How Digestion Really Works (Simplified!)

Digestion is your body’s way of turning food into nutrients it can use.
It involves five key steps: ingestion, movement, breakdown, absorption, and elimination.
Both mechanical (chewing, churning) and chemical (enzymes, acids) processes are at play.
The stomach’s job is to mix and liquefy food into chyme.
Enzymes in the intestines and organs like the pancreas fine-tune the breakdown process.
Nutrients are absorbed through villi — tiny, finger-like structures in the small intestine.
The large intestine focuses on water recovery and waste formation.
The liver and gallbladder assist by producing bile to handle fats.
Good bacteria help complete digestion and support immune health.
In short: digestion is a team effort involving muscles, enzymes, and microbes in perfect sync.