[DOC] [TLE] How Do Astronauts Eat and Digest Food in Zero Gravity? | Mental ... [PAR] Food in space presents several problems: but one of the biggest may not be the 
one ... Digestion relies on different muscles, from your tongue to your 
oesophagus, ... known as the peristaltic movement  moving down the 
gastrointestinal tract. ... Anyway, once the food is in your stomach, the lower 
oesophageal sphincter and... [DOC] [TLE] How does digestion work when you're upside-down? If hung upside ... [PAR] Nov 15, 2013 ... No, the smooth muscles in your esophagus will push the food down into your 
stomach independent of gravity. ... As for the stomach and intestines, they also 
have layers of smooth ... There is no gravity for them and the muscles move the 
food. ... Well, hanging upside down isn't the same as a lack of gravity. [DOC] [TLE] The Digestive Process: How Does the Esophagus Work? | Library ... [PAR] Your esophagus is an important part of your digestive system and your ... fluid or 
chewed food into your throat, your brain begins the process of swallowing. ... If 
you could see peristalsis, it would look like a wave passing down your 
esophagus. ... It relaxes to let food and liquid pass into your stomach and then 
tightens to... [DOC] [TLE] Other Digestive Disorders | Digestive Distress [PAR] The feeling of food stuck in your throat--we have all experienced this feeling at 
one time or another. In Achalasia ... In the normal functioning esophagus, 
swallowing is a very active process. Peristaltic muscular waves help to move food 
contents down toward the stomach. Near the ... As if trouble swallowing isn't bad 
enough! [DOC] [TLE] Digestive System: Facts (Science Trek: Idaho Public Television) [PAR] Food is pushed down the esophagus  a long hollow tube  past your heart ... 
These waves  known as peristalsis - are the process that moves food all the ... 
The muscles of the stomach work in peristalsis to move the bolus around and 
churn it. ... This bile was created in the liver, stored in the gall bladder until it is 
needed... [DOC] [TLE] Megaesophagus: The Food Regurgitation Disease - Mercola.com [PAR] Oct 29, 2012 ... When the esophagus is functioning as it should, food moves from the mouth ... 
Vomiting is an active process where your dog's sides start to heave and most ... in 
a vertical position, gravity can do some of what the esophagus isn't doing. ... 
gravity to move the food down the esophagus and into the stomach. [DOC] [TLE] Why Overeating Hurts and How You Can Avoid It on Thanksgiving ... [PAR] Nov 25, 2008 ... No matter how much you cram into it, your stomach is not likely to explode ... up 
and soak with saliva -- moves down your esophagus and drops into a pool ... You 
may fill up with so much fatty food -- which the digestive enzymes ... things 
moving and stimulate peristalsis, the process by which your stomach... [DOC] [TLE] May | 2016 | Acid Reflux Mentor [PAR] These exercises also keep you upright and allow gravity to help with your 
digestion. Exercise will also help ... Extra weight isn't good for anyone who suffers 
from reflux. The extra weight can cause stomach acid to go into your esophagus. 
.... People with acid reflux should not lie down after eating a great deal of food. 
Your... [DOC] [TLE] alleviate acid reflux | Acid Reflux Mentor [PAR] Has acid reflux affected your esophagus so much that you writhe in pain? ... Your 
body has a harder time trying to process food in a sleep state. ... While a food that 
tastes acidic seems like it would cause stomach problems, that isn't necessarily 
the case. ... Lying down makes it easier for that stomach acid to move upward. [DOC] [TLE] acid production | Acid Reflux Mentor [PAR] Food from your stomach will move into your esophagus if you work out low 
abdominal ... and therefore you may require trial and error before knowing what 
causes your pain. ... It can slow down your digestion and also your saliva 
production as well. ...... the

Question: Gravity isn't required to move food down to your stomach; this process moves it down the esophagus
Answer: peristalsis