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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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Can burping and gurgling in your stomach be a sign of pms?
There is a wide array of symptoms of Pre-Menstrual Syndrome, and the symptoms differ from one woman to another. It is certainly possible, though not necessarily the case, that burping and gurgling in the stomach could be a sign of PMS.
What does your digestive system add to your blood?
soluble end of products such as glucose , amino acids and fatty acids and glycerol
Do bats have a 2 way digestive system?
No bats have a one way digestive system. Food goes in the mouth, is digested, and comes out the other end.
In two way digestive systems food is taken in and waste is excreted through the same opening.
In chemical Digestion, starch and fat are digested by the enzymes in saliva
Where does digestion of cereal Begin?
Digestion of cereal begins in the mouth. Mastication--chewing--breaks down the food. Saliva begins to break down carbohydrates contained in cereal grains. Digestion of cereal along with the milk continues in the stomach and small intestines.
Does suboxone go through your digestive system?
does suboxone go through the digestive system,or sraight to the brain
Where do nutrients get digested in the digestive system?
Foods are digested partly in the stomach, and nutrients absorbed from the mashed/wet foodstuffs in the intestines.
Disaccharides are easily split into monosaccharides in the intestine and absorbed.
What pancreatic enzyme digests fats?
Pancreatic ;ipase helps in the digestion of fats to fatty acids and glycerol.
Fats are emulsified by the bile produced by the liver producing fat globules. The fat globules are further digested by lipase to form fatty acids and glycerol.
Fats are digested at the small intestine.
What parts of the human body does pepsin come from?
Pepsin is a digestive protease released by the chief cells in the stomach that functions to degrade food proteins into peptides
How quickly is fructose absorbed into the body?
I can't give you an exact answer but I know it is absorbed more slowly than glucose ( the fastest to be absorbed) and sucrose. Because of this, it is Ok for diabetics, in moderation.
Chemical reaction rate is increased by: -increased surface area -increased temperature -increased concentration of reactants -presence of a catalyst Chewing food essentially breaks up large chunks of food into smaller bits, increased total surface area for digestion.
You should talk to your Dr... My only advice would be.. if you have these pains when you drink milk, or consume other dairy? You may want to take lactate. If not try some probiotics they help your digestive tract. Also make sure you have adequate fiber intake and exercise regularly!
How long does it take for water to reach the large intestine?
Usually water should not take more than 6 hours to enter the colon.
What is the first part of a digestive track called?
The first part of the digestive tract is the top section of the small intestine called the Ileum. Food is not digested in the stomach, just broken down into liquidised form to enable it to be absorbed by the digestive system.
Chemical digestion of carbohydrates begins in this organ?
Mouth: in saliva there is this amylase enzym to break it down to sugar(s)
What exactly does green bowel movement refer to?
My 3yr old son had blue icing from my dad's birthday cake and the next day his bowels were blue/green. I think if it's on a regular basis I would call the pediatrician but just once in a while I'm not alarmed.
There are two different organs which are part of the digestive system and which are responsible for breaking down some types of nutrients, these being the stomach and the small intestine. The digestive system also includes other organs but those do not break down nutrients.
Which part of the digestive system works like a partially permeable membrane?
pancreas
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How would you describe the small intestines to a kid?
A tube wrapped up in you to help get rid of the food your body doesn't want.
Why would you want to explain that to a kid, though?
How do the indigestion tablets can be used to settle your stomach?
In your stomach there is gastric acid. Sometimes your stomach produces too much of this acid and causes pains. This is called indigestion.
You can stop indigestion by taking an antacid tablet. An antacid tablet is a tablet containing alkali. Most antacid tablets are weak based and have enough alkali in them to cancel out MOST of the acid. It doses this by reacting with the acid and producing salt and water. This is it written in basic form
antacid tablet is an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach).
