Cystic Fibrosis - effects on the digestive system
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- CYSTIC FIBROSIS -Effect on the digestive system
- Difficulty maintaining body mass
- Problems with digestion + absorption of nutrients
- High basal metabolic rate
- Poor appetite - require 120-140% of recommendeddaily intake
- Take food supplements containing digestive enzymes - break down large food molecules
- Small intestine - breakdown of food molecules + absorption of soluble products into the blood.
- Gut - glands secrete digestive enzymes in the lumen - act as catalysts to speed up the breakdown of food.
- Enzymes built into membranes of gut wall.
- Pancreas - groups of pancreatic cells produce enzymes which help in the breakdown of proteins, carbs and lipids.
- These enzymes are delivered to the gut in pancreatic juice released through the pancreatic duct.
- Pancreatic duct blocked by sticky mucus
- Pancreas - groups of pancreatic cells produce enzymes which help in the breakdown of proteins, carbs and lipids.
- These enzymes are delivered to the gut in pancreatic juice released through the pancreatic duct.
- Pancreatic duct blocked by sticky mucus
- Impairs release of digestive enzymes. Reduces rate of digestion.
- Food not fully digested - not all nutrients absorbed. Faeces contains more partially and undigested food - energy is lost.
- Pancreatic enzymes trapped behind this mucus.
- Damage the pancreas. Cysts of hard, damaged tissue form.
- Impairs release of digestive enzymes. Reduces rate of digestion.
- Pancreatic duct blocked by sticky mucus
- These enzymes are delivered to the gut in pancreatic juice released through the pancreatic duct.
- Impairs release of digestive enzymes. Reduces rate of digestion.
- Food not fully digested - not all nutrients absorbed. Faeces contains more partially and undigested food - energy is lost.
- Pancreatic enzymes trapped behind this mucus.
- Damage the pancreas. Cysts of hard, damaged tissue form.
- Pancreas - groups of pancreatic cells produce enzymes which help in the breakdown of proteins, carbs and lipids.
- Pancreatic duct blocked by sticky mucus
- These enzymes are delivered to the gut in pancreatic juice released through the pancreatic duct.
- Difficulty maintaining body mass
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