Diseases
short-bowel syndrome
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Overview
Short bowel syndrome is a condition in which your body is unable to absorb enough nutrients from the foods you eat because you don't have enough small intestine. The small intestine is where the majority of the nutrients you eat are absorbed into your body during digestion
Symptoms
- diarrhea
- fatigue
- greasy, foul-smelling stools
- weight loss
- malnutrition
Causes
- causes of short bowel syndrome include having parts of your small intestine removed during surgery, or being born with some of the small intestine missing or damaged.
Risk factors
- defects existing at birth
- crohn's disease
- gastrointestinal cancers
Diagnosis
- magnetic resonance imaging (mri)
- stool tests
- x-ray studies
- computerized tomography (ct) scan
Medicines used
Frequently asked questions
What is short-bowel syndrome?
Short bowel syndrome is a condition in which your body is unable to absorb enough nutrients from the foods you eat because you don't have enough small intestine. The small intestine is where the majority of the nutrients you eat are absorbed into your body during digestion
What are the symptoms of short-bowel syndrome?
diarrhea, fatigue, greasy, foul-smelling stools, weight loss, malnutrition
What causes short-bowel syndrome?
causes of short bowel syndrome include having parts of your small intestine removed during surgery, or being born with some of the small intestine missing or damaged.
Which medicines are used for short-bowel syndrome?
somatropin
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