Sagittal section of the ileum lumen in the acute diarrhea group. (a) Control, (b) Acute diarrhea, (c) Acute diarrhea+glutamine c b a

Sagittal section of the ileum lumen in the acute diarrhea group. (a) Control, (b) Acute diarrhea, (c) Acute diarrhea+glutamine c b a

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BACKGROUND: Glutamine is a non-essential amino acid as the main fuel in the gastrointestinal mucosa. By its various gastrointestinal functions, glutamine is thought to increase the protection of the intestinal mucosa against local or systemic injury from diarrhea. AIM: This study aims to determine the relationship between glutamine supplementation...

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... analytical Kruskal-Wallis test results showed a p < 0.05, so it can be concluded that there were significant differences in the effect glutamine supplementation in each group in chronic diarrhea ( Table 4). Meanwhile, in Figure 1 and Figure 2, the intestinal lumen appears dilated with mucosal (M) thinning in Group A, while in Group B, there was an improvement in mucosal thickness and reduced intestinal distension compared to positive controls. https://www.id-press.eu/mjms/index ...