Catalog
Acquired monosaccharide malabsorption
Link to WHO Definition
Acquired monosaccharide malabsorption – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1361265641
This is an acquired condition in which the cells lining the intestine cannot take in one or all of the sugars glucose, galactose or fructose, which prevents proper digestion of these molecules and larger molecules made from them. It may cause osmotic diarrhoea.