Intestinal villi are tiny finger-like structures inside our intestines. Their main job is to absorb important nutrients from the food we eat and then pass them into our bloodstream so our body can use them for energy and growth.
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«intestinal»
«villi»
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- Other symptoms may include malnutrition, fatigue and anemia resulting from inadequate absorption of nutrients by the damaged intestinal villi. (healthyeating.sfgate.com)
- Bacteria colonising intestinal villi make up the gut microbiome. (lindau-nobel.org)
- This results in what's called villous atrophy, where your tiny, finger - like intestinal villi literally wear away as a result of this attack, leaving you unable to properly digest food. (verywellhealth.com)
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