Membranes, proton pump/ cotransport

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Why do diarrhea patients receive a solution containing a high concentration of glucose and salt?
 

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By creating hypertonic conditions in the blood, water moves out of the intestines due to osmosis. ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) levels also sink and the permeability of the walls of the urethra decreases causing less water to be lost.
 
Yousef said:
ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) levels also sink and the permeability of the walls of the urethra decreases causing less water to be lost.
false statement.

But what effect does the glucose have?
 
Ok, thing with ADH is true but unrelated to what we're doing, I was just messing with you.
Seriously now though, look at the solutions to Bac 2002 Question P2 a).
It has your glucose problem.
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