Define the Effect of niacin deficiency on Digestive Sysytem?
The predominant symptoms are glossitis and diarrhoea. Glossitis, cheilosis and stomatitis may vary from mild redness, soreness and smoothness of the tongue and mouth to extreme inflammation with fiery red mucosa and tongue, ulceration and secondary infection 'of the tongue and buccal mucosa, Nausea and vomiting are seen in most cases. Diarrhoea may range from a few to several loose stools a day with blood and mucous.