The digestive tract is responsible for the processing of the foods that you eat, from the time you put food in your mouth until you eliminate the material from your body. With all of these parts that have to work together, from the stomach to the gall bladder to the large intestine.
Here are some fun facts about the interesting digestive system that will leave you surprised as well as amazed.
The stomach isn’t the main source of food digestion. The small intestine is.
The average person produces 2 pints of saliva every day. I.e. equivalent to filling 2 soda cans.
Some laundry detergents use the same enzymes that your body uses to break down food to break down stains.
The small intestine isn’t small at all. Stretched out, it would cover space the size of a tennis court.
Stomachs vary widely between species.
When you throw up, your body produces more saliva to protect your teeth from gastric acids.
Burps are designed to release the excess air that the body intakes from drinking carbonated beverages, smoking, or eating too fast.
The stomach can stretch and hold up to 4 pounds of food at one time.
Aerobic exercise is the best type of exercise to keep your digestive tract in shape.
It can take a food bolus 2 to 5 seconds to travel down the esophagus to the stomach.
Hiccups can be caused by a change in temperature that happens suddenly.
The digestive system is indeed an important part of your body. It is essential to keep it up and running. For that, eat high-fiber foods, exercise, stay hydrated, and most crucially look at what you eat and how you eat.
