Global Short Bowel Syndrome Market is Expected to be Worth US$2.6 bn by the end of 2024

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Short Bowel Syndrome Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Volume, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2016 - 2024 Transparency Market Research states that strategic acquisitions have strengthened the company’s foothold in the market over the past few years. In the coming years, Shire is expected to focus on delivering innovating therapies with a special focus on gastrointestinal diseases. “Other players will steer emphasis on manufacturing and marketing over-the-counter dietary supplements to garner significant consumer base,� states the lead author of this research report. Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is the malabsorption of nutrients caused by removal of small intestine and in rare cases, the dysfunction of particular segments of the bowel. Nutrients are absorbed by the small intestine with the help of villi that are connected to blood capillaries. The condition is extremely rare and affected people exhibit symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, dehydration, weight loss, fatigue, malnutrition and weakness. Deficiencies of major nutrients such as vitamins and minerals can cause a host of other illnesses and disorders such as swelling, easy, bruising, difficulty in blood clotting, reduced immunological response, anemia, hyperkeratosis, bone and joint pain due to osteoporosis. The condition is also known as Small Intestine Insufficiency. Surgical removal of small intestine can occur mainly under three conditions; necrotizing enterocolitis that is the death of intestinal wall


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