Does space affect an astronaut’s digestion?

Moment of Um by Lemonada Media

May 15, 20254:53Kids & family

We chew our food, swallow it, and our stomach goes to work on digesting! Our bodies absorb the nutrients they need and then we poop out the rest. Here on Earth, the whole process takes somewhere between one to three days...

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