{"product_id":"2940164884802","title":"Inflammation of Digestive Tract, a Simple Guide to the Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book describes Inflammation of Digestive Tract, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What we eat determines our health\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Digestive tract inflammation is an infection, inflammation or swelling of the digestive tract, the food-tube that passes from the back of the mouth to the anus, a length of 18 feet (5.5 meters).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many causes that produce digestive tract inflammation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than 24 organs take part in digestion, which compresses the food, absorbs nutrients and remove residues from the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a full cycle system from food absorption and processing to removal of undigested remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is essential that every element of it functions properly and does not fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe journey of food begins in the mouth and continues in the esophagus, a cylindrical muscular tube 25 cm long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt delivers the food from the mouth to the stomach by a series of contractions called peristalsis..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe food takes a certain time to be digested and absorbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe normal range for transit time is:\u003cbr\u003e1. Gastric emptying (2-5 hours),\u003cbr\u003e2. Small bowel transit (2-6 hours),\u003cbr\u003e3. Colonic transit (10-59 hours) and\u003cbr\u003eTotal gut transit (10-73 hours).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the total length of the digestive tract, there are specific closing devices capable of “closing” one or another section of the digestive tract.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese devices are sphincters and valves:\u003cbr\u003e1. Esophagal-gastric sphincter,\u003cbr\u003e2. Pyloric sphincter,\u003cbr\u003e3. Ileocecal valve,\u003cbr\u003e4. Colon sphincters,\u003cbr\u003e5. Anal sphincters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stomach is a saccular muscular organ that attaches the esophagus to the duodenum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is like a sac or bag in which meals is collected, mixed to a paste, and digested by the action of gastric juice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStomach juice comprises enzymes and hydrochloric acid, due to which it has a strong acidity (about 1.5–2.0 pH).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGastric juice metabolizes proteins and other chemical substances, after which they are transported to the small intestine for final digestion and absorption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBesides, the stomach has a protective function, since gastric juice has a bactericidal effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe length of the small intestine, comprising the duodenum, jejunum and ileum and taking up most of the abdominal cavity, is about 2.9 m.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe small intestine has glands that using pancreatic enzymes and bile from the liver for the primary digestion of food (duodenum) and the absorption of nutrients into the blood (jejunum and ileum).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe large intestine is the lower part of the gastrointestinal tract, in which water, electrolytes, fiber are absorbed and incompatible food residues are formed into feces (stools).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe large intestine is 1.9 m long and is subdivided into the cecum, colon, and rectum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stools containing mainly bacteria and food debris is stored in the sigmoid (S-shaped) colon until a \"mass movement\" empties it into the rectum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rectum (the end of the digestive tract) ends with an opening (anus) and serves for the accumulation of feces and bowel movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen gas or stool enters the rectum, the sensors there will transmit a message to the brain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brain then determines if the rectal contents can be released or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf they can, the sphincters relax and the rectum squeezes its muscles to expel its contents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere the “unprecedented journey” ends and the processed food remains leave the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the contents cannot be expelled, the sphincters tighten and the rectum holds the stools so that the sensation temporarily goes away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigestion also requires the use of pancreas, kidneys, adrenal glands, gallbladder, and liver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDysfunction of the digestive tract is linked with most long term and degenerative diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENT\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Inflammation of Digestive Tract\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Esophagitis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Gastritis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Helicobacter Pylori Infection\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Small Intestinal Bacterial Infection\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Crohn’s Disease\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Toxic Megacolon\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 Ulcerative Colitis\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Kee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521312739569,"sku":"2940164884802","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940164884802_p0.jpg?v=1765603081","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940164884802","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}