Gastrointestinal Tract

Many doctors will purscribe SSRIs and SNRIs to treat serotonin deficiency but it is not a cure, just a bandaid and a poor one at that.

People with criticaly low serotonin levels are unable to benefit from the effects of SSRIs and SNRIs simply due to the brain's own inability to trigger the release of serotonin in any meaningful ammounts without outside stimulis (in my case due to heavy drug abuse in my youth).

Colonoscopy is an endoscopic medical procedure that uses a long, flexible, lighted tubular instrument called a colonoscope to view the rectum and the entire inner lining of the colon (large intestine).

Prozac an anti-depressant

I don't see why not...as long as you're not using it like a suppository.

There are folks who are known to be "aerophasic"... in other words, they unconciously swallow air... Even if you are not "aerophasic", it is nothing to worry about... Other than that answer, I cannot think of anything else that would cause that problem.

there is a lining of mucus around the entire stomach that prevents the gastric acid (gastric juice) from penetrating the stomach walls

mucus protects the epithelium for the acidity in the stomach.

nothing, its a normal component of gastric juice like HCl.

In the small intestine of digestive system the lipids are emulsified by the action of bile from liver.

Acid, Mucus and Hormones.

The hormones secreted by the stomach include proteases such as pepsinogen and prorennin.

The acid is HCL (Hydrochloric acid). It helps in killing the germs, prevents the decay of food and also activates the inactive hormones into pepsin and rennin which help in the digestion of proteins.

Mucus is secreted to protect the lining of stomach from corrosion due to the highly acidic HCL present in the stomach.

Actually, *every* person expels numerous small non-odorous pockets of air every single day, all day long. These are just not strong enough to be felt or make sounds, nor contain much methane. Some people may feel a small expulsion as if the anus has puffed, but there is no odor or sound.

Saliva in the mouth helps to soften food as you chew it. Saliva helps begin the breakdown of foods.

The symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome include bowel movements that are either more frequent (diarrhea) or less frequent (constipation), as well as feelings of bloating and gas. One also experiences pain that is relieved when they have bowel movement.

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to break down larger molecules into simpler molecules of food components

The Organs in the Gastrointestinal System, in sequence, are the mouth, salivary glands, pharynx, and esophagus (Ingestion); followed by the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine (absorption); and finally the rectal area (excretion).

First, the food goes into the mouth. You use your teeth to break it into smaller pieces. Salivary glands produce fluid that helps break the food down. The food then travels down the esophagus, to the stomach. The stomach churns the food and produces acid to help in digestion. It then goes into the 20-foot long small intestine, which has many vilii (finger-like things) poking out of the walls, which take the vitamins and nutrients from the food. Bile, a digestive juice made by the liver that was stored in the gall bladder also helps take the vitamins and nutrients out. Finally, it goes in the large intestine and the leftover water is absorbed, with help from microbes like Klebsiella, or bacteroides (basically bacteria). The food waste is now in the rectum or anus, which controls its release.

The condition you are referring to is called Gastroesophageal reflux disease (or GERD). The main symptom of this disease is heartburn, and other symptoms include coughing, trouble swallowing, asthma-like symptoms, and a burning feeling in the back of the throat.

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Via the bile duct near the stomach end of the small intestine.

Better answer, it enters the first part of the sm. intestine the Duodenum

The common name for organs in the gastrointestinal tract are the salivary glands, liver, gallbladder and the pancreas. All of these have a role in the digestive activities. It is also referred to as the GI tract or the alimentary canal and is responsible for digesting to create energy and extract nutrients.

For any colonoscopy, you must spend one full day with no solid food of any kind, the day before the procedure (Jell-o works to fill the gap, though). But prior to that day of fasting, you can pretty much eat normally.

To be honest it depends a lot on the protocol of the hospital that you're with. Some hospitals specify only "clear fluids" for three days before a colonoscopy, and laxatives, whereas other hospitals' specify a normal diet, with a lot of laxatives the day beforehand. It's best to consult your gastroenterologist, or the information that you were (probably) provided with pre-investigation, to find out what the protocol is.

One of the most commonly followed procedures today is nothing but clear liquids a full day before (Jello qualifies as a "clear liquid") and beginning about 4 PM that day, the ingestion of a half-gallon of Mirilax, which has no taste. The procedure is constantly being improved and modified to make it easier for all concerned, but the procedural directives for the place where yours will be done are the ones you should follow.

The large intestine is responsible for absorption of water.