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Existing computational studies have typically addressed isolated blocks of this loop, such as fluid dynamics under prescribed motor patterns, offering limited system-level insights. Here, we present CREST (Closed-loop REgulation of Small intestinal Transport), an integrated mechano-physiological control framework for simulating small intestinal transport. CREST couples a mechanical module, which captures wall-deformation-driven fluid flow under muscle contractile force, with a physiological module, which senses strain, compares it to a reference strain and activates smooth muscle contraction via the enteric nervous system. Through this closed-loop interaction, CREST reproduced clustered peristaltic waves with amplitudes and velocities consistent with experimental observations, and revealed interesting transport phenomena that align with ex vivo data. 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