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panfilo

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Discuss the three jobs the stomach performs during digestion.

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List five frequent causes of constipation.


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Sweetkitty24130

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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The stomach carries out three jobs during digestion:
1) It stores a sizeable amount of food until the food can be processed
2) It forms a mixture of food and gastric secretions, which becomes a semiliquid blend called chyme.
3) It controls movement of the chyme into the small intestine at a rate suitable for proper digestion and absorption by the small intestine.

Answer to Question 2

Frequent causes of constipation include:
 Lack of fiber in the diet
 Lack of physical activity (particularly in older adults)
 Not enough liquids
 Medications (e.g., pain medications, antacids, blood pressure medications, antidepressants, iron supplements, diuretics, antispasmodics, anticonvulsants)
 Milk
 Changes in life or routine (e.g., pregnancy, aging, travel)
 Over-the-counter laxative abuse
Ignoring the urge to have a bowel movement


panfilo

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Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

mohan

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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