What Are The Symptoms Of Short Bowel Syndrome?

Abdominal Pain

Abdominal pain is discomfort felt in the region between the pelvis and chest. There are numerous reasons why an individual affected by short bowel syndrome would experience pain in the abdomen. Gastric acid hypersecretion is common in patients where the stomach produces too much acid that flows into the small intestine. Excess acid causes erosion of the small intestine lining and higher stool volume, resulting in gut pain.

Another reason for abdominal pain in short bowel syndrome patients is from bacterial overgrowth. When the valve connecting the small intestine to the large intestine has been removed, bacteria from the large intestine can enter into the small intestine. These bacteria eat up the food before the small intestine can do its job. Byproducts of bacterial food consumption cause bloating and gas that precipitate abdominal pain. Bile salt malabsorption also causes this pain in affected individuals. Bile is released into the first small intestine region to help with fat digestion, and it should be reabsorbed in the ilium for re-use later. When part of the ilium is absent, bile salts are not reabsorbed. Resulting undigested fat causes diarrhea and abdominal pain.

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