Short bowel syndrome: A nutritional and medical approach

Abstract

There are short-term and long-term problems with malabsorption as a result of short bowel syndrome, leading to disruptions in fluid balance, weight loss, anemia, and vitamin deficiencies. A better understanding of the relative sites of absorption for different nutrients can help determine the deficiencies that occur with malabsorption and explain the stepwise therapeutic nutritional management approach outlined in this article.