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Digestive System

When you eat, your body breaks food down to a form it can use to build and nourish cells and provide energy. This process is called digestion.

Your digestive system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube. It runs from your mouth to your anus and includes your esophagus, stomach, and small and large intestines. Your liver, gallbladder and pancreas are also involved. They produce juices to help digestion.

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  1. Digestive Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    When you eat, your body breaks food down to a form it can use to build and nourish cells and provide energy. This process is called digestion. Your digestive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/digestivediseases.html - Health Topics
  2. Non-Movement Symptoms (Parkinson's Foundation)  
    Parkinson's Disease/Symptoms ... Parkinson's Disease ... Learn about non-movement symptoms that may go overlooked and undertreated. ... Parkinson's Foundation
    https://www.parkinson.org/.../non-movement-symptoms - External Health Links
  3. Chronic atrial and intestinal dysrhythmia 
    ... condition called intestinal pseudo-obstruction. The heart and digestive issues develop at the same time, usually by age ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...chronic-atrial-and-intestinal-dysrhythmia - Genetics
  4. ARX gene 
    ... function in the pancreas plays a role in digestive issues, including chronic diarrhea, experienced by individuals with XLAG. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/arx - Genetics
  5. How to save money on infant formula 
    ... are slightly different and the baby may have digestive issues with one brand compared with another. Find one ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000805.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Coping with Traumatic Events Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health)  
    ... may include: Having headaches Having stomach pain and digestive issues Having difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep Having ...
    https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/coping-with-traumatic-events - Videos
  7. Celiac Disease (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Celiac Disease/Start Here ... Celiac Disease ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/condition/celiac-disease/?adfree=true - External Health Links
  8. Older Adults and Mental Health From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health)  
    Find information about older adults and mental health, particularly depression, including warning signs, latest news and resources, and how to find help.
    https://www.nimh.nih.gov/.../topics/older-adults-and-mental-health - External Health Links
  9. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Symptoms of ME/CFS (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Primary (core) symptoms, three primary symptoms are required for diagnosis 1)greatly lowered ability to do activities 2) post-exertional malaise (PEM) 3) ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/symptoms-diagnosis/symptoms.html - External Health Links
  10. Endometrial Cancer Prevention From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Uterine Cancer/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Uterine Cancer ... Endometrial cancer prevention strategies include avoiding risk factors when possible and increasing ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../patient/endometrial-prevention-pdq - External Health Links
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