Breath testing is non-invasive. It's used fairly frequently as a way to look for SIBO. When bacteria in the small intestine interact with sugar, they release hydrogen or methane. Those chemicals then ...

The disease most often affects the small and large intestine. However, inflammation can occur anywhere in the GI tract, from the mouth to the anus. Chronic inflammation of the intestines can cause ...

This type causes inflammation in the final section of your small intestine, known as the ileum, as well as in your colon (large intestine). The ileum absorbs water, carbohydrates, proteins ...

A major nerve in your GI tract (called the vagus) signals muscles to push food from your stomach to the small intestine. If diabetes damages this nerve, the food you eat slows down or stops on its ...

Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and transfer ...

A novel duodenal mucosal renewal procedure followed by once-weekly semaglutide could allow adults with type 2 diabetes to maintain glycemic control without insulin therapy, according to a speaker.

Intestine is composed of various types of cells including absorptive epithelial cells, goblet cells, endocrine cells, Paneth cells, immunological cells, and so on, which play digestion, absorption, ...

After the coronation oath comes the anointing by the Archbishop of Canterbury on the Sovereign's hands, breast and head, the oil being poured from the ampulla into the spoon. The ampulla (dated 1661) ...

We investigated whether expression of duodenal FFA sensors in humans was (i) altered by intraduodenal (ID) lipid infusion, (ii) disordered in overweight or obese individuals, (iii) related to ...