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Vanita Dahia

Stomach lining displaying GI Health

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Fecal Short Chain Fatty Acids

Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are organic acids produced by bacterial fermentation of dietary fibre and resistant starch. Enterocytes and especially colonocytes depend on bacterial production of short chain fatty acids as a primary energy pathway...

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Doctor speaking with patient about their IBD

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The role of Zonulin-mediated gut permeability in IBD

Zonulin has emerged as a popular marker to assess the integrity of the intestinal mucosal barrier. Discovered by Dr Alessio Fasano, Zonulin...

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