Question 1

can intense exercise mess up your digestive system?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Depends on what you mean by "mess up". Intense exercise causes more blood flow to be routed to your muscles and away from less useful organs at that time such as your digestive system. As a result some people will get diarrhea that can sometimes contain blood if the lack of blood flow is severe enough. This is one of the theories regarding "runners trots".

Question 2

what are the psycological effects of the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

Digestive system: There is a rich interconnection between brain and gut, with ongoing & mutual communication.  Similar neurotransmitters are in both.  Your gut has ~100 million neurons which make up its own enteric nervous system.  It doesn't think philosophical thoughts, but responds to digestive and many other stimuli.  It also sends information to the brain via the vagus nerve.  http://tinyurl.com/yz536bd.

Question 3

are there any negative effects on the digestive system from eating popcorn several times a week?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: The one issue is that the oil and butter used is very high in calories.

Question 4

do creams like breast actives actually work  in breast enhancement ? do they have any hazardous effects on digestive system?

Accepted Answer

No: No, they don't work. You'd just be wasting your money.

Question 5

what might be the effects of ageing on the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

Slows down: In the course of aging the process of moving food/stool through the intestine, particularly the colon, tends to slow down. This increases the problems of constipation so many older patients need to takes more active steps to avoid constipation.
Stomach acid production can also reduce, making digestion a little less efficient.

Question 6

what would be the side effects of mag 07?  its a oxygenating digestive system cleanser its made by aerobic life.  says its none habit forming, but i have been taking it every night, and i am guaranteed to to in the morning.  ingredients are elemental magn

Accepted Answer

Gastrointestinal : Gastrointestinal cleansers can be helpful. However, any time detoxification goes too quickly you can overload the bodyâ€™s mechanisms to release toxins.  Detoxifying at an appropriate rate with use of appropriate supplements is the safest approach.  If you are detoxifying too rapidly, toxic materials and bacteria can be reabsorbed from the gut back into the blood stream. This can lead to worse health rather than improved health. Signs that you may be detoxâ€™ing too quickly include headaches, joint pain, passing a lot of flatus, feeling really tired, insomnia, acne and other skin eruptions.  It is not uncommon to have loose bowel movements and some degree of intestinal cramping.

Question 7

i have been prescribed an anti-inflammatory. i have a history of gallbladder problems. as well as gallstones.  i do not want the medication to stir my problems up again.  i have heard the side effects can be brutal on the stomache and digestive system.

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Accepted Answer

It : It should effect your stomach lining if you are going to have a problem. Would discuss this with your doctor.

Question 8

can you tell me how the food travel through the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

Food route: chew in mouth, stomach mixes and meters out into duodenum and then into small intestine for absorption.  The residual makes it into the right part of the colon within an hour or less in most people.  then over the next 1-4 days it slowly moves toward the rectum where it is slowly dehydrated (no digestion takes place in the colon, except bacterial degradation), eventually expelled

Question 9

why does the acidity level change throughout the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

A very complex question: For example, the stomach requires an acid environment whereas the small intestine requires an alkaline environment. It is all to do with the magic of digestion and absorption of the materials that are turned into you.

Question 10

what is the process of the digestive system and how long does it take?

Accepted Answer

About 24 Hours: Food is broken down by chewing & digestive enzymes in mouth & swallowed down esophagus to stomach where more enzymes & acid chemically break it down further. Passing into the 40 feet long small intestine where bile from the liver neutralizes acid & breaks up fats. Pancreatic enzymes break down starches. The remaining waste has water resorbed & is eliminated as stool. It takes about 24 hours.

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