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Tony Bauer Performs Without Infusion Backpack After New Injections

Injections of the GLP‑2 drug teduglutide have eased his reliance on parenteral feeding.

Overview

  • Coverage on Tuesday reported that the comedian now leaves his medical backpack at home after starting teduglutide shots.
  • Teduglutide helps the gut absorb nutrients more effectively, which Bauer says cuts his daily infusion time by about seven hours.
  • He is touring his solo show Fallschirmspringer across Germany and appears on stage without the once‑constant backpack.
  • He lives with short bowel syndrome, a chronic condition that previously kept him connected to infusions for up to 17 hours a day.
  • The treatment is not a cure, but Bauer says the extra time and mobility let him travel and prepare for shows with far less burden.