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What is short bowel syndrome?

April 26, 2017bowel short SYNDROME

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What is short bowel syndrome?

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Short bowel syndrome (SBS) occurs when a person has a very small amount of their small intestine that is working. A normal person has about twenty-two (22) feet of small intestne. Some may have as little as twenty-two (22) inches of small intestine. Pieces may be sewn together during surgery to salvage any bowel possible. For more information from a patient’s point of view, go to the No Guts Country Club.