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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From vitamin A to vitamin C, cantaloupe packs a punch with essential nutrients that can help support your immune and digestive systems, studies have shown.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
Some evidence suggests that caffeine has a laxative effect and triggers muscles in the digestive system to contract.8
Keep in mind that this effect may worsen constipation or diarrhea in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2024
Loons and swans pick up the lead tackle pieces while looking for pebbles needed for their digestive system.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 May 2024
Doing this once or twice is probably not going to do any real damage to your digestive system, according to Dr. Nazareth.
—Kathleen Felton, SELF, 9 May 2024
Your Pregnancy Symptoms Week by Week Developmental Milestones Your unborn baby's digestive system starts working in week 18.
—Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 3 May 2024
By week 18, the fetus should have started to hear some of its first sounds like your heartbeat and gurgles in your digestive system.
—Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 3 May 2024
New research suggests that taking berberine and curcumin together might help reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, a common condition that affects the digestive system.
—Novella Lui, Health, 3 May 2024
The good news is that your digestive system gets more efficient at breaking down dietary fiber when it’s used to doing it.
—Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 2 May 2024
Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
Some evidence suggests that caffeine has a laxative effect and triggers muscles in the digestive system to contract.8
Keep in mind that this effect may worsen constipation or diarrhea in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2024
Loons and swans pick up the lead tackle pieces while looking for pebbles needed for their digestive system.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 May 2024
Doing this once or twice is probably not going to do any real damage to your digestive system, according to Dr. Nazareth.
—Kathleen Felton, SELF, 9 May 2024
Your Pregnancy Symptoms Week by Week Developmental Milestones Your unborn baby's digestive system starts working in week 18.
—Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 3 May 2024
By week 18, the fetus should have started to hear some of its first sounds like your heartbeat and gurgles in your digestive system.
—Tiffany Eve Lawrence, Parents, 3 May 2024
New research suggests that taking berberine and curcumin together might help reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, a common condition that affects the digestive system.
—Novella Lui, Health, 3 May 2024
The good news is that your digestive system gets more efficient at breaking down dietary fiber when it’s used to doing it.
—Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 2 May 2024
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“Digestive system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digestive%20system. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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