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How's your gastro-intestinal tract? by Ann H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:43pm Bowel movements - not a very 'sexy' subject for a blog posting, I know, but I couldn't resist reading an article entitled ' What your bowel movements are telling you about your health ' and I'm betting that you're tempted to read it too... Am I right? Read on »

FOLATE DEFICIENCY SECONDARY TO DISEASE OF THE INTESTINAL TRACT by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm BY FREDERICK A. KLIPSTEIN MALABSORPTION from the intestinal tract is a common cause of deficiency of folate and vitamin B12. Deficiency of either of these vitamins... of the gastrointestinal tract. Folate is absorbed principally in the proximal jejunum' and disorders of folate absorption are associated with disease of this segment of the intestine Read on »

Small intestinal structure and passive permeability in systemic sclerosis by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm , which were mostly confined to the deeper structures, although in two there was a minimal degree of villous atrophy without epithelial cell changes. Passive intestinal permeability... for by impaired renal function, small intestinal bacterial contamination, or altered gastrointestinal transit. These results indicate that passive intestinal permeability is unaltered Read on »

How to Increase the Good Bacteria in Your Intestines by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:03pm tract. When they reach the colon, the "good" bacteria ferment these undigestible starches to form other chemicals including short chain fatty acids that protect your intestinal... of these foods that cannot be absorbed in your upper intestinal tract, so they pass to your colon and provide the medium for a flourishing colony of good bacteria to grow there. The most Read on »

Intestinal Worms Treatment by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm into the human body through food and water, can breed in the intestines only if they find there a suitable medium for their propagation. This medium is an intestinal tract clogged... Worms and other intestinal parasites, which infest human beings, are found in all countries of the world. However they are more common in tropical and subtropical areas Read on »

Junk Food Alters Intestinal Bacteria in Just One Day by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 29 Nov 2009 5:14pm of bacteria in the human intestinal tract can break down food more efficiently and help you absorb a greater percentage of calories from the food that you eat. He also showed that humans whose intestinal tracts are dominated by these bacteria tend to be overweight. In this new study, Dr. Gordon created germ-free mice and fed them a low-fat, plant-rich diet Read on »

Intestine by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm How the Intestine Works The intestine is the lower part of the digestive tract. It extends from the stomach to the anus. The upper part, the small intestine, is narrow and intricate. It provides further digestion of food and absorbs nutrients from the digested food. The lower part, the large intestine, is wider and reabsorbs water from the digested Read on »

Can I increase the number of good bacteria in my intestines? by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:12pm tract. When they reach the colon, the "good" bacteria ferment these undigestible starches to form other chemicals including short chain fatty acids that protect your intestinal... Normal intestinal bacteria are so numerous that they make up approximately 95 percent of the total number of cells in the human body. They help prevent bad bacteria from Read on »

My Testing for Intestinal Issues by livingdaytodaywithmultiplesclerosis Patient Expert

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Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:04pm expanded to the size of a 19 month pregnant person. I hope I never have to go through that again or at least not until they get my intestinal tract working. The GI Doc did... part of the intestinal tract to have. ( The Colon is basically the area that does the hardening of the stools) OK. Yuck... Don't like to think of that but he said that they have Read on »

Breast milk induces immune system genes in intestines by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 17 May 2010 12:00am . “The intestinal tract of the newborn undergoes marked changes in response to feeding. And the response to human milk exceeds that of formula, suggesting that the bioactive components... formula? The ability to track which genes are operating in an infant’s intestine has allowed University of Illinois scientists to compare the early development of breast-fed Read on »