the lining of the inside of the small intestine — known as the epithelium — changes its structure and doubles in size during pregnancy, as well as during breastfeeding. Amid these pivotal ...

When women are pregnant and nurse their babies ... system as the key to the villous enlargement of the small intestine during reproduction, which is regulated by sex and lactation hormones.

Contraindications for VCE include pregnancy, patients with a swallowing ... The size of the capsule used for the small intestine is about the size of a large pill (26 × 11 mm), and it weighs ...