Celebrity on “Let's Dance” suffers from short bowel syndrome: That's why he has to wear a backpack for 17 hours a day. “I no longer have a small intestine.
At the age of nine, my small intestine died in my body,” says Bauer in an interview with the TV station. According to the medical manual MSD Manual, the condition usually occurs after a large portion of the small intestine is surgically removed. The following symptoms are typical of the disease: Diarrhea (main symptom), stomach cramps and flatulence.