Question

. Where is bile secreted from? What is its function?
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Answer 1

Bile is a fluid that the liver produces and stores in the gallbladder.

Bile:

• Bile is a digestive fluid that the liver produces and stores in the gallbladder.
• Digestive fluid backs up into the stomach and, in rare situations, the esophagus during bile reflux.
• Excess bile acids in the colon can produce bile acid malabsorption (BAM) symptoms such as watery stool, urgency, and fecal incontinence.
• Despite the fact that BAM has been linked to diarrhea for almost 50 years, it is still an under-recognized and underdiagnosed cause of chronic diarrhea.

Functions of Bile:

• Its primary job is to convert dietary lipids into fatty acids that are absorbed in the stomach.
• Bile juice emulsifies lipids and disintegrates them into little particles.
• The absorption of fat-soluble vitamins is aided by bile juice.
• Bile is also the route of elimination for bilirubin, a byproduct generated during the breakdown of red blood cells.

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