Why can a person live without a stomach?
Because they are provided with other forms of nutrition, such as TPN (total parenteral nutrition) which is a sterile solution of all essential nutrients administered through the blood vessels. But people require many supplements of various nutrients, vitamins and minerals if they have a malfunctioning or missing stomach.
What are the top rated hospitals for Gastroenterology?
According to the US News and World Report rankings, here are the top 10 Adult Gastroenterology and GI Surgery hospitals:
What is the active ingredient in gastric juice?
The most important ingredient of gastric juice is hydrochloric acid.
A, acetylcholine.
Acetylcholine is commonly secreted at neuromuscular junctions, the gaps between motor neurons and muscle cells, where it stimulates muscules to contract. At other kinds of junctions, it typically produces and inhibitory post-synaptic potential.
WHY starch and cellulose require different digestive enzymes?
Starch and cellulose require different digestive enzymes for the same reason that different locks require different keys. The specific shape, and distribution of electrical charge in any given molecule determines the specific enzyme that will be needed to digest it. Every chemical is different.
How much farts does an average man makes?
Depends on whether he is on the dole or not, because if you are on the dole your diet consist of baked beans and KFC leftovers. This creates flagulance in the first degree, so in short an average man farts between 30-70 times in 24 hours.
What are the drugs of choice for gastrointestinal bleeding?
Octreotide Acetate (Sandostatin) are the drugs of choice for gastrointestinal bleeding.
Can colonoscopy be replaced with a simple blood test?
The blood test detects a genetic alteration that may identify people who are likely to develop the disease and who would benefit from additional screening; however, further research has to be done
What is the feeling you have when you need to do a poo called?
It is called tenesmus (say it like ten-es-mess). ☺
When you are depressed what happens to the levels of serotonin?
You have it backward I believe. When serotonin is lower, people have more risk to experience depression.
Is xango made from reconstituted juices?
XANGO Juice is unique as it uses a puree of the whole mangosteen fruit rather than a concentrate of the "queen of fruits".
XANGO Juice is made from the whole-fruit purée of the mangosteen fruit. The whole mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana) contains nature's highest
concentration of beneficial xanthones as well as high amounts of beneficial
natural plant compounds called phytonutrients. XANGO Juice meets the highest safety and manufacturing standards and has been tested to be safe for all ages.
Independent testing by Consumer Labs has also verified XANGO Juice as free
from banned substances and suitable for all level of athletes.
XanGo entered a strategic production partnership with an ISO 9001-certified food-and-beverage-industry giant. Before you consume XANGO Juice it goes through more than 220 quality tests to ensure it meets the highest standards of cleanliness and quality in the world.
What is the comparison between a cow and a pig's digestive system?
cows eat grass they don't get a lot of nutrients. They need to ferment the grass in multiple levels of their stomachs to get the most out of it.
What does monavie juice look like when it spoils?
Being a Blend of 19 fruits, some pulp/flesh and juice, you will notice the plant derived fatty acids (the Acai Berry) pulp as green clumps (they are soft and may at first look odd.
This occurs due to some small degree of separation in the product as well as the use of a whole fruit minus the seed you would see this if any other such product where available. You can think of MonaVie as a melted smoothie, except natural, no chemical boosters powers.
MonaVie Gel should be consumed in its entirety as soon as it is opened. If unopened, both MonaVie juices and MonaVie Gel have a shelf life of one year. If the MonaVie juice has been opened, then the shelf life is approximately 30-60 days, as long as the opened bottle is refrigerated.
How long after food poisoning will it take to have a normal bowel movement?
2 to 3 days after have food poisoning.
What are the common problems associated with a 1990-1994 Lexus LS400?
Power Steering pump leaking/failure is a common problem. Brakes are not the best on this car. Do not "power flush" the transmission when changing transmission fluid. Throttle body should be cleaned every 100,000 miles. Engine on this car is strong.
Driver side seat only reclining on one side, Instrument panel losing lighting, ECT sensor needs to be replaced (can cause bad gas mileage), Dash Panel LED Display (radio, temp, etc...) goes black, power steering leak can drip onto alternator causing it to fail
-This is all stuff I've had happen on mine, and which I've heard is fairly common, est. repair cost (minus work you do yourself) ~1300
What are some questions that the Bureau of Labor Statistics answers?
"Is employment below or above the level of last month?" "What has happened to prices during the past month?"
Does it matter what flavor of jello you eat while drinking your prep for a colonoscopy?
No. Otherwise, they would tell you in your instructions.
4 Stimuli that regulate gastrointestinal tract activity are generated by what?
Stimuli that regulate gastrointestinal tract activity are generated by factors such as nervous system inputs, mechanical stretch of the intestinal wall, chemical stimuli from food and hormones released by the digestive organs. These stimuli play a crucial role in coordinating digestion and absorption processes in the gastrointestinal tract.
What does gastrointestinal disturbance mean?
Gastrointestinal disturbance can present itself as a pain in the upper and lower right quadrats of the abdomen, it can occasionally be mistaken for appendicitis. If you are on long term prescription medication it may need to be changed as gastrointestinal disturbance can be an undesirable side-effect. However, if you experience sharp pains in the areas mentioned above, visit your MD or local ER as soon as possible as it could be in fact, appendicitis which requires an emergency appendectomy if it is to avoid rupturing.
What function does mucus have on the gastrointestinal tract?
In the stomach, the stomach acid is there to digest protein. Your stomach, as is mucus, is made of protein. So, your stomach produces mucus to sacrifice instead of the stomach muscle/protein. The mucus is continually being digested by the acid, but it is also continuously being produced at the same rate as its digestion.
The mucus also protects the inner lining of the digestive system against abrasive objects you may have eaten.
Lubrication? Need I say more than that mucus is slippery so the food slides more easily.
Does gastric juice dissolve CaCO3 in shrimp shell?
Calcium carbonate is soluble in hydrochloric acid. But is difficult to dissolve in stomach a big piece of a shell.