Problems Of Undigested Food

By Adelekan Oluwaseun Ojo.

The food that is not absorbed in the digestive system passes through the gastrointestinal tract and eventually exits the body as waste. This waste material, consisting of undigested food, fiber, and other substances, is known as feces or stool.

Throughout the digestive process, the body absorbs nutrients, water, and other essential substances from the food. However, some components of the food, such as dietary fiber, remain largely undigested and reach the large intestine or colon. The colon absorbs additional water and electrolytes from the remaining material, further consolidating it into solid waste.

The undigested food and waste products then move through the colon, where beneficial bacteria in the gut help break down some of the remaining substances. The colon’s muscular contractions, known as peristalsis, propel the waste material toward the rectum.

Once the waste material reaches the rectum, it triggers the sensation of needing to have a bowel movement. The rectum temporarily stores the feces until it is voluntarily eliminated through the anal canal and out of the body during a bowel movement.

It’s worth noting that although some components of the food are not absorbed, they can still play a role in digestive health. For instance, dietary fiber helps maintain bowel regularity and supports a healthy gut environment by providing nourishment to beneficial gut bacteria.

What is good for digestion?

Believe it or not, 90% of the diseases start from your intestines and the primary most important reason for that is bad digestion.

So the following are 11 easy tips to live a healthy life.

1. Eat at least 2-3 hours before sleeping. Have light food in dinner. Drink warm milk before bed if feeling hungry.

Reason : The food will get digested within this time and you will sleep light else the body will keep struggling to digest the food while you are sleeping rather than focusing on taking rest. Moreover, most of the repairing work is done by the body while asleep. Due to which, one will sleep less and wake up fresh and energetic.

2. Don’t drink water 15 mins before meals, during meals and 45 mins after meals.

Reason : Water severely interferes with the digestion and absorption process. It is gonna dilute the gastric juices which aids the digestion.

3. This one everyone knows but nobody implements : Chew food 32 times before swallowing.

Reason : Digestion starts right from the mouth and the more you Chew the less the stomach has to work to digest the food.

4. Eat fresh and eat raw

Reason : It’s the life that is changing form from food into you. So the more fresh and raw foods that are the full of life you eat, the more you feel alive.

5. Drink a litre of water in the morning.

Reason : it kick starts the entire system and clears any waste from your intestines. Start with a glass gradually increase the quantity.

6. Observe fast once in a while

Reason : Give your stomach some rest. We keep on eating every waking hour munching something and the body works all the time to digest. So, Fasting gives rest to all the vital organs and rejuvenates the entire system. It also helps in removing the toxins out of the body.

7. Walk after every big meal.

Reason : Again it helps in taking the load off from the stomach to digest the food. Take at least 300 steps after meal. Or Sit in vajrasna as it brings the whole energy to the abdomen region where the digestion is gonna happen. You may also lie down for some time but don’t sleep during day.

8. Don’t stuff the stomach too much.

Reason : One should eat 1/2 of food as solid, 1/4 as liquid and one should leave 1/4th of the stomach empty as an offering to God. Basically, the empty space will make it easier for the stomach to churn the food. For eg- Ever tried churning something in a mixer after over stuffing it similarly when we over stuff the body prefers to push the food out of system rather than absorbing the minerals out of food.

9. While eating just eat.

Reason : We work all day to earn food and when you actually earned it, We are again busy with talking, checking out Facebook, watching TV series, doing something stupid on mobile. Stop everything and just enjoy your delicious meal. Savor every bite, taste the flavour and feel that this is the best meal on earth.

10. Eat balanced food.

Reason : Stop listening to diet coaches and start eating everything in balance and moderation. Eat fruits, vegetables, dairy, nuts, eggs, ghee and everything under the sun to eat. And believe me you don’t have to take any pills for vitamins and minerals after that.

11. Don’t interfere with your sleeping cycle

Reason: It badly affects the entire body and the mind. The body goes into the shock after the disturbed sleep and doesn’t know when it is gonna be fed and when rested.

One Bonus Tip:

Listen to your body. It is the best dietician ever. The body knows what is right for you, just pay some attention. And eat what is good for the body, not what is good for the tongue.

…………… Adelekan  Oluwaseun Ojo, is a counseling psychologist, and a business & health consultant with Jigsimur Zdex Int’l, a company which is into the production and distribution of Jigsimur herbal health drink, a natural curative and preventive herbal medicine from South Africa.

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