Small intestine

can have larger yields. A common misconception for gluten is that it is an allergy people can get, but really it is a physical condition in your gut. Undigested gluten proteins remain in your intestines and get treated as a foreign invader, so your microvilli (a microscopic membrane) in your small intestine wall gets flattened. When you lose microvilli it means there is less surface area to absorb nutrients from food. If you were to remove gluten from your diet, the gut would heal. It seems…

Discoveries of new and unexplored animals pose a challenge to Zoological nutritionists and veterinarians. Charged with the task of formulating a diet for an animal for whom they have no concrete nutritional information, professionals have to develop innovative ways to extrapolate what they know about existing domesticated animals’ diets and digestive tracts and apply it to exotic animals. Such an approach can be very helpful in the case of the okapi. Okapia johnstoni, commonly known as the…

inability to break down the sugar or lactose commonly found in dairy products. When someone is affected by lactose intolerance, all it means is that the patient's small intestine isn’t or stops making enough enzyme lactase to digest the lactose properly, the lactase then makes its way to the large intestine. The bacteria found in the large intestine interact with the lactose and has a physical reaction of bloating, gas and diarrhoea lactose intolerance usually causes gastrointestinal symptoms,…

fiber. High fiber foods are fruits, vegetables and grains. Usually this diet prescribed for patients with bowel surgery, narrowed bowel after infectious disease or tumor action. This diet helps to reduce the amount of undigested food in the large intestine and decrease stool bulk. It is quite important to drink extra fluid during this diet to prevent constipation. But when digestive system returns to normal work it is important to add low amount of fiber to this diet, because fiber have helps to…

There are also different kinds of celiac disease as well. The classic celiac disease beings in your childhood and symptoms can be from mild to severe. Atypical celiac disease happens in adulthood and mainly effects your small intestines; increasing the risk of other life-threatening diseases. The silent celiac disease is also developed in adulthood and the signs are usually absent. Latent celiac disease is also developed in adulthood, but there is no risk to getting any other…

genetic disease called F.A.P (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis). It is also “classified” as a genetic mutation. F.A.P is a disorder characterized by cancer in the large intestine. People with this disease can have from hundreds to thousands of polyps in their small intestine or stomach; however, this disease mainly affects the large intestine. These polyps grow faster than normal but start out benign. If you don’t go to your yearly check ups they can become cancerous very quickly. F.A.P. is really…

Celiac’s disease is a condition that creates inflammation in the small intestine, and damages the lining. This prevents necessary components of nutrition from being absorbed. The damage to the lining of the intestine comes from a reaction to eating gluten. The cause of celiac disease is unknown. However, researchers have found that people afflicted with this disease all have problems within the lining of the intestines. The small structures called villi, which are housed there, help…

types of pancreas cancer surgery, all of them require prior imaging tests and may require a minor prior surgery that determines the stage of cancer so as to determine which surgery is more preferred. Laparoscopy Laparoscopy surgery depends on making small cuts in the abdomen, and utilizing a video camera which helps detect the extent of pancreas cancer dissemination, showing tumors in different tissues of the pancreas as well as the other abdominal…

the small intestine. Water-soluble nutrients are transported through the circulatory system while fat-soluble nutrients are transported through the lymphatic system. Carbohydrates are the best source of energy as they provide four calories of energy per gram. They are plant-based foods such as grains, fruits and vegetables. Carbohydrates are digested in our mouth and intestines. They are used by our body for energy, especially glucose.…

Vitamins and minerals are both essential nutrients that are needed by the body. Different from the macronutrients, they are said to be micronutrients by meaning that they are needed only in small amounts. Nevertheless, we should not forget about their essentiality and their importance in our daily diet1. There are two types of vitamins, fat-soluble and water-soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins include vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and vitamin K. They are found in fatty foods and animal products like…