It causes intestinal hyper - motility and extremely rapid gut transit time, with partially
digested food reaching the large bowel and the associated overproduction of gelatinous mucus from goblet cells of the gut lining (an innate protective mechanism in the gut).
[10] For milk proteins, about 50 % of the ingested protein is absorbed between the stomach and the jejunum and 90 % is absorbed by the time
the digested food reaches the ileum.
When partially
digested food reaches the large intestine, it ferments and releases excess gas.
Not exact matches
This is how they use as many calories as they possibly can: The more enzymes they have, the more (and faster)
food will be
digested, the more nutrients will
reach the muscles.
Fibers and incompletely
digested foods such as nuts which
reach the proximal colon provide compounds needed for maintaining a diverse gut microbiota.
When fat in a meal
reaches the duodenum (where most of the
food you eat is
digested and absorbed), hormones enter the circulation and along with nerve signals, stimulate the gallbladder to contract.
These
foods are not fully
digested by the time they
reach the colon, where they continue to break down — hence... gas.
In 2001, researchers at the University of Illinois calculated the percentage of resistant starch in particular
foods, as well as how much of that resistant starch
reaches the large intestine without being
digested.
I've been
reaching for gentler to eat and easily
digested foods like soups and stews, and aiming for a good mix of protein and complex carbs.