Gastrointestinal Tract

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Gastrointestinal tract

The food then enters the stomach, which has three mechanical tasks to do. First, the stomach must store the swallowed food and liquid. This requires the muscle of the upper part of the stomach to relax and accept large volumes of swallowed material. The second job is to mix up the food, liquid, and digestive juice produced by the stomach. The lower part of the stomach mixes these materials by its muscle action. The third task of the stomach is to empty its contents slowly into the small intestine.

The stomach is part of the digestive system. It is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs. The upper part of the stomach connects to the esophagus (think acid reflux condition), and the lower part leads into the small intestine.

When food enters the stomach, muscles in the stomach wall create a rippling motion that mixes and mashes the food. At the same time, juices made by glands in the lining of the stomach help digest the food. After about 3 hours, the food becomes a liquid and moves into the small intestine, where digestion continues.

The small intestine receives food after the stomach, extracts various nutrients, and then passes the food to the large intestine. The connecting region between the stomach and small intestine is called the duodenum. Food in the small intestine is called chyme, and is processed by pancreatic enzymes (from the pancreas) and by bile produced by the liver. Folds in the small intestine and small projections called villi are used to absorb nutrients. The small intestine does almost all nutrient absorption, performing processing of sugars, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, whereas the large intestine mainly absorbs water and salts from the remaining contents.

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Large intestine

The large intestine receives food after it has been processed by the small intestine. Whereas the small intestine absorbs most nutrients, the main purpose of the large intestine is to absorb water and salts. This part of the part of the digestive system that makes and stores stool (waste material).

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Upper cervical chiropractic care of an infant with irregular bowel function: a case study. Hunt JM. Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics. Vol. 5, No 1. 2000.

This is the case of a three month-old, breast-fed female infant who had irregular bowel habits since birth. She moved her bowels from once a week to once every ten days and needed suppositories or she would not move her bowels at all. At a children�s hospital it was discovered the child had had a broken left clavicle from a �significant birth trauma.� Chiropractic upper cervical adjustments were performed and after the third adjustment the child moved her bowels for the first time in her life without suppositories before leaving the office. By the fifth visit her bowel movements had increased to one or more daily.

Effects of upper cervical correction on chronic constipation. Eriksen K. Chiropractic Research Journal, 1994; 3:19-22.

A five-year-old female with severe, chronic constipation was able to have only one bowel movement a week, despite medication. She was adjusted with Grostic upper cervical care. One day after her spinal adjustment, a dramatic change in the child�s bowel function occurred.

Chiropractic treatment of a 7-month-old with chronic constipation: a case report. Hewitt EG, Chiropractic Technique, August 1993; 5(3): 101-103.

A 7-month-old girl suffering from chronic constipation with a history of painful straining and hard, pellet-like stools (once per day to once every 3 days) was brought in for chiropractic care. After a full spine and cranial adjustment, the patient�s bowel function normalized to one or two soft, effortless stools per day. Maintenance of these improvements was confirmed at a 1-year follow-up visit.

Case study: the effect of chiropractic care on an infant with problems of constipation. Marko, S. Chiropractic Pediatrics Vol. 1 No. 3 Dec. 1994.

This is the case study of an infant who began having constipation at age 6 months when solid foods were introduced. In order for her to have a bowel movement she had to be in a warm bath with her legs up and her abdomen massaged. At one point, the baby actually became impacted and emergency care was needed. It was not uncommon for her to go a week to ten days between bowel movements. After the second chiropractic adjustment the patient had a bowel movement all by herself. Within two weeks she began having regular bowel movements by herself every two or three days. At 23 months, the patient began to walk and she has at least one totally normal bowel movement every day.

Expect a miracle. Kendzior AT, Sarasota, FL. International Chiropractic Pediatric Association Newsletter Jan/Feb 1998.

A personal story from a chiropractor is reported: �My son took a serious fall as a baby and immediately stopped having bowel movements. After months, I was told that we might need to do an exploratory surgery to determine if there was a blockage. I had been trying to adjust him, but was not sure what I was feeling. Dr. Larry Webster examined him, adjusted him and taught me how to locate subluxations in a baby�s lumbar spine. It was miraculous, the next day he started having normal bowel movements. This miracle response to an adjustment I now know is very common in kids. This same child started severely stuttering at the age of two. This was correlated to his fall. Finally, I attended another course with Dr. Webster who shared with me the Webster Cranial Technique. He assured me that it had helped children with stuttered speech, epilepsy, and learning disabilities. He advised me that before my son got better he might appear worse, but within two weeks he would stop stuttering completely. Sure enough, two weeks to the day that I started adjusting him, he stopped stuttering. This was a child who previously repeated a word twenty times and then, frustrated, gave up.�

Irritable bowel syndrome and spinal manipulation: a case report. Wagner T, Owen J, Malone E, Mann K. Chiropractic Technique 1996; 7: 139-140.

Irritable bowel syndrome, also known as mucous colitis and nervous bowel affects 15-25% of adults. Symptoms include cramping and/or abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation, ulcer-type symptoms, heartburn and/or upper abdominal indigestion. In this case study of a 25-year-old woman with chronic irritable bowel syndrome her chief complaint was intestinal pain and diarrhea which was worse during stressful periods which occurred one or two times per week for the past five years. After her first chiropractic adjustment, she reported that she had not experienced any diarrhea for two days. Her other symptoms were quickly alleviated. Two years later she remained symptom free.

Chiropractic adjustment in the management of visceral conditions: a critical appraisal. Jamison JR, McEwen AP, Thomas SJ.J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 1992; 15:171-180.

In this survey of chiropractors in Australia, more than 50% of the chiropractors stated that asthma responds to chiropractic adjustments; more than 25% felt that chiropractic adjustments could benefit patients with dysmenorrhea, indigestion, constipation, migraine and sinusitis.

When there is a problem with any part of the digestive system, starting systemic enzymes therapy should strongly be considered. Rebuilding the internal systemic enzymes will help to increase the digestive enzymes necessary to do their job.

For initial relief take Digest LPC (a digestive enzyme formula) and definitely review article on Blood types and their effect on the human body.

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