Treatment of short bowel syndrome patients with colon-in-continuity
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1. A method of treating an adult human patient having short bowel syndrome without inflammatory bowel disease, who receives an amount of parenteral nutrition each week, and who presents with colon-in-continuity with remnant small intestine, said method comprising administering [Gly2]hGLP-2 to said patient using a dosing regimen effective to reduce or eliminate said weekly amount of parenteral nutrition received by said patient.
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Intestinal absorption is enhanced in short bowel syndrome patients presenting with colon-in-continuity by treatment with a GLP-2 receptor agonist, such as teduglutide.
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- 1. A method of treating an adult human patient having short bowel syndrome without inflammatory bowel disease, who receives an amount of parenteral nutrition each week, and who presents with colon-in-continuity with remnant small intestine, said method comprising administering [Gly2]hGLP-2 to said patient using a dosing regimen effective to reduce or eliminate said weekly amount of parenteral nutrition received by said patient.
- 6. A method of treating an adult human patient having short bowel syndrome without inflammatory bowel disease, who receives an amount of parenteral nutrition each week, and who presents with colon-in-continuity with remnant small intestine, said method comprising administering [Gly2]hGLP-2 to said patient using a dosing regimen effective to increase wet weight absorption compared to a baseline wet weight absorption by said patient.
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