Better understanding "BILE"

Okay . . . so, today . . . let's talk about the importance of "bile"

As we spoke yesterday . . . we now know "bile" is a "digestive fluid" or "acid" that helps the "small" intestine digest "FAT".

And "bile" ONLY digests "FAT" . . . whereas, other "digestive enzymes" have the ability to digest proteins, carbohydrate and yes . . . even a small amount of "fat" . . .

But, it's this "bile" production that is the "main" FAT eliminator of the body.

Now . . .

"Bile fluids" are a complex mixture of substances including "bile acids" . . . cholesterol . . . pigments . . . and water . . . secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.

Whereas . . .

"Bile acids" the primary active component in the "bile fluid" . . . acts as a natural "detergent" to emulsify and break down "FAT" for digestion.

Got that part???

Great . . . so, let's move on . . .

You see . . . these "bile acids" . . . and "bile fluids" play an important role in "CANCER" . . .

How you ask???

Well . . . "bile acids" can act as a double-edged sword in cancer.

Too much "bile ACID" can cause DNA damage . . . and therefore . . . can contribute to "cancer" development . . . just like "ethanol".

Whereas . . . too much overall "bile FLUID" can reflect changes in metabolism and radical oxidation that can ALSO affect cancer progression.

Now . . . how could the body have "too much" bile you ask???

Well . . . that would happen "IF" . . .

The "small" intestine was unable to properly absorb bile acids . . . which is a condition called . . . "bile acid malabsorption" (BAM) . . . and the cause to BAM can be due to . . .

Damage to the "small" intestine from surgery . . .

GALLBLADDER REMOVAL . . .

or Pancreatic disease . . .

BUT . . . the "biggest" offender is . . .

This "WESTERN DIET" we all love so much!!!

You see . . . a "high" fat diet . . . "stimulates" the "liver" to produce "MORE" bile than normal.

And with this . . . the "small" intestine . . . yells . . . MAYDAY, MAYDAY . . . because it CAN'T absorb the "INCREASE" of bile fast enough . . . so it "dumps" this bile into the "large" intestine . . . causing "DIARRHEA"!!!!

And WHEN we eat that "high" FAT diet . . . and the "liver" produces TOO MUCH "bile" . . .

It can DAMAGE our DNA . . . causing the development of CANCER!

Or . . . contribute to the "progression" of CANCER!!!

So . . . the next time you have a "high" fat meal . . . and end up in the bathroom right after . . .

YOU COULD BE DAMAGING YOUR "DNA"!!!!!!

DUE TO . . . TOO MUCH "BILE" PRODUCTION!!!

So, tomorrow . . . let's continue with what happens if we "DON'T" have "enough" bile in the body.

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