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    Diarrhea, constipation, hemorrhoids, heartburn, gastrointestinal gas, appendicitis, and ulcers are common ailments of the digestive system. Diarrhea is the discharge of watery waste, while constipation is difficulty with bowel movements due to lack of water and fiber. Hemorrhoids occur when bowel movements are difficult, stretching the rectum and enlarging veins. Heartburn is chest pain caused by acidic stomach juices moving into the esophagus. Gastrointestinal gas is excessive gas in the digestive tract from too much drinking or eating too fast. Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix caused by microorganisms, and ulcers are sores in the stomach or intestines from over

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    Diarrhea, constipation, hemorrhoids, heartburn, gastrointestinal gas, appendicitis, and ulcers are common ailments of the digestive system. Diarrhea is the discharge of watery waste, while constipation is difficulty with bowel movements due to lack of water and fiber. Hemorrhoids occur when bowel movements are difficult, stretching the rectum and enlarging veins. Heartburn is chest pain caused by acidic stomach juices moving into the esophagus. Gastrointestinal gas is excessive gas in the digestive tract from too much drinking or eating too fast. Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix caused by microorganisms, and ulcers are sores in the stomach or intestines from over

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    Ailments of The Digestive System

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    Czarian Estillore Higoy
    Diarrhea, constipation, hemorrhoids, heartburn, gastrointestinal gas, appendicitis, and ulcers are common ailments of the digestive system. Diarrhea is the discharge of watery waste, while constipation is difficulty with bowel movements due to lack of water and fiber. Hemorrhoids occur when bowel movements are difficult, stretching the rectum and enlarging veins. Heartburn is chest pain caused by acidic stomach juices moving into the esophagus. Gastrointestinal gas is excessive gas in the digestive tract from too much drinking or eating too fast. Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix caused by microorganisms, and ulcers are sores in the stomach or intestines from over

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    Diarrhea

    -is the discharge of the watery wastes.


    Constipatio
    n
    -
    difficulty of bowel movement due to
    the lack of water and fiber.
    Hemorrhoids
    occur when bowel movement is difficult.
    -

    The rectum is abnormally stretched


    causing the veins to enlarge.
    Heart burn
    – a pain of ones chest it occurs when acidic
    digestive juices from the stomach moves
    up to the esophagus.
    Gastrointesti
    nal Gas
    –excessive gas in the gastrointestinal area
    caused by too much drinking or eating too
    fast.

    Appendicitis -

    inflammation in the appendix caused by


    the microorganism living in this part of
    the body.

    Ulcer
    –a sore in the stomach or intestinal wall
    caused by a over secretion of digestive
    chemicals in this organ.

    Project
    in
    Science IV
    “Ailments of the Digestive
    System”

    Project of Czarino E. Higoy SS IV

    Submitted to
    MS. Alma A. Balaoy
    Adviser

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