digestion
Let an agent explain digestion by organ, stage and nutrient, and route symptoms to health professionals.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain digestion by organ, stage and nutrient, and route symptoms to health professionals.
The process of breaking down food into small molecules that the body can absorb, through mechanical and chemical action in the digestive tract; fermentation of foods is a related but separate process.
What it is for: Turning food into absorbable nutrients.
It can be understand how food is digested; support digestive health with diet; recognise when to see a doctor; study it in physiology.
Distinguishing features
Mechanical and chemical breakdown
Enzymes and gut microbes
Absorption mainly in the small intestine
Distinct from food fermentation
What it looks like
Not visible externally; takes place in the mouth, stomach and intestines.
Physical character
transit time: 24-72 hours - mouth to elimination, varies
How it is recognised
Stages: ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination
Organs of the digestive tract
Fermented foods in the registry aliases are related foods
Related models
is a kind of - category
occurs in - system
breaks down - object
is confused with - related process
In practice
Families and kinds
mechanical digestion
chemical digestion
microbial fermentation in the gut
digestion in other animals such as ruminants
Standards and regulation
Dietary guidelines
Failure modes and hazards
Warning symptoms needing medical assessment
Food allergies and intolerances
Unsupported digestive health claims
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.digestion-process
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Process Stages.
Stages explain digestion.
Stages
From mouth to gut.
Stages
Stages.
- What happens at each stage of digestion? definition
- Which organs are involved? definition
Enzymes
Chemistry.
Enzymes
Enzymes.
- Which enzymes break down which nutrients? definition
- Where are they produced? definition
Nutrition Nutrients.
Digestion feeds the body.
Absorption
Uptake.
Absorption
Absorption.
- Where and how are nutrients absorbed? definition
- What affects absorption? definition
Diet
Fibre and food.
Diet
Diet.
- What do dietary guidelines say supports digestion? provenance
- How much fibre is recommended? measurement
Microbiome Gut microbes.
Microbes help digestion.
Role
Fermentation in gut.
Role
Microbial role.
- What do gut microbes contribute? definition
- How strong is the evidence? provenance
Claims
Products.
Claims
Product claims.
- Are health claims for this product authorised? boundary
- By which authority? provenance
Health Symptoms.
Symptoms need professionals.
Symptoms
When to see a doctor.
Symptoms
Warning signs.
- Which digestive symptoms need medical assessment? boundary
- Which need urgent care? boundary
Intolerance
Allergy.
Intolerance
Allergy and intolerance.
- Could this be an allergy or intolerance needing diagnosis? boundary
- Who can test for it? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should digestion in animals be a separate entry?
- How should fermented foods be split off?
- How should symptoms be routed?