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Explore the digestive system — illustrated map
ILLUSTRATED PATIENT GUIDE
Your digestive system
Select an organ name or number to browse all its available guides.
- 1 · Esophagus
Carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
- 2 · Stomach
Mixes food and begins digestion.
- 3 · Liver
Produces bile and processes nutrients.
- 4 · Gallbladder and bile ducts
The gallbladder stores bile; ducts carry it into the bowel.
- 5 · Pancreas
Releases enzymes that help digest food.
- 6 · Small intestine
Absorbs most nutrients.
- 7 · Colon
Absorbs water and helps form stool.
- 8 · Rectum and anus
Store and pass stool.
Simplified front view: the body’s right is on the left of the drawing. Organ positions are approximate, not to scale.
© 2026 Dr. Ibrahim Albedaiwi · Original patient illustrationsBrowse by category
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When to get help
Get urgent care
For heavy bleeding, fainting, severe new pain, difficulty breathing or rapid deterioration, seek urgent care. Do not wait for a message reply.
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Contact the team if you cannot finish your preparation, are unsure about medicines or fasting, or have not received an expected result. For non-urgent inquiries, use the WhatsApp link below. Do not wait for a reply about an urgent problem.
Each condition has specific warning signs. Find them under “When to get help” in its guide.
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