Digestion process

The digestive process is divided into several stages that take place within the digestive system. The first phase is ingestion, which consists of the moment we consume a food. This phase is the one that starts the digestive cycle, although it is important to mention that our digestive system is always active, not only when we eat. We speak of ingestion as the beginning of the digestive cycle to simplify the order of the processes.

Next, we have propulsion, an intermediate phase that facilitates the movement of food along the digestive system, aiding its subsequent chemical breakdown.

Chemical digestion is the next step and occurs after mechanical digestion. While in mechanical digestion food is broken down into smaller particles, in chemical digestion the body's fluids and compounds transform these p