How to Use digestive system in a Sentence

digestive system

noun
  • This type of weight loss surgery changes the structure of your digestive system.
    Verywell Health, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Fiber needs fluid to help move through the digestive system.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Incredibly, the health of the digestive system plays a huge role in brain health.
    Serena Poon, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Just like in humans, the digestive system is the foundation to good health.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • Take longer to work: The digestive system does not break down tablets as quickly as capsules.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
  • After going through the bird’s digestive system, the seeds come out looking like pink and white pearls.
    oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
  • This gas is produced by the bacteria that break down food in your digestive system.
    Karen Pallarito, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Thanks to the stress alcohol causes the digestive system, the stomach and the intestines become lazy.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Fiber adds bulk to your stool and keeps you regular, while water helps move waste through your digestive system.
    Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2022
  • But is a tortoise’s digestive system even equipped to handle meat?
    Matt Simon, Wired, 23 Aug. 2021
  • During this recovery phase, the heart rate slows to normal, the immune system lets down its guard, and the digestive system starts up again.
    Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The find provides new clues about the flying reptile’s diet and digestive system.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The answer to this question is never no, but again—the digestive system is already rumbling.
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But that’s just an average: More than likely, some parts of the megalodon’s body were warmer than others, such as its brain, its eyes and the area around its digestive system.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2023
  • In other tests, the capsules passed through the animals’ digestive systems within four to five days.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
  • But the birds cannot digest metal, so these objects often get stuck in their digestive systems.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Research also shows that your digestive system slows down so that your body can process the alcohol.
    Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2023
  • The fact is that constipation can cause nausea based on the way your digestive system is structured.
    Colleen Stinchcombe, Health, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Part of explaining that involves a kind of trippy (but true) fact about the human digestive system.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Prebiotics are types of fiber that feed the friendly bacteria in the digestive system.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The vagus nerve transports signals between the brain, heart and digestive system.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Both of these can irritate your digestive system and make your symptoms worse.
    Nick Mourtoupalas, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Some even starve to death because their digestive systems become blocked.
    Delger Erdenesanaa, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Booze slows down your digestive system, which can delay the movement of poop and other waste through your intestines, Sauceda says.
    Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, not everyone’s digestive system can ingest dozens of the searing fruits.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Notice the activation and aliveness of your digestive system, and the way that impacts your mood and presence.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The seaweed inhibits an enzyme in the cow’s digestive system that contributes to methane production in the form of cow burps.
    Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2021
  • An efficient digestive system means their dung is small and compact, even touted as the cleanest on earth.
    Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Secondly, the way Orlistat works is to block the absorption of fat by your digestive system.
    Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The good bacteria in probiotics are thought to promote a healthy digestive system and improve gut health.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2022

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