There are many digestive juices present in our body that helps to improve digestive functions. Bile juice is one of the major components that plays role in this problem. Bile is basically a yellowish ...

Gallstones are hard, pebble-like pieces of material that form in the gallbladder. Most gallstones do not cause symptoms. If they do, a person may require treatment. A doctor may prescribe bile salt ...

Bile acids are essential to digestion, by acting like a kind of detergent that breaks up fat molecules. Fat doesn't dissolve in water, but our digestive system is full of water, so the fat we consume ...

The development of thin-layer and gas chromatographic technics has permitted the accurate separation and quantification of bile salts in both the conjugated and the unconjugated forms. We have used ...

A study finds that the enzymes in probiotic bacteria that act on bile salts in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract govern growth of the bacteria. Bile salts in the GI tract promote digestion, but their ...

Q. I'm concerned about the safety of the ox bile in some of my digestive enzymes because of possible contamination with mad cow disease. Could a vegetarian digestive enzyme supplement be just as ...

Despite an efficient and well-tolerated vaccine, hepatitis B (HBV) remains a major public health problem, with more than 250 million people at high risk of developing liver cirrhosis and cancer as a ...

Bile is critical for the digestion and absorption of fats in the human body. However, some individuals could experience a bile deficiency, which may lead to digestive problems such as bloating, gas, ...