Learn about what happens to food in your stomach.
NARRATOR: Hello and welcome.
Today we are in a mouth, and we're going to talk to some food. Hi!
So what are you doing here today?
FOOD 1: Hi!
FOOD 3: Hello mum!
FOOD 1: Umm… Yeah… we're food, all squashed, and we're just waiting to be swallowed and travel down the pipe from the mouth to the stomach… Ooh!
NARRATOR: Now they're in the oesophagus, the pipe leading down to the stomach.
FOOD: Wheeee!!!
NARRATOR: Well let's leave them to it. The food can stay in the stomach for up to 4 hours, where it is slowly broken down into smaller pieces that our bodies can use.
FOOD 1: Did he say broken down?
The stomach
The stomach is an important organ in the digestive system. After food has been chewed in the mouth and swallowed, it enters the stomach via the oesophagus.
The stomach produces strong acid. This kills many harmful microorganisms that might have been swallowed along with the food.
It also contains special chemicals called enzymes. These are important for breaking down the food so it can be absorbed by the body.
After it leaves the stomach, the partially-digested food passes into the intestines where it begins to be absorbed.
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