"The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain, ripe for exposing the weird and wonderful aspects of human life. In Gulp, we go on location to a pet-food taste-test lab, a fecal transplant, and into a live stomach to observe the fate of a meal. Along the way, Roach tackles questions such as: Why is crunchy food so appealing? What is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? How much cna you eat before your stomach bursts? Can constipation...

Text and illustrations describe how Peter Pea travels through and explains the workings of the human digestive system. Written in graphic-novel format.

Despite being told that she is nothing but "empty calories," Candy is excited by her big break--being digested by the body, in this humorous exploration of the digestive system, presented as a Broadway musical.

This book describes the digestive system, which processes the food people eat into nutrients for the body.

You may be pretty familiar with what you look like from the outside, but now presenter Michael Mosley gets up close and personal with his own digestive system to reveal what we look like inside. Guts uncovers the secret life of our digestive tract In an eye-opening and detailed exploration of a part of the body we normally never get to see. Using the latest in medical imagery and a tiny state of the art camera 'pill' that he swallows at the start...

Presents a concise overview of digestive disorders and contains primary source quotes and statistics on related topics.

Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart. It's a pain in the chest and a burning sensation in the esophagus, near the heart. When you eat pizza, for example, it passes from your mouth to your esophagus and on to your stomach. The junction between your stomach and esophagus normally keeps food and stomach acid from coming back up. Certain foods can affect the junction, making it less effective. The mucous lining in your stomach protects the stomach...

Diarrhea means that you have loose, watery stools more than three times in one day. You may also have cramps, bloating, nausea and an urgent need to have a bowel movement. Causes of diarrhea include bacteria, viruses, parasites, certain medicines, food intolerances, and diseases that affect the stomach, small intestine, or colon. In many cases, no cause can be found.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms.