Some good patient educational videos for short bowel syndrome:
- Boston Children’s: YouTube: Understanding Short Bowel Syndrome in Kids (1:42 min)
- Osmosis.org: YouTube: Short Bowel Syndrome (4:41 min)
- Johns Hopkins/Samuel Alaish: YouTube: Short Bowel Syndrome: Q& A (6:19)

Related article: AE Wiskin et al. Clin Nutrition 2021; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.12.029. Prevalence of Home Parenteral Nutrition in children Key finding: In 2019, 389 children received HPN (home parenteral nutrition) in the UK; this is nearly double the number last reported in 2012 and is a prevalence of 30 per million children (Thanks to Kipp Ellsworth for this reference)
Other resources:
- GIKids.org: Short Bowel Syndrome
- Sign up site for free book: “A Kid’s Guide to Short Bowel Syndrome” (site sponsored by Takeda). The site also has “Short Bowel Syndrome in Children”
Related blog posts for Short Bowel Syndrome:
- Nutrition Pearls: Fiber for SBS
- Short Gut Diet -CHOA Approach
- #NASPGHAN19 Intestinal Failure Session (Part 2)
- N2U -Part 2: Poor Growth and Short Bowel Syndrome | gutsandgrowth
- Green Beans for Short Gut Syndrome
- Enteral Autonomy in Pediatric Intestinal Failure | gutsandgrowth
- Medical Progress for Intestinal Failure Associated Liver Disease | gutsandgrowth
- Nutrition Support for Intestinal Failure | gutsandgrowth
- Using Spot Urine Sodiums | gutsandgrowth
- Predicting Short Bowel Syndrome Enteral Autonomy: Small Bowel Diameter | gutsandgrowth