SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME.....Excellent information about SBS

From: Helen Dynda (olddad66@runestone.net)
Sun Mar 9 13:18:54 2003

X> Intestinal Disease Foundation: Short Bowel Syndrome....." Short bowel syndrome (SBS) occurs whenever the functions of the small bowel have been removed from the body by disease or surgery."

1.) Causes;

2.) Signs and Symptoms: Fat absorption ... Role of the bile salts in fat absorption ... Oxalates ... Carbohydrate absorption and lactose deficiency ... Electrolyte, vitamin and mineral absorption ... Hypersecretion;

3.) Adaptive changes: Management: First Stage -- Total Parental Nutrition (TPN) ... Second Stage -- Transition to Oral Feedings ... Third Stage -- Total Adaption.....Excellent information!!

http://www.intestinalfoundation.org/library/short.shtml

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