Molecularly defined serotonin (enterochromaffin) cells of the gut lining were distinguished by single-cell expression analysis, in situ hybridization, and immunohistochemistry into 14 topographically ...

If you want a healthy gut with a balanced microbiome, yes, you can take probiotic supplements, but you can also naturally achieve this by eating probiotic-rich foods. This can help you save money ...

This produces a mushy mixture of gastric juices and partially digested food called chyme, which moves on to your small intestine. In your small intestine, your pancreas and liver contribute their ...

Digestive enzymes are found in the digestive system, including the mouth, stomach, and small intestine. They help you break down food and absorb nutrients. Sometimes, the body cannot make enough ...

Distal or left-sided colitis: Inflammation and possibly severe pain are in the rectum, sigmoid colon, and the descending colon (part of the large intestine that runs down your left side from under the ...

The stomach's mixing motion, along with the acid and the breakdown of protein by the pepsin, turns the bolus into a liquid substance called chyme, which is then slowly released into the small ...

Untreated patients with this disease have a characteristic lesion of the proximal small intestine. 1 Present evidence indicates that a normal biopsy from the distal duodenum or proximal jejunum ...

Duodenal and jejunal tissue was dissected between 1 to 5 cm and 13 to 17 cm distal of pyloric constriction. Ileum was dissected between 1 to 9 cm rostral of ileocecal junction. For the colon, the ...