The digestive system is comprised of the digestive tract, which includes the mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus, and the organs that lie outside of the digestive tract, including the pancreas, the
liver, and the
gallbladder.
The digestive system is responsible for collecting food, converting the food into nutrients, absorbing the nutrients into the bloodstream, and removing the undigestible components of food from the body.
View sub-topics at right to learn more about some specific digestive disorders and some of their common causes.
See Also
- Appendicitis: Overview
- Bowel Control: Overview
- Diarrhea: Overview
- Intestinal Perforation: Overview
- Intussusception: Overview
- Ischemic Colitis: Overview
- Nausea: Overview
- Norwalk-Like Viruses / Noroviruses
- Pancreatitis: Overview
- Peritonitis: Overview
- Ruptured Esophagus: Overview
- Severe Constipation: Overview
- Stomach Ulcers
- 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
- 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
- 1,2,3-Trichloropropane
- 2,3-Benzofuran
- Abilify / Aripiprazole
- Alfalfa / Clover Sprouts: Overview
- Antimony
- Arsine Exposure: Overview
- Ativan / Lorazepam
- Barium
- Boron
- Bromomethane
- Cadmium
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- Chattahoochee River: Overview
- Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant Hepatitis Outbreak
- Chlordane
- Chlorfenvinphos
- Chlorinated Dibenzofurans (CDFs)
- Chlorine Dioxide
- Chloroethane
- Comfrey
- Crestor / Rosuvastatin
- Diethyl Phthalate Exposure: Overview
- E. coli
- Enterococcus faecium: Overview
- Felbatol / Felbamate
- Fritz Mine - Fairfield, North Dakota
- Gasoline
- Giardia: Overview
- Hexachlorobenzene
- Hydraulic Fluids
- Hydrogen Chloride
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Jet fuels JP-5 and JP-8
- Lap-Band: Overview
- Lewisite (Blister Agent)
- Lipokinetix: Overview
- McGowan's Pizzaland Hepatitis Outbreak
- Methyl Parathion
- Midnite Mine - Wellpinit, Washington
- Mirex and Chlordecone
- Nerve Agents
- Nickel
- Nitrogen Mustards (HN-1, HN-2, HN-3) (Blister Agent)
- n-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine
- O'Charley's Restaurant Hepatitis Outbreak
- Phosgene Oxime
- Prozac / Fluoxetine Hydrochloride
- Salmonella
- Selenium
- Selenium Hexafluoride
- Shigella: Overview
- Sodium and Calcium Hypochlorite
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Star Anise Teas
- Stauffer Chemical: Overview
- Sulfur Trioxide
- Teveten / Eprosartan Mesylate: Overview
- Thallium
- Tin
- Trilafon / Perphenazine
- Vibrio Vulnificus: Overview
- Vicodin / Acetaminophen & Hydrocodone Bitartrate
- White Phosphorus
- Xylene
- Yohimbe / Pausinystalia Yohimbe
- Zinc
- Zoloft / Sertraline
- Digestive Disorders: Frequently Asked Questions