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The 32 pages that link to Small intestine, each with the reason it gives.

• CholeraRelated: Cholera bacteria colonize its surface without usually invading the tissue.

• Lactose-free milkRelated: Lactase normally acts at its lining to digest lactose.

• PepsinRelated: Pepsin’s partially digested products pass here for further breakdown by pancreatic enzymes.

• FODMAPsRelated: Poor absorption of certain FODMAPs here allows them to pass into the colon.

• MesenteryRelated: Its jejunum and ileum are suspended by the small-intestinal mesentery.

• FlatulenceRelated: Carbohydrates that escape absorption here can contribute to colonic gas production.

• GlutamineRelated: Intestinal cells use glutamine as a major fuel and metabolic substrate.

• Ascaris lumbricoidesRelated: Adult Ascaris worms inhabit the human small intestine.

• LactuloseRelated: Lactulose largely escapes absorption in this part of the gut.

• AncylostomaRelated: Adult Ancylostoma attach to the small-intestinal lining of their hosts.