WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SWALLOW A PILL

1.The  tongue moves the pill into the esophagus which connects the mouth to the stomach.

2. Once the pill reaches the stomach, the stomach acid dissolves it.

The dissolved medication passes into the stomach into the small intestine

3. It is then absorbed into the blood vessels surrounding the small intestine.

4. Once the medication enters the bloodstream, it circulates and is 
carried to all the organs of the body to help the healing process.

STORY BY: T. A. F.
The Kenyan Medical Freelance Journalist
medjournalnairobi@gmail.com.