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Phytobezoars can form after eating persimmons and pineapples. These are more difficult to treat and are referred to as diospyrobezoars. [ 5 ] Phytobezoars are more likely to form due to the ingestion of raw plant foods, even in persons without predisposing factors, as cooking softens them for easier digestion.
These parrots regularly eat seeds and unripe fruits containing alkaloids and other toxins that render the seeds and fruits bitter and even lethal. Because many of these chemicals become positively charged in the acidic stomach, they bind to clay minerals which have negatively charged cation-exchange sites, and are thereby rendered safe.
The gastrocolic reflex or gastrocolic response is a physiological reflex that controls the motility, or peristalsis, of the gastrointestinal tract following a meal. It involves an increase in motility of the colon consisting primarily of giant migrating contractions, in response to stretch in the stomach following ingestion and byproducts of digestion entering the small intestine. [1]
A graminivore is a herbivorous animal that feeds primarily on grass, [1] specifically "true" grasses, plants of the family Poaceae (also known as Graminae). Graminivory is a form of grazing . These herbivorous animals have digestive systems that are adapted to digest large amounts of cellulose , which is abundant in fibrous plant matter and ...
Some of this will involve keeping track of your symptoms when seasonal allergies flare up, to pinpoint if an upset stomach is regularly occurring—either due to inflammation or in specific ...
Wheatgrass, along with shoots of other common grains such as oats, rye and barley, is sold for this purpose, including under the name cat grass. Many cats enjoy eating grass and wheatgrass is considered safe and healthy for them. It may provide nutrients and improve digestion by adding fiber to the diet. Eating wheatgrass may also provide ...
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