What is "gastroenterology"?

What is "gastroenterology"?

Siamak Tabib (Gastroenterologist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA) gives expert video advice on: What organs make up the digestive system? and more...

Gastroenterology is the study of the digestive system, of the digestive tract. The digestive system is comprised of a lot of different organs that work in concert that deal with anywhere from absorption of food and breakdown of food, to release of waste products, as well as detoxification of the body and everything else in between. So, the organs that comprise the digestive system basically start with the mouth and the oesophagus, otherwise known as the food pipe, and going down along that route are the stomach, the small intestine, and the large intestine. Along the way there are other organs such as the pancreas, the liver, and the gallbladder that all work in coherence with one another to make the digestive process happen.