DISORDERS OF THE GI TRACT Fill in the blanks from the selection below. 1. Choking occurs when the fails to close properly and food travels down the trachea instead of the 2. Constipation occurs when transit time is too long, lasting more than and resulting in dry, hard stools. The dietary recommendation is to increase and in the diet. 3. Diverticulosis is the condition of having bulging pouches that develop in a weakened area of the intestinal wall. Is a low or high fiber diet recommended to avoid infection? 4. GERD stands for which is the medical term for heartburn. It occurs whe sphincter fails to keep the from coming back up into the (select one) esophagus. 5. A peptic the small intestine and is usually caused by small intestines. 6. When the gallbladder is removed Bile is a lesion in the wall of produced by the drips directly into the Gastro-esophageal reflux

What would be the effect if the following were removed due to disease? 1. your tongue  2. your gallbladder  3. your large intestine

It has been reported that taking high doses of copaiba can cause symptoms of intolerance, nausea, vomiting, colic and diarrhea, and prolonged use may cause: Choose one answer. a. vision problems b. renal and liver damages c. brain damage d. heart and lung damages

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