Short Bowel Syndrome and the After-Effects Of Crohn's Disease
dehydration, sufferers may also experience fatigue, weakness,
weight loss, depression, food sensitivities, and bacterial
infections.
Short bowel syndrome is often treated with nutritional
supplements, changes in diet, intravenous feeding, and medicine
to relieve symptoms.
When compared to Crohn's Disease, you may notice the similarity
in symptoms and wonder why someone would trade one disorder for
the other, if both have the same effects. However, there is
logic behind the reasoning.
Some of the symptoms of Crohn's Disease are diarrhea, abdominal
pain, and malnutrition, like short bowel syndrome; however,
other side effects of the disease include bowel obstructions,
fistulas, and excessive bleeding. While malnutrition and
dehydration are serious concerns, they can be treated relatively
easily with vitamin supplements and increased fluid intake.
However, bowel obstructions, fistulas, and excessive bleeding
may cause death in extreme cases and are not easily treated.
Bowel obstructions often stop nutrient absorption and causes
vomiting. Fistulas sometimes lead to abscesses and extreme cases
of infection, which, left untreated, could lead to blood
poisoning. Likewise, bleeding through the digestive tract may
lead to anemia which can also be life threatening. Therefore,
you are trading several life threatening effects for some that
are irritating but easily treated. Not to diminish the symptoms
of short bowel syndrome, but they are considerably less severe
when compared to Crohn's Disease.