Sentences with phrase «cecal motility»

The biggest cause of cecal motility problems is diet.

The dietary fiber found in foods like hay is what stimulates digestion — without adequate fiber, the movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract can slow down, which can result in cecal motility disorders.

Too much sugar and too little fiber can cause diarrhea, constipation, and cecal motility disorders that can be serious.

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In addition, this spasmolytic effect may be responsible for the reduction in diarrhea, as it extends the oro - cecal transit time and helps restore normal rates of motility (intestinal transit)(Grigoleit & Grigoleit, 2005).

Fiber ensures optimal motility (movement) of the rabbit's digestive tract, which helps prevent problems such as cecal impaction (entrapment of digestive tract contents in the cecum) and hairballs (obstruction of the digestive tract by hair ingested while grooming).

In rabbits, as the intestinal motility decreases, the material in the cecum is retained for excessively long periods of time, which then changes factors such cecal pH and volatile fatty acid production resulting in alterations in the flora.