The Importance of Digestive System

Our body has functions that help us live a healthy life. Body systems help us to move, eat, feel, and more. The digestive system is one of many. It is the organ system for digestion, and it helps people to eat and digest. This aids us very well in many ways. It includes mouth, esophagus, liver, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.

           First, the mouth helps to eat and chew the food into small pieces. Inside the mouth, there are teeth and saliva. Teeth help people to chew the food, and saliva helps to swallow foods easily. Esophagus is the tube that connects the mouth and the liver. It helps to deliver the food to the stomach. It is one of the important parts Since food passes through it, there are many diseases that are associated with it. The stomach breaks down the food with stomach acid.

           Next, the liver breaks down certain substances that are delivered by the stomach, and it makes toxins less harmful to the body or removes them all together. We cannot live healthily if we have toxins. The small intestine is the longest part in our body. It is the place where the food is broken down into liquid and most of its nutrients are absorbed. Last, the large intestine is the final part of the digestive system. Water is absorbed here, and it changes into feces.

           Digestive system helps our body a lot. However, it is prone to get diseases because we use it every day. Gastroesophageal reflux is a condition in which stomach acid flows back up into the tube connecting the mouth and the stomach called the esophagus. It could happen when people lie down right after eating. Esophageal cancer is a growth of cells that starts in the esophagus. It is more common in men, and it starts because of drinking alcohol and smoking. Difficulty swallowing, coughing and weight loss are the signs of esophageal cancer. Gastritis is the inflammation of the stomach lining, and it’s often caused by alcohol and stress. Vomiting is a symptom of gastritis as well.

           Digestive system is very important to our body. However, if people don’t take good care of it, they could get sick. I hope everyone learns the importance of the digestive system and check their body condition with a doctor.