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Digestive System

Digestive System is the category for questions regarding the breakdown and absorption of food-stuffs in our alimentary canal. Questions about the stomach and intestines can be included in this category.

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What happens if lactose intolerant children eat dairy?

Lactose intolerance leads to bloating, cramps and loose stools. Milk protein allergy has much broader reactions such as skin, respiratory, gastrointestinal [constipation or loose stools, colic, etc] as well as symptoms similar to lactose intolerance. Go to milk allergy on wiki for more details.

What happens if you eat rocks?

Your blood pressure might rise and you may get nauseous depending on how much you eat. The rock salt could also be contaminated with other minerals or bacteria. Not a good idea.

Is the esophagus about two inches long?

no the esophagus is 10 inches long . so it can connect your mouth with the stomach

Why gullet does not produce digestive juice?

It is just a tube to allow the food bits to get into the stomach. Food doesn't need to be digested in this part of the digestive system.

How long does lamb take to digest?

When you have had a meal of roast lamb, it will be digested completely in 24 hours.

What is continuous with the esophagus?

The laryngopharynx is continuous with the esophagus.

Why must the starch in the flour be digested with the aid of enzymes before the yeast can make the dough rise?

Starch breaks down into a sugar. Yeast feeds on the sugar and produces gas as a byproduct that causes the bread to rise. That's why all recipes have some small amount of sugar or other sweetener like honey to get the yeast started.

What is absorbed in the large intestine to concentrate the feces?

Water. Water is absorbed from the feces to make it well formed. Food is almost in liquid form as it enters the large intestine. It is important job of the large intestine to absorb the water from the feces. It will be inconvenient to pass the liquid feces. There will be loss of water and electrolytes also. It can endanger your life.

How does a dog digest its food?

dogs absorb their food through their mouth.

What is peristalsis for?

peristalsis is basically the contraction and relaxation of muscle in digestive system which moves food along. for example if you have a staw with a drop of liquid in it, and you squeeze the straw just behind the liquid (this representing the muscular contraction), then the liquid will move away from where you are squeezing. so by the continuous contraction and relaxation of muscles in the walls of the digestive tract, movement of the food occurs. hence, the purpose of peristalsis is the movement of food along the digestive tract.

What is the type of circulation where blood from the arteries goes to the main digestive organ to picks up digested food?

what is the type circulation where blood from the arteries goes dowm to the main digestive organ to picks up digested food

Why does food not simply drop to the stomach?

It's impelled by muscles around your exophagus. This was discovered by the soviet space program during the first manned orbit by Yuri Gagarin.

Which language is the word appendix?

I believe that the original word appendix came from Latin.

How does excessive mucous swallowing affect health?

The body does not digest mucous so it has little effect on the body except constant regurgitation of the mucous which may stress the digestive system.