Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy subjects * Participant must be 18 to 60 years of age * Participant must be able to consent to the procedure * Participant must fast (no solid food) for at least 8 hours prior to the procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with a history of upper respiratory disease or surgery * Participants with a history of upper gastrointestinal surgery * Partcipants with upper respiratory infection at least 7 days prior to the procedure * Participants with any contraindications to the placement of the NJ tube including deviated septum or any other anatomical abnormalities of the nasopharynx or upper gastrointestinal region, history of trans-sphenoidal surgery, facial or cranial trauma and fractures, chronic sinusitis, esophageal strictures, varices etc. * Participants with a history of or being on medications that delay gastric emptying. * Participants on drugs which impair clotting like anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs, NSAIDS, history of bleeding disorders. * Participants using nasal steroids or any steroids for environmental allergies * Participants with suspected or diagnosed HIV * Participants with a recent use of Antibiotics within the past 4 weeks * Participants with a current or history of Alcoholism * Participants with suspected or diagnosed Hep B or Hep C * Participants enrolled in clinical trials involving interventions that affect Intestinal Permeability * Participants with uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus 1 \& Diabetes Mellitus 2 * Participants currently taking H2 Histamine Antagonists (such as Pepcid, Axid, Tagamet, Zantac, etc) * Participants currently taking Mast Cell stabilizers * Participants currently pregnant.