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Stomach
The stomach is a part of the digestive system where food is broken down by acid. It is then transferred to the intestines.
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What is the gas in your stomach called?
Certain types of foods cause gas; broccoli, beans , burgers and fizzy drinks but they come up the other way.
How long does it take for food to get from your fork to your stomach?
It takes about six or seven seconds, total, to chew and swallow.
After putting the yummy stuff into your mouth, it (the bolus) then has to travel through the entire gastrointestinal tract before coming out the other end. The gastrointestinal tract for the purposes of this exercise includes the oral cavity, the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, and colon.
Food travels down the oesophagus at a rate of approximately 3 to 4 centimetres per second (1 to 2 inches), and the entire process takes about 5 to 6 seconds. In the stomach, food tends to hang around for a little longer and this depends on a variety of factors including the amount of food you have consumed, how much fat it contains, and also the acidity of the stomach. However, all food should have left the stomach within 2 to 4 hours.
In the small intestine, digestion continues and absorption occurs. From here on, the time to defecation will vary depending on the time it takes to adequately digest and absorb in the small intestine. This will usually take 5 to 6 hours. The "food then enters the colon for further digestion and water reabsorption before defecation. The time from it's entering the colon to defecation is about 12 to 24 hours.
Thus, the time for food to travel from one end to the other probably ranges from about 20 to 30 hours. Although I haven't had the time to look further into the rest of your question, I hazard a guess that it is unlikely that meat will hang around for a week given that the gastrointestinal tract is very effective in breaking it down with various enzymes and acidity of the stomach. Foods high in protein and fats probably would probably take a little longer to pass through than if it were carbohydrate.
Mucus protects the intestinal walls, binds fecal matter and helps control pH of contents.
How much liquid can an average adult stomach hold?
An adult's human stomach can holdabout 1 quart (.94 liters) of food/liquid.
Stomach acid is important because it neutralizes and will kill substances that are harmful to the rest of the body. It will also break down the particles so that it can either be eliminated or excreted.
Burnt stomach lining when should it heal?
the stomach lining should heal in 7 to 10 days but its best to see your local doc.
No. Lactose only upsets one's stomach more with a stomach ache. Stay away from cheese, ice cream, milk, milk/white chocolate etc.
Wrong. Milk neutralizes stomach acid and in doing so helps.
I think avoid milk product during upset stomach is a good idea.
What is good to eat for a stomach flu?
Anything you can keep down if you have been vomiting. Make sure you get a lot of fluids, so foods with high water content will be the best. As long as your hydrated the flu will be mach easier to handle.
Is it true that everytime your stomach growls it shrinks?
Yes. When it is empty it is about the size of your fist and when it is full it can be as large as a gallon jug.
What happens in the stomach when you get a stomach ache?
Well after you have a stomach ache you feel strested and you may still need to go to thetoilet alot to. You still will be effected because your body wasn't well and you havn't eaten lots of your minerals and vitamins you need so you can't excersise. you will just be laying around because you'r body can't function propaly
When the stomach makes churning movements what does it produce?
The answer in a single word is chyme. There are gastric juices released in stomach. When food enters stomach, it starts churning(muscular contraction and relaxation). The food mixes with gastric juice to form a semi-solid acidic bulk known as chyme.
What could be the cause of pain on my right upper side?
Go to MD.COM this site is very educational they should have the answer you're looking for
How does food get broken down in your stomach?
Your body needs nutrients so the stomach breaks down the food. Then in the small intestine, the nutrients and waste are separated. The nutrients helps the body and the waste come out the other end.
What organ of the digestive tract absorbs more nutrients than any other organ?
Your intestine absorbs more nutrition than any other organ. It is about 20 feet long. But the surface area for the absorption is very large. It is estimated to be about 2750 square feet.
What is your stomach acid made of?
your stomach acid is made up of things that you eat like enzymes that are good for proteins.It is made of many different liquids you digest too.
How does a stomach compression tube work?
death results about 3% of the time. Problems include damage to the esophagus and stomach and interference with the airway. Should the tube remain in place too long, there is danger of the pressure eroding the esophagus or the nose.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning stomach and small intestine?
enter/o
enter/o
- the small intestine is the main organ for digestion food . contrary to popular belief digestion does NOT take place in the stomach . THE stomach main function is to break -down food stuffs into make if soft and easily absorbed using strong acids
What protects the stomach from the very strong acid in the stomach?
Mucous lines the stomach internally and protects it from acid.
Who said you aimed at the nation's heart but hit it in the stomach?
By writing The Jungle, Sinclair meant to get the public upset about the working conditions in the Chicago meat packing plants. However, the public focused more on the disgusting descriptions of the meat preparation, and called for government reform of inspection standards.
Can one stomach bug affect people differently?
Yes, you can get viral gastroenteritis (in common terms, a "stomach bug" or "stomach flu") more than once.
What is important function of the intrinsic factor found in the stomach?
the b12 intrinsic factor produced by the parietal cells in the stomach (parietal cells also produce HCL, the acid that dissolves food and converts pesinogen (secreted by the chief cells). B12 is necessary for carbohydrate, protein and fat to be used by the boy but most importantly b12 is necessary for all cells in the body (especially red blood cells) to work properly; if deficient in the body the person may develop pernicious anemia (due to the excessive destruction of immature blood cells or the lack of their production due to a lack of vitamin b12) as well as other problems such as problems with the nervous system sue to the fact that b12 is used to cover nerve cells thus the lack of vitamin b12 can also get to the brain and in kill the person. The intrinsic factor secreted by the stomach's parietal cells is used to absorb vitamin b12 as the body cannot absorb it on its own. As a result the intrinsic factor is essential for life as there will be vitamin vb12 deficiency if there is no intrinsic factor to help the boy absorb it. Another important fact is that vitamin b12 is absorbed( with the help of the intrinsic factor) by cubulin receptors in the ileum of the small intestine.
What happen when the stomach fail?
try to look it up on google, and if this page comes up , just leave it
Does blood rush to stomach after eating?
Yes. Blood rushes to your stomach after you eat so it can digest the food and absorb the nutrients. It is still everywhere in your body of course, but more is at the stomach than before.
