What are some emerging therapies for small intestine diseases?

Small Bowel Obstruction · A small bowel obstruction caused by adhesions may occur as early as a few weeks and as late as several years after a surgery without ... An upper endoscopy examines your esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach and first part of the small intestine. Small bowel endoscopy, also known as deep endoscopy ... The bowel is part of your digestive system. It's made up of the small bowel (small intestine) and the large bowel. The large bowel is made up of the colon and ... The jejunum and ileum make up the rest of the small intestine and are located below the duodenum. These parts of the small intestine are largely responsible for ... Low doses of fructose are ∼90% cleared by the intestine, with only trace fructose but extensive fructose-derived glucose, lactate, and glycerate found in the ... A wide array of chemoattractants, chemoattractant receptors, and adhesion molecules expressed by leukocytes, mucosal endothelium, epithelium, and stromal cells ... Diarrhea is common, often severe and can cause dehydration, which can even be life threatening. Short bowel syndrome can lead to malnutrition, unintended weight ... When people with celiac disease eat gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley), their body mounts an immune response that attacks the small intestine. A colostomy is a surgically created opening in the abdomen that creates a passageway in which a piece of the colon (large intestine) is brought to an outside ... Carcinoid tumors commonly arise in the ileum, with most occurring within 60 cm of the ileocecal valve; however, an increasing proportion of carcinoid tumors are ...