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The long stretch of the small intestine is the site where most nutrition is absorbed into the body. Thus any problems in the small intestine will affect the nutritional state, causing apparent deficiencies which are really malabsorption problems. Stress has a marked impact on this part of the body as is demonstrated by duodenal ulcers. The small intestines make up the longest part of the digestive system with a total length of about twenty feet, which is divided into three sections, the duodenum, the jejenum and the ileum.