Digestive health, explained clearly
A journey through the digestive system, the diseases that affect it, and what actually works to care for it. Written so you understand your own body.
From the first bite to the end of the journey: 24 to 72 hours.
The journey
Every stretch of the digestive tract keeps its own pace. These are the times food takes to pass through.
Where it all begins
The muscular corridor
The acid cauldron
Where life is absorbed
The chemical laboratory
Home of the microbiome
The end of the road
Profiles
What each one is, how it shows up, and when to see a doctor.
Esophagus
Acidic stomach contents repeatedly rise into the esophagus because the sphincter between them does not close properly, irritating the lining.
Main symptoms
Stomach
Inflammation of the stomach lining. It can be acute and short-lived or chronic, and in many cases the bacterium Helicobacter pylori is behind it.
Main symptoms
Stomach
An open sore in the wall of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine, where acid has eroded the tissue.
Main symptoms
Large intestine
A disorder of gut-brain interaction: the bowel works abnormally and is more sensitive, even though there is no visible damage to its structure.
Main symptoms
Small intestine
An autoimmune disease in which gluten triggers the immune system to attack the villi of the small intestine.
Main symptoms
Small intestine
The gut produces little lactase, the enzyme that splits milk sugar, and undigested lactose ferments in the colon.
Main symptoms
Educational information. Not a substitute for medical consultation.
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Who writes here
Physician and Editor-in-Chief of TuTemplo
A health professional with medical training from the University of Carabobo (Venezuela) and clinical experience as a gastroenterologist at Centro Médico Loira in Caracas between 2010 and 2014. Her career combines direct patient care, endoscopic procedures, medical office administration and medical aesthetics, always around the same axis: the direct relationship with the patient.
Based in South Florida, she has worked within the United States healthcare system as a medical assistant at Digestive Medicine Associates and currently practises as a medical aesthetician at Weston Med Spa, while completing her nursing studies.
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