What are the symptoms of short bowel syndrome?
Cramping, bloating and heartburn are some symptoms, and all the symptoms associated with dehydration and malnutrition, like weakness, weight loss, infections and depression. But diarrhea is the main symptom of short bowel syndrome, and it can greatly affect a patient’s lifestyle. Virtually everything revolves around their ability to have access to a bathroom so that they don’t have an “accident”. In certain cases it can get so severe that they literally collapse or pass out, and in even more severe cases it can significantly lower their blood pressure. What are the treatment options for people with short bowel syndrome? We generally start with the simplest treatment options first. We modify their diet, modify the kind of foods and drinks they take in, and try to take maximal advantage of the intestine they have. In subsequent steps, you try to keep the patients away from things that can cause them diarrhea. There are certain things that we eat and drink on a daily basis that are not pr
