Digestive System

Vomiting is the involuntary action of the body to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth. Vomit is made up of half-digested food from your stomach, stomach mucus, saliva, stomach acids and other chemicals that help you digest food. Bile is green in color – which is why vomit is usually yellowy green in color. Bile is not created in your stomach, it is created in the intestines - when an individual vomits the bile comes from further down in the digestive system. The nasty smell associated with vomiting can also be blamed on bile and stomach acids.

An upset stomach is another term for indigestion. When we eat, our bodies start the process of breaking down our food into molecules that we can use at a cellular level. Sometimes this process is hampered (food is not broken down properly, or wind is trapped in the stomach) and as a result, we feel certain symptoms.

Pinworms are described as tiny, white, thread-like worms that can live in the bowels. Children under the age of ten years old are extremely susceptible to these types of worms but they can affect adults. They are not harmful and easily treatable.