Stomach Facts

When your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too.

It takes 24 to 72 hours for food to completely pass through your digestive system, with most of that time spent in the large intestine.

The 7-Eleven Double Gulp is 60% bigger than the volume of the human stomach!

The sea star (often called starfish) can evert its stomach, an extraordinary ability shared by various other animals, allowing it to digest prey outside its body.

Rats can't vomit due to a powerful barrier between their stomach and esophagus, which is one reason why rat poison is so effective against them.

If your stomach didn't produce a new layer of mucous every two weeks, it would digest itself.

A bird 'chews' with its stomach.

Sleeping on your stomach is associated with more vivid, intense, and emotionally charged dreams, including themes of persecution, being locked up, and erotic content.