digestive disorders
Vipoma
Symptoms of Vipoma
The major symptom of vipoma is prolonged massive watery diarrhea. People produce 1 to 3 quarts (1,000 to 3,000 milliliters) of stool per day, causing dehydration. In 50% of people, diarrhea is constant, and in the rest, the severity of the diarrhea varies over time. Because the diarrhea removes many of the body’s normal salts, people often develop low blood levels of potassium ( Hypokalemia (Low Level of Potassium in the Blood) ) and excessively acidic blood ( 