Healthy digestion

Healthy digestion, also called digestive health, results in the absorption of nutrients from food without distressing symptoms. Healthy digestion follows having a healthy diet, doing appropriate self-care including physical activity and exercise, minimizing activities like smoking or consuming alcoholic drinks which impair digestion, and managing any medical condition which disrupts digestion to the best of one's ability.[1]

A person with healthy digestion will have lower risk of experiencing diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, heartburn, bloating, flatulence, and indigestion.[2] Additionally, a person with healthy digestion will have less need for digestive medications than a person who does not. [2][1]

Some foods like bananas, avocados, melons, oats, and yogurt quickly or completely digest faster than others.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Lipski, Elizabeth (2012). Digestive wellness : strengthen the immune system and prevent disease through healthy digestion (4th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0071668996.
  2. ^ a b Greenberger, Norton; Weisman, Roanne (2009). 4 weeks to healthy digestion : a Harvard doctor's proven plan for reducing symptoms of diarrhea, constipation, heartburn, & more. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0071547956.
  3. ^ Kundu, Hriday (2021-02-10). ""How to digest food faster?" - 17 proven ways for this trademark question!". Gban'S & You. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  4. ^ Gangadharan, Maya; Pritchard, Gavin (July 2016). Healthy Gut Cookbook: 150 Stage-By-Stage Healing Recipes to improve your digestive health. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-1465449351.
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