Their primary function is to absorb nutrients and vitamins. The small intestine is made up of three parts—the duodenum (first part), the jejunum (middle part), and the ileum (end part).

This type causes inflammation in the final section of your small intestine, known as the ileum, as well as in your colon (large intestine). The ileum absorbs water, carbohydrates, proteins ...

The main function of the ileum is the absorption of digested food products into the bloodstream, so they can be transported to the cells of the body.

The complete small and ... of the terminal ileum and calculated mean values. Histology and immunohistochemistry. We used longitudinal cross sections (5 μm thick) through intestinal rolls spanning ...

We see the whole of the large intestine and a small portion of the small intestine called the terminal ileum during the procedure. Procedure time varies from 15 to 30 minutes depending on the ...