Other symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, decreased appetite, and anemia. Unintended weight loss is also a symptom of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome due to malabsorption. The malabsorption in this syndrome is multifactorial and can result from direct mucosal damage by acid, inactivation of pancreatic enzymes (if a tumor is located in the pancreas), and/or the precipitation of bile slats. Vomiting blood or blood in the stool is also common due to bleeding from the peptic ulcers. Lastly, patients with ZES have excessive acid levels within the digestive tract which can cause increased amounts of fat in the stools or
Other symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, decreased appetite, and anemia. Unintended weight loss is also a symptom of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome due to malabsorption. The malabsorption in this syndrome is multifactorial and can result from direct mucosal damage by acid, inactivation of pancreatic enzymes (if a tumor is located in the pancreas), and/or the precipitation of bile slats. Vomiting blood or blood in the stool is also common due to bleeding from the peptic ulcers. Lastly, patients with ZES have excessive acid levels within the digestive tract which can cause increased amounts of fat in the stools or