As that one very famous and very wise saying goes: “Everybody poops.” It’s a fact of life, even if poop is kind of… really gross. We often don’t like to think about how our digestive system works, ...

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your ...

Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system, which includes your stomach and your intestines. But some of what you eat makes it all the way through those twists and turns and comes ...

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