How to Use digestive system in a Sentence

digestive system

noun
  • Fiber helps move food and waste through your digestive system.
    — Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2026
  • No one knew how deep into his digestive system the gill net might have gone.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • Your digestive system spews from both ends.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Passing gas is how the body gets rid of gas and air trapped in the digestive system.
    — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This type of weight loss surgery changes the structure of your digestive system.
    — Verywell Health, 2 Feb. 2023
  • In other words, your blender gives your digestive system a head start.
    — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
  • With the pill, semaglutide has to move through the digestive system, where much of it breaks down.
    — Sean Hashmi, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Protein, on the other hand, takes more time for the digestive system to break down.
    — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The digestive system can slow down with age and food might spend more time passing through the intestines.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Think of them as adding helpful workers to your digestive system.
    — Ryan Brennan may 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
  • But is a tortoise’s digestive system even equipped to handle meat?
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Some even starve to death because their digestive systems become blocked.
    — Delger Erdenesanaa, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Your digestive system needs time to adjust.
    — Ryan Brennan june 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
  • Your digestive system needs time to adjust.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
  • Each feeding polyp sends its food to a common digestive system so the entire colony feeds as one.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This gas is produced by the bacteria that break down food in your digestive system.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This type of fiber passes through your digestive system intact.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 July 2025
  • The same holds true in the most complex surgical field of the digestive system.
    — Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Incredibly, the health of the digestive system plays a huge role in brain health.
    — Serena Poon, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The problem with this is that your digestive system may not register these on-the-go snacks as a meal.
    — Barbara Bolen, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2025
  • In most cases, the gum will pass through your digestive system without causing harm.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Both of these can irritate your digestive system and make your symptoms worse.
    — Nick Mourtoupalas, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • This type of fiber absorbs water, helping stool to pass through the digestive system.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Fiber adds bulk to your stool and keeps you regular, while water helps move waste through your digestive system.
    — Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2022
  • Just like in humans, the digestive system is the foundation to good health.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • After going through the bird’s digestive system, the seeds come out looking like pink and white pearls.
    — oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The big one is that the digestive system now gets low priority.
    — Richard A. Lovett, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Water helps your digestive system process the fiber content.
    — Cynthia Sass, Health, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Eating smaller, more frequent meals may put less strain on the digestive system.
    — Brian Mastroianni, Health, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Travel has a way of throwing your digestive system off balance.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026

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