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Reviewed byJohn P. Cunha, DO, FACOEPonOctober 23, 2017
- Bowel regularity means a bowel movement every day. True or false?
- Most food digests in your stomach. True or false?
- How long is your small intestine?
- How many times per day does the average person pass gas?
- 胃流感是由流感引起的“流感”viruses. True or false?
- The spleen is part of the human digestive system. True or false?
- What is emesis?
- What is a common term for GERD?
- Probiotics are live bacteria that when ingested benefit a person's health. True or false?
- Ulcerative colitis is most closely related to Crohn's disease. True or false?
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Q:Bowel regularity means a bowel movement every day. True or false?
A:False.
There is variation among people in their bowel habits and in what's considered normal. The frequency of bowel movements in healthy people varies according to age,diet, and activity level.
Q:Most food digests in your stomach. True or false?
A:False.
The small intestine is the area in which most digestion occurs. In the first part of the small intestine (duodenum), food from the stomach is mixed with bile from the gallbladder and enzymes from the pancreas that help digest food.
After leaving the small intestine, food is passed into the large intestine or colon, where water is extracted. The remaining material passes out of the body as stool or feces.
Q:How long is your small intestine?
A:The length of the small intestine is approximately 22 feet.
The large intestine (colon), in contrast, is only 5 feet in length.
Q:How many times per day does the average person pass gas?
A:Passing gas is quite normal, and healthy people can pass gas around 13-21 times a day.
Foods that lead to gas in one person may not have the same effect in other people. Passing gas with greater frequency than this might suggest a problem with digestion of some type of carbohydrates.
Q:胃流感是由流感引起的“流感”viruses. True or false?
A:False.
Gastroenteritis caused by viruses is referred to as the "stomach flu", but this is not the same as true influenza caused by the influenza viruses. Viral gastroenteritis is contagious from person to person and can be spread by contaminated surfaces, hands, air droplets, or food and drink.
Q:The spleen is part of the human digestive system. True or false?
A:False.
The spleen is an organ in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen that serves to filter the blood. It is not part of the digestive system.
Q:What is emesis?
A:Emesis is the medical term for vomiting, or expulsion of the stomach contents through the mouth.
Vomiting typically follows nausea and is an automatic behavior that occurs in response to stimulation of a specific region of the brainstem known as the vomiting center.
Q:What is a common term for GERD?
A:Acid reflux.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease, orGERD, is sometimes referred to simply as acid reflux. In this condition, acidic stomach contents pass backwards up into the esophagus.
Q:Probiotics are live bacteria that when ingested benefit a person's health. True or false?
A:Probioticsare live bacteria that when ingested benefit a person's health.
Probiotics can include foods like yogurt, supplements, and some kinds of topical products such as creams. Many bacteria have health-promoting effects, such as the bacteria normally present in the intestinal tract that aid digestion. Many of the organisms in probiotics are similar to or the same as those that occur naturally in the body.
Q:Ulcerative colitis is most closely related to Crohn's disease. True or false?
A:True.
UlcerativecolitisandCrohn's diseaseare both inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract.Ulcerative colitisaffects the large intestine (colon) only, but Crohn's disease can affect any location in the gastrointestinal tract.
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