@tjanet you didn't answer my questions. so I've gone as far as I can with ideas to help you. You are focusing on negative things and none of the ideas that may be positively incorporated into your situation. There is so much being left out that I am on a fools errand now. Like I don't know if your doctor said you can't have it, if you had surgery and your doctor said you can't have it, or if you are looking for an excuse to not try. Some people with SBS CAN have MFR with a professional MFR and a doctor's validation. But if not, acupuncture is a great substitute. Try some of the other things. Gastric/bowel issues are difficult to concisely deal with. The gastro docs don't handle problems once the physical part is resolved because they don't have time to guess at what might still be ailing you once they fix the physical. you may have to advocate for yourself by doing the research online and narrowing down the problem yourself before your next doctor appointment. AI is a good tool for that. Good luck!