Artificial Stomach

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relativelyquantum

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Posted 12/31/2007 11:03 PM (GMT 0)

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/dec07/5759

I wonder if they will make artificial colons sometime soon.

pb4

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Posted 12/31/2007 11:20 PM (GMT 0)

Typical, they can do this but they cannot completely cure all IBD sufferers.

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suebear

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Posted 12/31/2007 11:22 PM (GMT 0)

Probably not. One can have a very good quality of life without a colon but one cannot have a very good quality of life without a stomach.

Sue

relativelyquantum

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Posted 12/31/2007 11:51 PM (GMT 0)

Actually this article is about replicating the stomach, not so much to replace it, but to study it: looking at how it breaks down food and adjusting the pH. Absorbing nutrients is key with IBDers and hopefully this kind of research will be fruitful.

Maybe with a colon, they could replicate ulcerations and adjust bacteria levels... who knows?!

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