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The fibre (roughage) content of food, whilst essentially non-nutritive, is very important. The fibre content absorbs moisture, thus making the food more uniform in texture, and easier to digest.
Further, one of the important function of your bowel is to recover water from the feces, such that this important material is not squandered. The presence of fibre makes this water easier to extract.
[If your bowel is damaged by disease, this water extraction process is often interfered with, producing the unpleasant liquid motions.]
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What is the function of the phloem in a leaf?
Phloem provides a passage for the downward movement of the food manufactured in leaves to various parts of the plant.
Does ingested food raise PH of the stomach content?
High pH is Basic. Low pH is Acidic. When you eat food, your body reacts by releasing histamine which activates proton pumps to essentially pump hydrochloric acid into your stomach, thus making the stomach acidic and lowering the pH. The food will be more basic than what is in the stomach. So, eating food will cause the body to react and produce acid lowering the pH in the stomach, but the food itself would act as a base or buffer effectively raising the pH of the stomach (slightly). You will also note that some foods are slightly acidic and others are slightly basic, or they are metabolized into acidic or basic components. This, of course, still is far more basic than the stomach acids. Your kidneys will regulate the overall pH of your body.
What is the movement of food through the clam's digestive system?
Water and food particles are drawn in through one siphon to the gills where tiny, hair-like cilia move the water, and the food is caught in mucus on the gills. From there, the food-mucus mixture is transported along a groove to the palps which push it into the clam's mouth. The second siphon carries away the water. The gills also draw oxygen from the water flow.
How is cholera spread from one person to another?
If the infected person sneezes close to an un infected person Cholera is caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae. A person gets cholera by drinking water or eating food infected with the bacterium. Once swallowed, it settles in the lining of the small bowel and releases a toxin (poison) that can cause the body to flush liquid into the small bowel, resulting in watery diarrhea. The bacterium that causes cholera is usually transmitted by water contaminated with human feces, but it can also be transmitted by ingesting contaminated food, especially raw or undercooked seafood and shellfish. Nost people infected with cholera have no symptoms, yet they carry the bacteria for few weeks, excreting them slowly into the water supply.
What is the breaking down of food into energy?
The process of breaking down food to create energy is called digestion. Digestion is necessary for other biological processes, such as movement and growth, to occur. Not sure if that person's answer would answer your question but it sure as heck didn't answer mine... so I looked it up. The answer you might be looking for is binary fission. Not 100% sure though so don't be mad if i'm wrong. -_-
What is the name of movement of food in the gut?
Bowel movement
What determines the size of your bowel movement?
A bowel movement is primarily what is left undigested from your food intake. It pends on the amount of food you have eaten over a period of item and the amount of indigestible material and fiber in the food you have eaten.
How long after food poisoning will it take to have a normal bowel movement?
2 to 3 days after have food poisoning.
Why do you have pencil thin bowel movement?
The consistencies for the bowel movements depends on the speed of the peristalsis (the rate of speed that food is pushed through the bowel system). If a person has diarrhea, the food will move very quickly therefore causing less for the food and nutrients to be removed. So that will cause the stool to be very liquid.
What causes green bowel movement?
The color of your stool ranges from brown to green. Having green bowel movement is sometimes regular. Having green bowel movement is caused when food is moving through your large intestine too quickly. The bile in your stomach is unable to break down the food fast enough. Eating green leafy vegetables or food that contain green dye can also result in green stool.
What if i have a dark stringy bowel movement?
A dark stringy bowel movement may be a result of a stomach virus or food that one has eaten. If this persists, a doctor should check this out to be sure there is not a more serious problem.
What helps digest fiber?
fiber is not digested. It is all the parts of food that we cannot digest which pass on the system and help regulate bowel movements
Why does our body need Roughage/dietary fibre?
Helps our body get rid of undigested food (movement of bowel).
Where does the food go after passing the large intestine?
It goes into your rectum so that it can be passed out your anus as waste...As in a bowel movement (Poo)!!
Where does food go after passing through the large intestine?
It goes into your rectum so that it can be passed out your anus as waste...As in a bowel movement (Poo)!!
What happens to the digested product after digestion is completed?
the remaining food is now called faeces and excreted out.
Can you eat litchi during loose motions?
You can eat litchi during loose motions or when you have loose stools. This food item is mainly pulp and can help to regulate bowel movements in adults.
