digestive tract
noun
: the tubular passage typically extending from the mouth to the anus or cloaca that functions in digestion and absorption of food and elimination of residual waste and that in most mammals includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, and anus
called also alimentary canal, alimentary tract
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There are two types of fiber: Soluble fiber dissolves in water and turns to gel in the digestive tract.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 July 2025
Soluble fiber also reduces cholesterol by blocking its absorption in the digestive tract and promoting its excretion from the body.78
Insoluble fiber doesn’t dissolve and is poorly fermented by gut bacteria.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 July 2025
This facilitates movement through the digestive tract, relieving constipation.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 18 July 2025
Inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis also increase risk due to ongoing inflammation in the digestive tract, explains Lenz, and type 2 diabetes may play a role as well.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 July 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 July 2025
Soluble fiber also reduces cholesterol by blocking its absorption in the digestive tract and promoting its excretion from the body.78
Insoluble fiber doesn’t dissolve and is poorly fermented by gut bacteria.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 July 2025
This facilitates movement through the digestive tract, relieving constipation.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 18 July 2025
Inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis also increase risk due to ongoing inflammation in the digestive tract, explains Lenz, and type 2 diabetes may play a role as well.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 July 2025
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“Digestive tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digestive%20tract. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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