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Treatments for Short Bowel Syndrome

Treatments for Short Bowel Syndrome

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Short Bowel Syndrome includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Diet changes
• Intravenous feeding
• Vitamin supplements
• Mineral supplements
• Medications

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Drugs and Medications used to treat Short Bowel Syndrome:

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Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Short Bowel Syndrome include:

• Human Growth Hormone
• Zorbtive

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Discussion of treatments for Short Bowel Syndrome:

Short bowel syndrome is treated through changes in diet, intravenous feeding, vitamin and mineral supplements, and medicine to relieve symptoms. (Source: excerpt from Short Bowel Syndrome: NIDDK)

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Short Stature: Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)

• Treat the underlying condition
• Growth hormone therapy
  –Indicated in GHD and some other forms of short stature (renal failure, Turner syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, small-for-gestational age without catch-up growth)
  –Earlier initiation to optimize final height outcome
  –Nightly subcutaneous administration of GH at 25–50 µ g/kg/day
  • Monitor for loss of other pituitary hormones and replace all deficiencies
  • Monitoring growth hormone therapy
    –Close follow-up with pediatric endocrinologist every 3–6 months
    –Monitor side effects of GH treatment
    –Monitor serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels
    –Dose adjustments based on IGF values and growth response

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Source: In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms, 2007

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