Your small intestine is where food is absorbed.
Malabsorption Overview of Malabsorption Food you eat has to be digested before it can go into your body. Digestion breaks food down into its separate parts: Proteins Fats Carbohydrates Proteins, fats, and carbohydrates are nutrients... read more is when you have trouble absorbing the nutrients in your food. Nutrients are things that provide nutrition to your body. They include protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals.
What is Whipple disease?
What are the symptoms of Whipple disease?
The main symptoms of Whipple disease are:
Other symptoms include:
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Fever
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Not feeling hungry
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Anemia Overview of Anemia Anemia is not having enough red blood cells or hemoglobin. Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs to all of your other organs. Hemoglobin is the substance inside your red blood cells that... read more (low red blood cell count), which may make you feel weak and tired
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Cough
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Swollen lymph nodes
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If the infection spreads to your brain—confusion or memory loss
How can doctors tell if I have Whipple disease?
Doctors diagnose Whipple disease by finding the bacteria that causes the disease in a biopsy sample taken from your small intestine. With a biopsy, doctors take a small sample of tissue using instruments on the end of an endoscope (a flexible viewing tube) and then look at the sample under a microscope.
