How does digestion work, step-by-step? First, the teeth, tongue, and saliva turn food into a bolus, which is small and liquid enough to pass through the esophagus.

The researchers recruited 51 adults presenting with complete esophageal food bolus obstruction; 28 were asked to drink 0.8 fl oz (25 ml) of cola at intervals up to a total volume of 6.8 fl oz (200 ...

A: Foreign-object ingestion and food-bolus impaction occur commonly. The majority of foreign bodies (ie, foreign objects and food bolus) that reach the stomach will pass spontaneously. However, 10 ...

According to Dr. Iroku, the chemical breakdown of enzymes starts with saliva. It continues in the stomach with acid and enzyme production, ultimately converting the swallowed food bolus into a ...