digestive system
noun
: the bodily system concerned with the ingestion, digestion, and absorption of food and the discharge of residual wastes and consisting of the digestive tract and accessory glands (such as the salivary glands and the pancreas) that secrete digestive enzymes
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Improves digestive health: Milk contains proteins that can calm the digestive system.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
These foods are rich in probiotics, which help maintain a healthy balance of bacteria in the digestive system.
—Quora, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Even small amounts of these foods may irritate the digestive system, triggering or worsening constipation in people with IBS-C.16
Symptoms
IBS-C causes frequent constipation, which is difficult or infrequent bowel movements.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
These particles were found in the edible muscle tissues of the seafood, suggesting the microplastics and microfibers traveled from the digestive system to other places in the body.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
These foods are rich in probiotics, which help maintain a healthy balance of bacteria in the digestive system.
—Quora, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Even small amounts of these foods may irritate the digestive system, triggering or worsening constipation in people with IBS-C.16
Symptoms
IBS-C causes frequent constipation, which is difficult or infrequent bowel movements.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
These particles were found in the edible muscle tissues of the seafood, suggesting the microplastics and microfibers traveled from the digestive system to other places in the body.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Digestive system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digestive%20system. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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