Who has never wondered what it would be like to travel through the digestive tract and discover the secrets of how it works? See it now from an apple’s point of view! On a journey lasting more than a day, the digestive organs will hustle and bustle you, to transform you into nutrients to support all the body’s functions. At the end of the trip, the body expels everything it has not used. Burps and farts may make you laugh along the way but, not to worry, everything is as it should be!

A trip inside the digestive tract!

Food entering the digestive tract is chewed, ground, broken down and converted to nutrients that enable the body to perform all its functions. At the end of this journey, which lasts more than 24 hours, the body expels everything it has not used. Farts, rumbles and burps are signs that your body is working properly. 

Digestion: The journey of food in the digestive tract!

Many things happen to food in the digestive tract. The digestive organs chew, grind and break down food into nutrients. During this wild adventure, your body makes use of everything that is good for you, before expelling the rest as faeces. Burps, farts and a rumbling stomach may make you laugh, but they are part of everyday life and show that your body is working properly! So come on, it’s time to begin the adventure!

What are the secrets of the digestive tract? Set off on a great adventure now!