Your Twisted Your Twisted Digestive SystemDigestive System

By Siri and By Siri and

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Our Introduction Our Introduction

Your Digestive System is one of Your Digestive System is one of

the major systems in your body. It the major systems in your body. It

takes your food, breaks it down, takes your food, breaks it down,

makes energy and transports it to makes energy and transports it to

the rest of the body. Your the rest of the body. Your

Digestive System is very Digestive System is very

important.important.

How it worksHow it works

Your Digestive System is a Your Digestive System is a

thirty foot long tube. It begins thirty foot long tube. It begins

in the mouth where the teeth in the mouth where the teeth

and tongue break up the food and tongue break up the food

as it gets ready to go to the as it gets ready to go to the

esophagus, then on to the esophagus, then on to the

stomach.stomach.

More About How it Works More About How it Works

Acid is mixed with the food in the Acid is mixed with the food in the

stomach which then turns into stomach which then turns into

paste.paste.

Even More About How it Even More About How it WorksWorks

The paste goes into the small The paste goes into the small

intestine a little at a time. The intestine a little at a time. The

small intestine is 20-feet long. In small intestine is 20-feet long. In

the beginning of the small the beginning of the small

intestine the food is broken down intestine the food is broken down

even farther until it fits through even farther until it fits through

the small intestine. The large the small intestine. The large

intestine makes your solid waste.intestine makes your solid waste.

How to Eat Right to Help How to Eat Right to Help Your Digestive SystemYour Digestive System

You shouldn’t eat fats as often as rice or You shouldn’t eat fats as often as rice or

bread. You need to eat at least 3 servings of bread. You need to eat at least 3 servings of

fruits and veggies a day.fruits and veggies a day.

Did You Know?Did You Know?

Food stays in your Food stays in your esophagus 2-3 esophagus 2-3 seconds. seconds.

Food in large intestine Food in large intestine can stay for 10 hours can stay for 10 hours or up to several days.or up to several days.

If you chop of a piece If you chop of a piece of your liver it will grow of your liver it will grow itself back.itself back.

Did You Know?Did You Know?

Your food spends Your food spends

1-6 hours in your 1-6 hours in your

small intestine.small intestine.

Food stays in Food stays in

your stomach for your stomach for

4 hours!4 hours!

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