WHAT EVEN IS "THE GUT?"

WHAT EVEN IS "THE GUT?"

LET'S BREAK IT DOWN!

 The gut refers to the digestive system, which is made up of the digestive tract and other organs that help with digestion like:

- the mouth

- the esophagus

-  the stomach

-  the small intestine

- the large intensive (includes the colon and rectum)

- and yep you guessed it... the anus

 

“The gut” is more than just your stomach!

So... How does digestion work?

- Well the first part is obvious - you chew and swallow food

- Then the food goes down the esophagus

- Here's where we get more technical: the valve between the esophagus and stomach relaxes to allow the food to pass through into the stomach, then closes again

- In the stomach, food gets stored and mixed

- Food is digested in the small intestine + dissolved by the juices from the pancreases, liver, and intestine (yummy....)

- Digested nutrients (here's where FRISKA helps!) are absorbed through the intestinal walls

- Waste products (undigested parts of food, older cells shed from the intestines, etc.) get moved to the colon and get released through your poop 💩

 

Now that you know what "the gut" is, become its BFF! Find your FRISKA here ✌️ 

 

 

Source: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=85&contentid=P00380

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