The stomach is a muscular , hollow, dilated part of the digestion system which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals , including vertebrates , echinoderms , insects (mid-gut), and molluscs . It is involved in the second phase of digestion , following mastication (chewing). The stomach is located between the esophagus and the small intestine . It secretes protein-digesting enzymes and strong acids to aid in food digestion, (sent to it via oesophageal peristalsis ) through smooth muscular contortions (called segmentation) before sending partially digested food ( chyme ) to the small intestines. The word stomach is derived from the Latin stomachus which is derived from the Greek word stomachos , ultimately from stoma (), mouth . The words gastro- and gastric (meaning related to the stomach) are both derived from the Greek word gaster ().
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why my stomach bloats up i look like if i was 4months pregnant and im not Hi my problem is that my my stomach gets bloated. Every day its been like this for 1 year in the morning its kinda of flat looking but after the day gos by I look like a 4 month pregnant lady. I get dizzey, and my head hurts a lot. Also I speed flames a lot and some times...
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i m 2 and a half weeks late i have took 4 pergnancy home test and they all say no and i am feeling very sick every evening to my stomach but no throwing up. Me and my husband have been trying to get pregnant . Could i be pregnant or is this a false alarm?
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i am having 3 months baby,after delivery my stomach is not reducing,how to reduce it
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Red circle spots on trunk/stomach/sides/chest/ Few at first. Three days later, more - about 18 or so. Some have just faded, No itching, pls advise this come and what should i do??
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My stomach is always sensitive even if i touch it I can feel the pain . Sometimes I have cramps the centre of it pulling me around the navel, the pain will be so much that it will affect my back and my temperature will be high. For a month now when I eat my stomach becomes painful (it feels like there are sores inside me I have rubbed something...
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Every time I eat ANYTHING - it could be 1 single strawberry or a meal - I get SOOOOOO bloated I look like I am 8 months pregnant!! I went to the doctors and had multiple tests done, but they all turned out negative. It s very hard to go throughout a normal day with this bloating . I could eat something as small as a blueberry and then look so...
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Hello Doctor: I am married. I got my periods on 4th feb 2011. Today i feel like something in my stomach and not able to walk fast and in steps. Am i pregnant? Please help me in this.
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Hi my stomach swells up like i am pregnant it can just come on at any time but mostly when i have been sitting up for few hours. It really hurts and i double over with pain and stomach is tender to touch, i also get pains in my back i have had these symptoms since i was pregnant with my second child 7 years. The doctors thought i was having an...
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am 41yrs old, about 5.6ft. Had my only daughter 11yrs ago. Now my stomach is growing, with all signs of been pregnant , but all test says am not pregnant. what do i do, for my stomach is still showing signs of pregnancy?
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Why would my stomache be bloating severely after I fimished passing the rest of my tissue and sac during a miscarriage?
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