Causes of diarrhoea, other than Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea, in patients that underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy
| Cause of diarrhoea | No of patients |
|---|---|
| Antibiotics | 22 |
| Probable gastrointestinal infection | 19 |
| Unknown cause | 17 |
| Constipation with overflow | 13 |
| Campylobacter infection | 11 |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 11 |
| Salmonella infection | 5 |
| Ischaemic colitis | 4 |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 4 |
| Carcinoid | 3 |
| Drug induced | 2 |
| Coeliac disease | 1 |
| Pancreatic insufficiency | 1 |
| Collagenous colitis | 1 |
| E coli 0157 | 1 |
| Colonic cancer | 1 |