damage to the intestinal lining. The bacteria can also metabolize bile salts into compounds that cannot be reabsorbed by the intestines. This absorption impairment causes the patient to experience diarrhea.

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