1. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MECHANICAL AND
CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN OF FOOD INTO
SMALLER COMPONENTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE
ABSORBED INTO THE BLOOD STREAM AND
USED. THIS IS A FORM OF CATABOLISM:
BREAKING DOWN OF LARGE FOOD
MOLECULES INTO SMALLER ONES. WE WILL
BE LOOKING AT A FEW OF THE DISEASES THAT
CAN HAVE AN AFFECT ON THIS SYSTEM.

2. DIVERTICULOSIS
THE COLON ALSO KNOWN AS THE (LARGE
INTESTINE) IS A LONG TUBE-LIKE THAT STORES
AND THEN ELIMINATES WASTE MATERIAL LEFT
OVER AFTER DIGESTION OF FOOD IN THE
SMALL INTESTINE. AS WE AGE THE PRESSURE
IN THE COLON CAN LOSE ITS ELASTICITY AND
CAUSE BULGING. THE POCKETS OF TISSUE
THAT PUSH OUT FROM THE COLON WALLS IT IS
CALLED A DIVERTICULUM. WHEN THERE IS
MORE THAN ONE BULGING SAC IT IS A
DIVERTICULA. DIVERTICULA CAN OCCUR
ANYWHERE IN THE COLON BUT MOST
COMMONLY IT OCCURS AT HE LEFT END OF THE

3. HEMORRHOIDS:
• Hemorrhoids are the results from increased
pressure placed on the veins of the anus. This
can be cause by straining during bowel
movements, childbirth or from sitting to long. The
pressure cause the veins to swell making them
painful. There is no real answer to what causes
hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids could be caused by
cirrhosis of the liver. Hemorrhoids can occur
inside the anus at the beginning of the rectum.
may hang outside the anus. Most hemorrhoids
can be treated with change in bowel pattern and
diet.

4. BARIATRIC SURGERY
Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) includes a variety of
procedures on people who are obese and want to loss
weight. The way the weight is reduced is by placing a
gastric band or removing a portion of the stomach or by
re-sectioning a portion of the small intestine. This surgery
is usually chosen by individuals whom have difficulty
losing weight or suffering from medical conditions which
could be fatal or progress if weight is not loss. There are
risks that come with the surgery, such as blood clots and
hernias. It has help people with diabetes to keep the
glucose under control.

5. LIVER TRANSPLANT
A liver transplant is considered when a person begins to
have sever problems with the liver. When the liver fails
to function proper or liver failure. It can be caused by a
infection or medication failure. Chronic hepatitis or
cirrhosis could cause liver failure. This process can take
a long time before the person can get a matching donor.
They have to be placed on a donor list, a match has to be
found. Even after their has been a match. The surgery
process is long and tedious. Both the recipient and
donor will be on medication for the rest of their life to
prevent rejection of the organ.

6. DIGESTION - WIKIPEDIA, THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
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