10 Steps to a Healthy Digestive System

9. Digestive System Conditions

Numerous issues may affect the digestive system and cause pain and discomfort. Celiac disease is a serious sensitivity to gluten that triggers the immune system to react. It interferes with the small intestine’s ability to absorb nutrients. Inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease, which affects the small bowel, and ulcerative colitis, which affects the colon, have been diagnosed in an estimated 2 million adults and children. Diverticulitis causes weak spots in the lining of the digestive system, especially in the colon.