If eating fat slows down digestion, how come eating a lot of it causes diarrhea?

Question

If eating fat slows down digestion, how come eating a lot of it causes diarrhea?

In: Biology

Answer 1

When you eat fat, your pancreas releases bile to help digest it. If you eat a huge amount of fat at once, you can give yourself pancreatitis. This is inflammation of the pancreas caused by the bile. Pancreatitis causes diarrhoea.