Indications for specific therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with the short-bowel syndrome

Diarrhoea, malabsorption and malnutrition characterize the short-bowel syndrome. Following the initial intestinal resection, complications such as fistulas and intra-abdominal abscesses may occur, but these usually resolve with appropriate surgical care. All residual intestine should be placed in co...

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Published in:Baillière's best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology 2003-12, Vol.17 (6), p.895-906
Main Author: Wilmore, Douglas W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision making
Diet
Dietary Carbohydrates - administration & dosage
Dietary Fats - administration & dosage
Dietary Fiber - administration & dosage
Dietary Proteins - administration & dosage
Disease
glutamine
growth hormone
Growth hormones
Humans
intestinal rehabilitation
Intestines - transplantation
Laboratory animals
Nutrition research
Short Bowel Syndrome - diet therapy
Short Bowel Syndrome - rehabilitation
Short Bowel Syndrome - surgery
short-bowel syndrome
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Summary:Diarrhoea, malabsorption and malnutrition characterize the short-bowel syndrome. Following the initial intestinal resection, complications such as fistulas and intra-abdominal abscesses may occur, but these usually resolve with appropriate surgical care. All residual intestine should be placed in continuity before serious attempts at rehabilitation with oral feedings are initiated. Small hourly oral feedings composed of food items high in complex carbohydrate and low in fat are started when appropriate and the diet is gradually increased as intestinal adaptation occurs. The goal during this process is to prevent diarrhoea and allow the formation of semiformed stools. With time, parenteral nutrition (PN) can be reduced, and the time required depends on both length of residual bowel and the particular anatomy involved—for example, the presence or absence of the colon. A programme of optimal diet plus growth hormone (0.1 mg/kg) and oral glutamine (30 g/day) enhances the adaptive process and allows many patients independence from PN. However, those with extremely short segments of jejuno-ileum (
ISSN:1521-6918
1532-1916
DOI:10.1016/S1521-6918(03)00083-0