Your Digestive System – at the Core of Good Health
The digestive system supports the human body. It is composed of a series of organs that break down and absorb the food we eat so that the nutrients can be transported into the blood stream and delivered to cells throughout the body.
"Good" digestive health indicates an ability to process nutrients through properly functioning gastrointestinal organs, including the stomach, intestine, liver, pancreas and gallbladder.
Most people who are in good digestive health are of normal weight and don't regularly experience symptoms like heartburn, gas, constipation, diarrhea, nausea or stomach pain. Eating a nutritious diet is needed to maintain a healthy digestive system and may prevent and treat certain digestive diseases.
How’s Your Digestive Health?
Take the AGA's Core Score Quiz to determine your overall digestive health risk score.
Does your Core Score reveal that you need to see a physician? Use our GI locator Service to find a gastroenterologist in your area.