Nancy Silva

Maintaining Gut Health For Beginners and Novices Nancy Silva

Where ?? th? gut f?und? Th? m?uth ?? th? f?r?t part of the gut (g??tr??nt??t?n?l tr??t). When we ??t, f??d ★★★★★★ d?wn th? gull?t (?????h?gu?), into th? stomach, ?nd th?n ?nt? th? ?m?ll intestine. The ?m?ll ?nt??t?n? has three sections - th? du?d?num, jejunum ?nd ileum. The duodenum is the first ??rt ?f the ?m?ll ?nt??t?n? and f?ll?w? ?n from th? ?t?m??h. Th? duodenum ?url? ?r?und th? ??n?r??? ?r??t?ng a ?-?h???d tube. Th? jejunum ?nd ileum m?k? up th? r??t of the ?m?ll ?nt??t?n? ?nd are found ???l?d ?n th? ??ntr? ?f the tumm? (?bd?m?n). Th? small intestine ?? th? ?l??? wh?r? f??d ?? digested ?nd absorbed into th? bloodstream. F?ll?w?ng on fr?m th? ?l?um ?? th? first ??rt of the large ?nt??t?n?, ??ll?d th? caecum. Att??h?d t? th? ????um ?? th? ????nd?x. Th? large intestine continues upwards from h?r? ?nd ?? known ?? th? ascending ??l?n. Th? n?xt part ?f th? gut ?? called th? transverse colon because it ?r????? th? b?d?. It then b???m?? th? d????nd?ng colon ?? it heads d?wnw?rd?. Th? sigmoid colon ?? the ?-?h???d f?n?l ??rt ?f th? ??l?n wh??h l??d? ?n to the r??tum. St??l? (f?????) ?r? ?t?r?d ?n th? r??tum ?nd ?u?h?d out thr?ugh the b??k ?????g? (anus) when ??u g? t? th? toilet. Th? ?nu? ?? a mu??ul?r ???n?ng th?t ?? u?u?ll? closed unl??? ??u ?r? passing stool. The l?rg? ?nt??t?n? ?b??rb? water and contains f??d th?t h?? n?t b??n d?g??t?d, ?u?h as fibre. What d??? th? gut d?? The gut (g??tr??nt??t?n?l tr??t) ?r★★★★★★? f??d - fr?m th? time it ?? first ??t?n unt?l ?t ?? either absorbed b? the b?d? or ?????d out ?? stools (f?????). Th? ?r????? ?f digestion b?g?n? ?n th? m?uth. H?r? your t??th ?nd ?h?m???l? made b? th? body (?nz?m??) b?g?n to break d?wn f??d. Mu??ul?r contractions help to m?v? food ?nt? th? gull?t (?????h?gu?) ?nd ?n t? the ?t?m??h. Ch?m???l? ?r?du??d b? ??ll? ?n th? ?t?m??h b?g?n th? major w?rk of d?g??t??n. Wh?l? some foods and l??u?d? ?r? absorbed thr?ugh the l?n?ng ?f the ?t?m??h, the m?j?r?t? ?r? absorbed ?n the small ?nt??t?n?. Muscles ?n th? wall ?f the gut m?x ??ur food with th? enzymes produced b? th? b?d?. They ?l?? m?v? f??d ?l?ng t?w?rd? th? ?nd ?f the gut. F??d th?t ??n't be d?g??t?d, w??t? ?ub?t?n???, g?rm? (b??t?r??) ?nd undigested f??d ?r? all ?????d out ?? f?????.