Short gut syndrome

Posted by tjanet @tjanet, Mar 19 10:28am

I have only 2ft. of my small intestines but I have all of my large intestines. I am able to eat food low fiber diet, high calorie, high protein diet. Limited plain water.
My symptoms are not related to food.
I am having abdominal pain, some nausea, a lot of diarrhea. My GI doctor isn't treating me for Short gut syndrome. So I am looking for ways to treat my symptoms.

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rashida | @rashida | Mar 21 8:15am

@tjanet if your gastroenterologist has diagnosed your short gut syndrome why isn’t he treating it?

tjanet | @tjanet | Mar 22 11:00am

In reply to @rashida "@tjanet if your gastroenterologist has diagnosed your short gut syndrome why isn’t he treating it?" + (show)

My GI doctor doesn't understand short gut syndrome very much. My GI doctor has been trying to treat me for IBS instead of short gut syndrome. My symptoms are not IBS symptoms they are short gut syndrome symptoms. The symptoms can look like symptoms of IBS but they are not IBS symptoms.

Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Apr 29 2:45pm

Hi, @tjanet - just wanted to clarify and make sure I understand what illness you are talking about when you say short gut syndrome. Is this the same as what you are mentioning?

- Short bowel syndrome
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/short-bowel-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20355091

dboesten | @dboesten | May 1 11:53am

Short gut & short bowel are the same thing: Surgically shortened intestines to remove damaged or diseased portions. Results can include poor nutritional absorption, shorter "transit time," meaning contents move through too fast & often as diarrhea, sometimes watery, and other results.