Short Bowel Syndrome, is a debilitating, malabsorptive condition, most often caused by the resection of significant amounts of small bowels, be it from inflammatory bowel disease, malignancy, mesenteric ischemia and so on.
Dr Ennaliza Salazar, Consultant Gastroenterologist, and Director of the Singapore General Hospital Nutrition Service, shares with us her approach to patients with Short Bowel Syndrome.
We delve into the remarkable ability of the intestines to undergo intestinal adaptation, and talk about the treatment available and upcoming, for patients suffering from Short Bowel Syndrome.