Problem Related to Food Digestion

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PROBLEM RELATED TO FOOD

DIGESTION


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1. Incomplete Digestion Of Food

a) Organisms that possess an incomplete digestivetract are usually said to possess a sac body plan.

b) An incomplete digestive tract normally has a single

opening that is often called the mouth.

c) There is no anus and the mouth is used both for

entrance forfood exit for wastes


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d) The sac body plan can be simply drawn as

e) There are usually no specialized organs like astomach, crop, gizzard, and intestines


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f) Examples of multicellular organisms that possess an

incomplete digestive tract are

Hydra

planarians


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2. Gallstones Preventing The Flow Of Bile

In the majority of cases, gallstones are precipitates ofcholesterol.

Cholesterol is a hydrophobic molecule that is kept in

solution in the bile by bile salts and phospholipids.

Gallstones form when the level of cholesterol in the

bile exceeds the capacity of the phospholipids and

bile salts to keep it in solution.

This might occur in someone withhypercholesterolemia (high circulating levels of LDL

cholesterol ), or in an older person in whom bile salt

synthetic enzymes have become less active.


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Gallstones can be completely asymptomatic. Whenthey become a problem is when gallbladder

contraction cause a stone to move into one of the bileducts.

The figure summarizes the pathological consequencesof gallstones in different locations.


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Notably, a gallstones blocking the common bile duct

will prevent the flow of bile into the small intestine.

This causes decreased excretion of bile pigments and

can lead to jaundice as bilirubin accumulates in

tissues. If the gallstone is lodged in the duodenal papilla, it

will block the release of pancreatic secretions.

Inappropriate activation of pancreatic zymogens

within the pancreas leads to acute pancreatitis

(tissue damage and inflammation in the pancreas)


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Gallstones are usually treated by surgical methods.

Gallstones confined to the gallbladder and cystic bileduct can be treated with removal of the gallbladder

(cholecystectomy) .

Endoscopic surgical methods can be used to remove

gallstones lodged in the common bile duct or

duodenal papilla.

In patients that are not good candidates for surgery,

shock waves can be used to break up stones. Oral bile salts are delivered to the bile ducts and

gallbladder by the enterohepatic circulation.


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3. Reduced Production Of Specific

Digestive Enzymes

Digestive enzyme supplements are not

categorized as medical drugs, but as dietarysupplements. This means they do not follow

the same strict regulations that are applied

to medical drugs.


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Digestive Enzymes supplement side effects :

1. Excessive gas

A lack of enzymes in your body can cause excessive

gas because your digestive system is unable to break

down food properly . Ironically enzyme supplements

can also have the same affect, however this is usually

a positive sign that they are working. Flatulence is

often caused by the new enzymes going to work

within your digestive tract and breaking down the

food.


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A lack of enzymes can results in a build up ofundigested foods that need to be broken down and

removed. This creates extra gas, but should subside

once your digestive system adapts to the new

enzymes.


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2. Diarrhea

Diarrhea can be a reaction to the digestive enzymes

breaking down undigested foods that have built upalong the walls of the intestinal tract. This residue

becomes hard over time and when mixed with the

water that is released in the colon, can often result in

water stools.

Furthermore, a diet lacking in natural enzymes and

fiber can make your stools dry and hard. Introducing

more enzymes into your system will improve theabsorption of water and this can be temporarily

cause loose stools.


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How to reduce the side effects

Restoring the probiotic in your intestinal tract. these

bacteria are vital to your digestive health, because

they inhibit the growth of disease causing pathogens

as well as support your immune system.

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