Cirrhosis
This disease involves chronic acid reflux irritating the esophagus.
GERD
This macronutrient is most affected when bile cannot properly enter the digestive tract.
Fats
This hormone increases hunger.
ghrelin
This is where digestion begins with both mechanical breakdown and enzymes in saliva.
mouth
This organ produces bile, which helps digest fats.
bile
This condition involves inflammation of small pouches in the colon.
Diverticulitis
This dietary component helps prevent diverticulitis by improving bowel movement.
Fiber
This hormone signals fullness after eating.
PYY or GLP1
Most nutrient absorption occurs in this long, coiled organ.
small intestine
This organ stores and releases bile when fatty foods are eaten.
gall bladder
This disease causes long-term liver damage and scarring, often linked to alcohol use.
Cirrhosis
This nutrient begins digestion with salivary amylase.
Carbohydrates
This hormone stimulates bile release to help digest fats.
CCK
This organ uses acid and enzymes to break down food into chyme.
stomach
This organ produces digestive enzymes and also helps regulate blood sugar.
pancreas
This disease involves immune system attack on the digestive tract, leading to inflammation and poor absorption.
Crohns
A lack of this nutrient causes low blood counts.
Iron
These two hormones help stimulate insulin release after eating.
This part of the digestive tract mainly absorbs water and forms feces.
These small finger-like structures increase surface area for absorption in the small intestine.
villi
This condition forms when hardened digestive fluid blocks bile flow from the gallbladder.
Gallstones
A lack of this nutrient causes clotthing disorders
Vitamin K
This is the effect of GLP-1 on stomach emptying.
slow
This muscular tube moves food from the mouth to the stomach using peristalsis.
esophagus
This structure controls the movement of food from the stomach into the small intestine.
spinchter