The human digestive system is a complex series of organs and glands that processes food. In order to use the food we eat, our body has to break the food down into smaller molecules that it can process; it also has to excrete waste.
Most of the digestive organs (like the stomach and intestines) are tube-like and contain the food as it makes its way through the body. The digestive system is essentially a long, twisting tube that runs from the mouth to the anus, plus a few other organs (like the liver and pancreas) that produce or store digestive chemicals. The whole digestive system is around 9 meters long. In a healthy human adult this process can take between 24 and 72 hours.
The Digestive Process:
The start of the process – the mouth: The digestive process begins in the mouth. Food is partly broken down by the process of chewing and by the chemical action of salivary enzymes (these enzymes are produced by the salivary glands and break down starches into smaller molecules).
On the way to the stomach: the esophagus – After being chewed and swallowed, the food enters the esophagus. The esophagus is a long tube that runs from the mouth to the stomach. It uses rhythmic, wave-like muscle movements (called peristalsis) to force food from the throat into the stomach. This muscle movement gives us the ability to eat or drink even when we’re upside-down. 
In the stomach – The stomach is a large, sack-like organ that churns the food and bathes it in a very strong acid (gastric acid). Food in the stomach that is partly digested and mixed with stomach acids is called chyme. 
In the small intestine – After being in the stomach, food enters the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. It then enters the jejunum and then the ileum (the final part of the small intestine). In the small intestine, bile (produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder), pancreatic enzymes, and other digestive enzymes produced by the inner wall of the small intestine help in the breakdown of food. 
In the large intestine – After passing through the small intestine, food passes into the large intestine. In the large intestine, some of the water and electrolytes (chemicals like sodium) are removed from the food. Many microbes (bacteria like Bacteroides, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella) in the large intestine help in the digestion process. The first part of the large intestine is called the cecum (the appendix is connected to the cecum). Food then travels upward in the ascending colon. The food travels across the abdomen in the transverse colon, goes back down the other side of the body in the descending colon, and then through the sigmoid colon. 
The end of the process – Solid waste is then stored in the rectum until it is excreted via the anus.

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   I am interested in counter-indications. What about acute gastritis?

   Counter-indications are as followed: if you have iodine intolerance, also in case of presence calculi more than 1 cm in kidneys and in bile cyst. At acute gastritis take urgently balsam Rebirth at 1 table spoon diluted in 100 ml room temperature water, every time after eating.

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   2 years ago my husband was diagnosed as ulcer of dodecadactylon. We have passed course of treatment, but till today he suffers from heartburn, heaviness and prelum in stomach. Can I start taking balsam Rebirth without additional intake of medicines and how? Thanks.

   Yes, you can take. Clinic tests were hold as method of treatment of diseases gastro-intestinal tract, including ulcer of dodecadactylon by balsam “Rebirth” without additional medicines, dosing - 1 table spoon of “Rebirth” per half glass of water in the morning during eating if you have pains in stomach. We recommend taking this dosing, 90% recovery, and terms till 6 months.

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