intestines
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If food remains in the intestines longer, bacteria have more time to turn to protein fermentation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Their analysis indicated that protein fermentation in the intestines increases when astronauts leave Earth and enter microgravity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The result suggests that elevated oxalate in the intestines may be driven less by the quantity of oxalate a person eats and more by a biological problem in how the gut processes it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Baby Theo, who is now five months old and thriving, had gastroschisis, where the belly button does not develop properly, causing the intestines to grow externally.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
It was hard to imagine that the delicious sausages I’d had just the day before were encased in the small intestines of a pig.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
