The abstract for a study looking at absortion of water in the small intestine of weanling gilts infected with Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli (ETEC), and the effect of dextran, inulin, reuteran, levan, or saline on infected or control segments. The study found ETEC decreased absorption of water, as did the addition of any of the glycans. Fluid loss increased with dextran, inulin, and tended to with reuteran, but did not differ with levan. Levan and reuteran decreased fluid loss in ETEC segments.