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Background: Short bowel syndrome is characterized by maldigestion and malabsrption resulting in deficiencies of multiple nutrients including vitamins and minerals. Most subjects required parental elimination for survival. GLP 2 RA Teduglutide was recently approved for treatment of short-bowel syndrome especially for those requiring parenteral support. Objective: To demonstrate the utility of GLP2 Receptor Agonist Teduglutide in improvising multiple metabolic indices In presence of short bowel syndrome. Case presentation: 66-year-old Caucasian female presented with a history of short bowel syndrome and associated vitamin deficiencies, hypothyroidism requiring large dose of levothyroxine, diarrhea, and liver cirrhosis. Upon starting teduglutide the subject saw improvement in her symptoms. Moreover, daily dose of levothyroxine required reductions from 300 mcg to 150 mcg to maintain desirable serum concentrations of free T4, free T3 and TSH. Finally, serum levels of several vitamins attained greater than therapeutic concentrations requiring dosage reductions. Also notable was the improvement in her liver function tests, remission from ascites and regeneration of liver nodules. Conclusion: Herein, we report an adult subject with short bowel syndrome with concurrent hypothyroidism and multiple vitamin deficiencies who following administration of GLP2 RA therapy demonstrated a marked improvement in her metabolic parameters with some requiring reduction in daily dose along with improvement in manifestations of liver cirrhosis.