How to Use gastrointestinal tract in a Sentence

gastrointestinal tract

noun
  • In birds, Rasmussen said, the virus grows in the gastrointestinal tract.
    — Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • These symptoms are related to how the drugs work to slow the gastrointestinal tract.
    — Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • It is created in the gastrointestinal tract in colostomies and ileostomies to collect waste that cannot pass through your colon.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
  • Apple cider vinegar is said to have a special effect on the gastrointestinal tract.
    — Anne Heigel, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The brain, gastrointestinal tract and pancreas process some alcohol as well.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The damage that glass fragments can do to your gastrointestinal tract depends on their sharpness, shape and size.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • In this patient’s case, the stuck gallstone blocked the flow of bilirubin into the gastrointestinal tract.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • This gives your gastrointestinal tract time to adapt, reducing side effects like gas and bloating.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The first-stage larvae then take a ride through the rat's gastrointestinal tract and are excreted, lying in wait of a snug or snail.
    — Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Per the outlet, the boys are joined at the lower abdomen and share a single liver and parts of their gastrointestinal tract.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The human gastrointestinal tract can be a hostile place for visitors.
    — Markham Heid, Time, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Zinc and magnesium compete for absorption in the same area of the gastrointestinal tract.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 21 Jan. 2025
  • After a drug is ingested, it gets absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract and taken up by the bloodstream.
    — Meeri Kim, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • The gastrointestinal tract is packed with clues about health and disease, but much of it remains out of reach of standard diagnostic tools.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
  • This causes the sugar to build up in our gastrointestinal tract and leads to uncomfortable symptoms.
    — Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
  • But consuming cannabis in an edible—thus sending it through the gastrointestinal tract—may mean the effects will take longer to feel.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
  • When the toxin enters the body, it gets absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract, and begins targeting the nerves.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • These toxins can affect your heart, bloodstream and even gastrointestinal tract, Elsayegh said.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • These compounds can affect your heart, bloodstream and even gastrointestinal tract, Elsayegh said.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But those blood-thinning qualities can also cause ulcers and bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 29 June 2023
  • As well as skull bones, the many collaborative teams have looked at the make-up of joints, the gastrointestinal tract, the lungs (above) and aspects of the brain.
    — New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The tail of a crayfish contains less ionic lithium than its gastrointestinal tract, gills, and hepatopancreas.
    — Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Pop an ibuprofen or an antidepressant, and those levels will spike as the drug quickly passes through your gastrointestinal tract.
    — WIRED, 26 June 2023
  • Such tumors can arise throughout the body, from cells that release hormones, but most commonly occur in the lungs or gastrointestinal tract.
    — Julian Gill, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • His heart, liver and gastrointestinal tract are also working as expected.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Dec. 2025
  • As food moves through the gastrointestinal tract, the small intestine absorbs the usable nutrients.
    — Anita K. Henry, Parents, 29 June 2023
  • As food moves through the gastrointestinal tract, the small intestine absorbs the usable nutrients.
    — Anita K. Henry, Parents, 29 June 2023
  • The tasteless drops contain a chlorophyll blend, which is said to help the body get rid of toxins through the gastrointestinal tract, the product description says.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Both calcium and magnesium compete for absorption in the same area of the gastrointestinal tract.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Then there is the gut-brain axis, which sends biochemical messages between the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 3 June 2026

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