Question 1

y does ititable bowel syndrome happen? causes for it. how to cure

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Theories: There are a lot of theories but the current thinking is that it is related to serotonin from the gut and/or a disruption in the bacterial flora. I would start with probiotics.

Question 2

what is short bowel syndrome?

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Too Little Intestine: Certain medical conditions require emergency removal of a significant amount of the small intestine.  We see this in infancy associated with necrotizing enterocolitis and in adults when the blood supply to the small intestine is cut-off.  The small bowel is responsible for digesting nutrients within our diet; if a lot of the small intestine is missing, nutritional deficiencies occur.

Question 3

what are the causes of short bowel syndrome?

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Surgery: Surgical removal of the majority of the small intestine is what causes short bowel syndrome.

Question 4

how do you cure somebody's short bowel syndrome?

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Difficult: Support with intravenous nutrition.  Rarely, small bowel transplant is tried.

Question 5

what are the symptoms of irratable bowel syndrome???

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`diarrhea,: alternating with constipation, bloating, abdominal discomfort,

Question 6

what are the common complications in short-bowel syndrome?

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Several: Short bowel can have a myriad of complications such as slow growth, malabsorption, diarrrhea, vomiting, infection, liver failure, and even death if the SBS is severe. There are procedures to correct it or improve it if the patients meets the right criteria.

Question 7

what is the definition or description of: short bowel syndrome?

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Insufficient bowel: Short bowel is the condition where too much intestine is removed resulting in insufficient ability to maintain nutrition.  Conditions such as ischemia or crohn's disease can require large resections of bowel resulting in this condition.  Often, patients require special medications to rehab their remaining bowel, peripheral nutrition, or even small bowel transplants.

Question 8

why can't people gain weight when they have short bowel syndrome?

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Absorption: Lack of adequate smll bowel surface to absorb nutrients.

Question 9

irriatable bowel syndrome what kinds foods should i eat and other things i can do to ease symptoms

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IBS ,SPASTIC COLON: Avoid caffienated , carbonated beverages, sugarless gum , mint and chocolate.

Question 10

my friend just told me that she has empty bowel syndrome. i said, "never heard of it, but it sounds unpleasant." so now i'm trying to look it up.

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?: Never heard of "empty bowel syndrome", although it sounds a lot like irritable bowel syndrome. Recommend checking out this possibility with your friend.

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