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What Cause Bowel Incontinence After Removal Of The Small Intestine?
In case of trauma and removal of 7 ft. of the small intestine ,is there a cause for not having control of the bowels ,if the small intestine s function is only the absorption of nutrients and not the formation of stools nor the expulsion of such stools?
Wed, 17 Oct 2018
Hi,
While resection of a large part of the small bowel can lead to deficiencies of various minerals, vitamins, and nutrients, it also causes diarrhoea because it takes less time for food to enter large intestine.
Diarrhoea is the main symptom of the short bowel syndrome resulting from the resection of the small intestine. This diarrhoea may or may not be associated with abdominal cramping or bloating.
The severity of diarrhea usually decreases as time goes by. Many patients eventually improve as they adapt to their shortened bowel.
Some patients have diarrhoea only after meals and are thus instructed to change their dietary habits and to break up their large meals into smaller and more frequent meals.
These patients are sometimes prescribed the drugs cholestyramine and loperamide one hour before eating.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Prabhash Verma, General & Family Physician
While resection of a large part of the small bowel can lead to deficiencies of various minerals, vitamins, and nutrients, it also causes diarrhoea because it takes less time for food to enter large intestine.
Diarrhoea is the main symptom of the short bowel syndrome resulting from the resection of the small intestine. This diarrhoea may or may not be associated with abdominal cramping or bloating.
The severity of diarrhea usually decreases as time goes by. Many patients eventually improve as they adapt to their shortened bowel.
Some patients have diarrhoea only after meals and are thus instructed to change their dietary habits and to break up their large meals into smaller and more frequent meals.
These patients are sometimes prescribed the drugs cholestyramine and loperamide one hour before eating.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Prabhash Verma, General & Family Physician
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