Digestive Stomach Articles & Analysis
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When tryptophan is consumed, the amino acid travels from the digestive system to the brain. There, the brain turns tryptophan into a chemical known as serotonin. ...
Gut Adaptation; the body’s natural ability to “heal” itself. The human body is nothing short of miraculous. It can create life, perform incredible feats, and allow us to experience the world through a number of senses. But what happens when the body becomes damaged from illness or injury? Medical advancements have helped us come a long way in fighting disease, injury and ...
If insulin alone does not work to keep blood sugar levels stable in type 1 diabetes patients, it may be supplemented with Amylinomimetic drugs that are injected before meals to delay the time it takes your stomach to digest food. The lag time lowers your blood glucose and also works to reduce your appetite. ...
If your doctor has talked to you about the Acessa® procedure, chances are you’ve been living with fibroids and the symptoms that come along with them—symptoms like extreme periods, stomach swelling and bloating, leg and back pain, stomach and pelvic pain, digestive issues, anemia, pain during sex, and frequent urination. ...
This is why young people can easily digest sugar, bread, noodles, pastries, and cooked food. But these foods accelerate the exhaustion of pancreatic digestive enzymes produced by the body. ...
Some enzymes are secreted by the salivary glands, gastrointestinal wall and liver and gallbladder, but the main producer of digestive enzymes is the pancreas. The pancreas is a gland about 6 inches long, shaped like a flat pear, located below and behind the stomach. It discharges digestive enzymes in the first part of the small intestine. When ...
Here, we evaluate the potential of a two‐compartment in vitro gastrointestinal tract model to compare the bioaccessibility of the antidepressant fluoxetine from invertebrate prey for birds and mammals. Samples of gizzard (or stomach) and intestinal phase digestive juices were obtained from the in vitro models along with the residual solid material. ...