Sentences with phrase «upper small intestine by»

If you are desperate, ask your doctor about Sulcralfate (Carafate): it helps protect and coat the lining of the esophagus, stomach and upper small intestine by shielding their exposure to stomach acid, so that healing can occur.

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Both doses suppressed production of prostaglandins and caused damage to the small intestine of the mice, reminiscent of the upper and lower gastrointestinal complications induced by NSAIDs in humans.

Diagnosis is usually first suggested by the presence of transglutaminase (tTG) autoantibodies, but established by biopsy of the small intestine by upper intestinal endoscopy.

Although glucose is highly fermentable by bacteria, it is typically absorbed in the upper portion of the small intestines; thus, if SIBO exists in the lower portion of the small intestines, it may be missed.

Freshly harvested cruciferous vegetables eaten in raw form will typically have a significant percentage of their glucosinolates converted into isothiocyanates by still active myrosinase enzymes and these isothiocyanates will become available in the upper digestive tract (small intestine) for absorption into the bloodstream.