One type of cholesterol lowering medication, bile acid sequestrants, bind up these bile acids in the small intestine. Therefore, instead of being absorbed by the small intestine and into the blood stream, they are excreted through the feces.
By Jennifer Moll, About.com
Updated: October 28, 2008
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One type of cholesterol lowering medication, bile acid sequestrants, bind up these bile acids in the small intestine. Therefore, instead of being absorbed by the small intestine and into the blood stream, they are excreted through the feces.
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