Short bowel syndrome (SBS): Nutrition 101

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) happens when you don’t have enough small bowel which stops your body from absorbing nutrients from food or drink.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS)

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare disorder that happens when you don’t have enough small intestine, or it doesn’t work well.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS): Colostomy diet

If you have a colostomy with short bowel syndrome (SBS), you may need to adjust what you eat and drink to change your stool output.

Probiotics

Probiotics are often bacteria or other living organisms, like yeasts, that are usually found in foods or dietary supplements.

Crohn’s disease: exclusive enteral nutrition

Exclusive enteral nutrition, or EEN, is a low risk and safe therapy that can help improve symptoms of Crohn’s disease.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Role of fiber

Consuming a wide variety of foods with fiber is important for gut health in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Diet tips

Diet tips to help reduce symptoms during Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis flares or active disease.

Low-FODMAP diet

A low-FODMAP diet is low in a group of 5 sugars found in certain foods that can cause bloating, stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea, and constipation. 

Fructose intolerance

Fructose intolerance happens when your body cannot absorb fructose from what you eat or drink.

Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis refers to inflammation (swelling) of the pancreas. It is often caused by gallstones or heavy alcohol abuse. Both acute and chronic pancreatitis symptoms are similar.