Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of steatorrhea (fatty stools).
Family history
- What is the general health of your relatives?
- Are there any diseases in your family that are common?
Social history
- Have you been abroad recently? If so, where? What were the hygienic circumstances?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- How long have you been suffering from the stool changes?
- What does the stool look like?
- Does it have a noticeable smell?
- How often do you have a bowel movement during the day?
- Do you suffer from other symptoms such as abdominal pain, fever?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you drink alcohol at an increased rate? If so, what drink(s) and how many glasses of it per day?
Self anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Pre-existing conditions (pancreatic diseases, intestinal diseases, biliary diseases, metabolic diseases).
- Surgeries (gastrointestinal surgery)
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Environmental history
Medication history
- Colchicine (alkaloid of autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale)) – drug used for gout attacks.
- Colestyramine (strong base anion exchanger) – drug, which is an absorption inhibitor of cholesterol.
- Neomycin (antibiotic)
