A patient with malnutrition is experiencing ongoing diarrhea after every meal. The nurse realizes that this patient could have what health problem?
1. malabsorption
2. a food allergy
3. carbohydrate intolerance
4. pending cardiovascular overload
Correct Answer: 1
Refeeding can precipitate malabsorption and diarrhea. The diarrhea occurs after each meal, not with foods that may cause an allergy or only with carbohydrates. Cardiovascular overload is not related to the development of diarrhea after eating.
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