This is a documentary of Paris Houk living with short bowel syndrome and malabsorption secondary to bowel resection due to ileal atresia at birth. Because of surgical removal of most her small intestine, she is unable to digest and absorb food normally. This resulted in the need of nutritional support of (TPN)and enteral feeding through a tube in her stomach. At the age of four she was able to have the central line removed and was completly dependent on enteral feeding of Petaman Jr.
Paris Houk 9 years old
Paris 8 years old
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
2-16-11 Paris up date
Still no change with her eating but she does have a appoiment on 4-4-11 to see if we can put her on some growth hormones to help her development. She still complains of eating saying it hurts her belly. Having astmatic problems right now.
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