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digestion

[dih-jes-chuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈdʒɛs tʃən, daɪ- /
NOUN
digesting
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Constipation is a familiar problem for astronauts, but scientists have not fully understood why spending time in space can disrupt normal digestion.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

In fact, it was the answer to all of the strange health problems she had been experiencing for years - issues with digestion, fatigue, and pain.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Indigenous people in Peru today carry more copies of a gene involved in starch digestion than any other known population.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Tatum Nzekwesi, 28, who lived in Leiden in the Netherlands for about a year, said during that time she had less acne and brain fog, and noticed better digestion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

“This is good for digestion and high cholesterol. After eating those carnitas tonight, we all need it.”

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

“Here are some reliable recipes for seasonable candies warranted to be no more harmful to youthful digestions and appetites than most other candies.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2014

Few travelers in search of tranquillity and an authentic native culture would risk their dollars or digestions today on such tourist emporiums as San Juan and St. Maarten.

From Time Magazine Archive

The War Production Board offices, where gloom has often been thick enough to cut with a machine tool, were aglow last week with broad smiles, good digestions, men humming in the halls.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though their digestions may have suffered, their smiles were undimmed, the lips stiff and upper throughout.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is to be feared that the digestions of the inmates of the asylum might be seriously impaired by such dishes as the following:—

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various




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