ROJoson PEP Talk: DIGESTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS

1. Digestive
Health
Awareness
March 25, 2023
1400H - 1500H
Via Zoom
Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have a
basic understanding
of DIGESTIVE HEALTH
in their health
management.

2. Digestive
Health
Awareness
March 25, 2023
1400H - 1500H
Via Zoom
Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have a
basic understanding
of DIGESTIVE HEALTH
in their health
management.
Welcome all!
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5. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have a
basic understanding
of DIGESTIVE HEALTH
in their health
management.
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FEEDBACK TO THIS
PEP TALK!
Pls. type in your
feedback in the chat
box during the open
forum and before we
adjourn!
Thank you!

6. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have a
basic understanding
of DIGESTIVE HEALTH
in their health
management.
LET’S NOW HAVE A
GROUP PICTURE
TAKING BEFORE WE
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7. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have a
basic understanding
of DIGESTIVE HEALTH
in their health
management.
ROJoson PEP Talk
I have a Patient
Empowerment
Program in which I
like to empower the
lay people or
patients to take
control in the
management of
their health.

8. I started the PEP Talk
on May 15, 2021.
There are 3 courses
in the PEP Talk.
I completed the Core
Course on October 9,
2021.

9. From October 23,
2021 onwards, I have
been tackling Health
Disorder and Health
Issue Courses. This
may take 3 years or
longer depending on
our enthusiasm and
perseverance.

10. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have a
basic understanding
of DIGESTIVE HEALTH
in their health
management.
My PEP TALK today is
entitled:
DIGESTIVE
HEALTH
AWARENESS
In consonance with
DOH Health
Awareness Calendar
- PH DIGESTIVE
HEALTH AWARENESS
WEEK (March)

12. Contents
• What is DIGESTIVE HEALTH?
• What is DIGESTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK?
• Why DIGESTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK?
• What is the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM? What are its 2 major
components?
• What are the fundamentals and generalities on the well-
being promotion and maintenance of the DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM?
• What are the common general symptoms that will suggest
there is a problem in the DIGESTIVE HEALTH?
• What are general tips on promoting and maintaining
DIGESTIVE HEALTH or WELL-BEING?
Digestive
Health
Awareness

13. Digestive
Health
Awareness
What is DIGESTIVE HEALTH?
HEALTH of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM of
the human body
HEALTH – state of well-being, no
disorder, no disease; promotion,
restoration and maintenance of well-
being
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM – see diagram
(encompassing not just the GUT or
gastrointestinal tract)
DIGESTIVE HEALTH >> GUT HEALTH

14. Digestive
Health
Awareness
What is DIGESTIVE HEALTH AWARNESS
WEEK?
• Week to make people aware of the
importance of promoting and
maintaining the well-being of the
digestive system of the body.
• Week of empowering the people on
DIGESTIVE HEALTH.

15. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Why the DIGESTIVE HEALTH Awareness
Week?
To raise awareness on DIGESTIVE HEALTH
as a health concern in the community and
in our personal life.
To highlight the importance of managing
DIGESTIVE HEALTH in the community
because of its great if not greatest
contribution to the promotion of peoples’
well-being.
The digestive system has
the greatest number of
component big organs
compared to other
systems.

16. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Why the DIGESTIVE HEALTH Awareness
Week?
To raise awareness on DIGESTIVE HEALTH
as a health concern in the community and
in our personal life.
To highlight the importance of managing
DIGESTIVE HEALTH in the community
because disorders and diseases of the
digestive system are among the top
causes of sickness and deaths in the
Philippines.

17. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Why the DIGESTIVE HEALTH Awareness
Week?
Presidential Proclamation No. 930 (2020)
declares the second week of March of every year
as Philippine Digestive Health Week.
The main objective is to increase awareness and
educate the public on the prevention and
management of various diseases and conditions
relating to digestive health.
Because of the
hugeness of the
scope of DIGESTIVE
HEALTH, emphasis
will be on the more
common ones such
as colorectal cancer,
liver cancer, peptic
ulcer disease,
gstroenteritis and
stomach cancer.

18. Digestive
Health
Awareness
ROJoson’s Plans on DIGESTIVE HEALTH
Awareness
• Not week
• Not month
• But whole year round – to cover all
concerns and topics on DIGESTIVE
HEALTH
with the main objective is to increase awareness
and educate the public on the prevention and
management of various diseases and conditions
relating to digestive health.
Because of the
hugeness of the
scope of DIGESTIVE
HEALTH, emphasis
will be on the more
common ones such
as colorectal cancer,
liver cancer, peptic
ulcer disease,
gstroenteritis and
stomach cancer.

19. Digestive
Health
Awareness
ROJoson’s Plans on DIGESTIVE HEALTH
Awareness
For today’s PEP Talk – will limit to:
FUNDAMENTALS AND GENERALITIES
ON DIGESTIVE HEALTH
Will tackle details and specifics in other PEP Talk
sessions.

20. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Fundamentals and Generalities in
Digestive Health
The digestive system has 2 major
components:
•
DIGESTIVE HOLLOW TRACT / CANAL
– mouth, throat, esophagus,
stomach, small and large intestines,
rectum, anus
• ACCESSORY / ASSOCIATED
DIGESTIVE ORGANS – salivary
glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas

21. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Fundamentals and Generalities in
Digestive Health
DIGESTIVE HOLLOW TRACT / CANAL –
mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach,
small and large intestines, rectum, anus
• Foods and liquids enter and waste
products exit through the tract
through bowel movement.
• Foods and liquid are broken down
into substances that the body can use
for energy, growth, and tissue repair.

22. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Fundamentals and Generalities in
Digestive Health
ACCESSORY / ASSOCIATED DIGESTIVE
ORGANS – salivary glands, liver,
gallbladder, pancreas
• These aid in the digestion of foods
and liquids taken inside and passing
through the DIGESTIVE TRACT.

24. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Fundamentals and Generalities in
Digestive Health
Well-being promotion and maintenance
of DIGESTIVE TRACT and ACCESSORY
DIGESTIVE ORGANS

25. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Mouth, throat and salivary glands
- Mechanically break down foods,
moisten them with saliva, and
swallow them into the esophagus
- Swallow liquids to esophagus.
NO disorder; NO disease
NO problem in chewing foods and
swallowing
NO pain; NO inflammation / infection; NO mass;
NO dryness of mouth; NO loss of taste; etc.
WELL-BEING Expressions:
SARAP!
SARAP
KUMAIN!
SARAP ang PAGKAIN!

26. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Mouth, throat and salivary glands
- Mechanically break down foods,
moisten them with saliva, and
swallow them into the esophagus
- Swallow liquids to esophagus.
(+) dental caries; inflammation /
infection; mass (cancer / non-cancer);
etc.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Healthy lifestyle; adequate
dental self-care; hygiene;
adequate water intake; eat
moderately; no smoking; no
alcohol drinking; etc.
ILL-BEING EXPRESSIONS:
HIRAP KUMAIN!
SAKIT KUMAIN!

28. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Esophagus
- transport foods and liquids entering
the mouth through the throat and
into the stomach
NO disorder; NO disease
NO problem in swallowing foods and
liquids into the stomach
NO obstruction; NO instant vomiting
after swallowing foods from the mouth
Esophagus well-being:
Can swallow foods and
liquids into esophagus
without problem!

29. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Esophagus
- transport foods and liquids entering
the mouth through the throat and
into the stomach
With obstruction; with instant vomiting
after swallowing foods from the mouth
Common causes: Esophageal cancers;
neural disorders
Esophagus ill-being:
Cannot swallow foods
and liquids through
esophagus to stomach!
PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Healthy lifestyle; healthy diet;
avoid excessive HOT SPICY
foods; no smoking; no alcohol
drinking; etc.

31. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Stomach
- produces enzymes (substances that
create chemical reactions) and acids
(digestive juices) - break down foods
so they can pass to the small
intestines.
NO disorder; NO disease
NO pain; NO mass; NO vomiting; No
vomiting of blood; NO diarrhea; NO
black stools; etc.
Stomach well-being:
without symptoms of
upper abdominal pain
and discomfort!

32. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Stomach
- produces enzymes (substances that
create chemical reactions) and acids
(digestive juices) - break down foods
so they can pass to the small
intestines.
With upper abdominal pain with or
without eating; with vomiting with or
without eating; with vomiting of blood;
with black stools
Common causes: gastritis; ulcers; mass
(cancers); etc.
Stomach ill-being:
With upper abdominal
pain and discomfort!
PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Healthy lifestyle; healthy diet;
avoid excessive HOT SPICY
foods; hygiene; no smoking; no
alcohol drinking; etc.

34. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Small intestine
- Further digests foods coming from
the stomach.
- Absorbs nutrients (vitamins,
minerals, carbohydrates, fats,
proteins) and water from foods so
they can be used by the body.
NO disorder; NO disease
NO pain; NO mass; NO vomiting; NO
diarrhea; etc.
Small intestine well-
being:
without symptoms of
abdominal pain and
discomfort!

35. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Small intestine
- Further digests foods coming from
the stomach.
- Absorbs nutrients (vitamins,
minerals, carbohydrates, fats,
proteins) and water from foods so
they can be used by the body.
With abdominal pain around the navel;
with vomiting; with diarrhea
Common causes: enteritis; mass; etc.
Small intestine ill-being:
with symptoms of
abdominal pain and
discomfort!
PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Healthy lifestyle; healthy diet;
hygiene; no smoking; no
alcohol drinking; etc.

37. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Large intestine
- absorbs water and changes the waste
from liquid into stool. Peristalsis
helps move the stool into rectum and
anus.
NO disorder; NO disease
NO pain; NO mass; NO vomiting; NO
diarrhea; NO constipation; NO blood in
stools; etc.
Large intestine well-
being:
without symptoms of
abdominal pain and
discomfort!

38. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Large intestine
- absorbs water and changes the waste
from liquid into stool. Peristalsis
helps move the stool into rectum and
anus.
With abdominal pain around the navel;
with constipation; with blood on stools
Common causes: colitis; mass (colon
cancers); etc.
Large intestine ill-being:
with symptoms of
abdominal pain and
discomfort; constipation;
blood in stools
PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Healthy lifestyle; healthy diet
(high-fiber – fruits –
vegetables); hygiene; no
smoking; no alcohol drinking;
etc.

40. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Rectum
- receives stool from the colon, sends
signals to the brain if there is stool to be
evacuated, and holds stool until
evacuation can happen.
NO disorder; NO disease
NO pain; NO mass; NO constipation; NO
blood in stools; etc.
Rectum well-being:
without symptoms of
constipation and blood in
stools

41. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Rectum
- receives stool from the colon, sends
signals to the brain if there is stool to be
evacuated, and holds stool until
evacuation can happen.
With constipation; with blood on stools
Common causes: mass (rectal cancer)
Rectum ill-being:
with symptoms of
constipation; blood in
stools
PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Healthy lifestyle; healthy diet
(high-fiber – fruits –
vegetables); hygiene; no
smoking; no alcohol drinking;
etc.

43. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Anus
- pelvic floor muscles and two anal
sphincters (internal and external)
to detect rectal contents, whether they
are liquid, gas or solid, and then control
when stool should and shouldn't be
excreted from the body.
NO disorder; NO disease
NO pain; NO mass; NO constipation; NO
bleeding; etc.
Anus well-being:
NO pain; without
symptoms of
constipation; NO blood

44. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Anus
- pelvic floor muscles and two anal
sphincters (internal and external).
to detect rectal contents, whether they
are liquid, gas or solid, and then control
when stool should and shouldn't be
excreted from the body.
With pain; constipation; blood
Common causes: hemorrhoids; anal
cancers
Anus ill-being:
with pain; constipation;
and blood
PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Healthy lifestyle; healthy diet
(high-fiber – fruits –
vegetables); hygiene; no
smoking; no alcohol drinking;
etc.

46. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Liver
- to make and secrete bile
- to process and purify the blood
containing newly absorbed nutrients
that are coming from the small
intestine
NO disorder; NO disease
NO jaundice (yellowing of sclerae); NO
abdominal pain; NO mass; etc. Liver well-being: NO
jaundice; NO abdominal
pain; NO mass

47. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Liver
- to make and secrete bile
- to process and purify the blood
containing newly absorbed nutrients
that are coming from the small
intestine
With jaundice (yellowing of sclerae);
abdominal pain; mass; etc.
Common causes: hepatitis (acute and
chronic); liver cirrhosis; liver cancer
Liver ill-being:
with pain; constipation;
and blood
PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Healthy lifestyle; healthy diet
hygiene; anti-hepatitis B
vaccination; no smoking; no
alcohol drinking; etc.

49. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Gallbladder
- stores and concentrates bile from the
liver. The bile is then released into
the first section of the small intestine
(the duodenum), where it helps your
body to break down and absorb fats
from food.
NO disorder; NO disease
NO upper abdominal pain; NO jaundice;
etc.
Gallbladder well-being:
NO upper abdominal
pain; NO jaundice

50. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Gallbladder
- stores and concentrates bile from the
liver. The bile is then released into
the first section of the small intestine
(the duodenum), where it helps your
body to break down and absorb fats
from food.
With upper abdominal pain; with
jaundice (yellowing of sclerae); etc.
Common causes: gallstones
Gallbladder ill-being:
with upper abdominal
pain; jaundice
PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Healthy lifestyle; healthy diet;
low-fat diet; high oral fluid; no
smoking; no alcohol drinking;
etc.

52. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Pancreas
- Makes enzymes to break down
sugars, fats, and starches.
- Also, makes hormones to help in
digestion.
NO disorder; NO disease
NO upper abdominal pain; NO
symptoms of diabetes; etc.
Pancreas well-being: NO
upper abdominal pain

53. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Pancreas
- Makes enzymes to break down
sugars, fats, and starches.
- Also, makes hormones to help in
digestion.
With upper abdominal pain; with
symptoms of diabetes mellitus; etc.
Common causes: pancreatitis; cancers;
diabetes mellitus; etc.
Pancreatic ill-being:
with upper abdominal
pain
PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Healthy lifestyle; healthy diet;
no smoking; no alcohol
drinking; etc.

55. Digestive
Health
Awareness
What are the common general symptoms that
will suggest there is a problem in the DIGESTIVE
HEALTH?
• Difficulty / pain on eating and/or swallowing
• Abdominal pain and discomfort
• Abdominal enlargement
• Abdominal mass
• Vomiting with or without blood
• Constipation
Diarrhea
• Passage of blood per anus
• Black stools
• Jaundice

56. Digestive
Health
Awareness
If there are symptoms suggestive of
problems in DIGESTIVE HEALTH,
Options:
• Close observation
• Consult a physician as indicated

57. Digestive
Health
Awareness
What are general tips on promoting and
maintaining DIGESTIVE HEALTH or WELL-BEING?
Overall tips:
• Patient Empowerment Program
• Healthy lifestyle
Specific tips:
• Dental health
• Healthy diet
• Regular exercise
• Hygiene
• Avoid smoking
• Avoid alcohol
• Hepatitis B vaccination as indicated
• Avoid modifiable risk factors for diseases
• Early medical consultation and treatment

58. Be always in touch with reliable medical
information on DIGESTIVE HEALTH.
Knowledge is power; it gives power.
Use the 4Ks of Patient Empowerment:
Kaalaman, Kakayanan, Karapatan and
Kapangyarihan
to gain greater control over decisions /
make better decisions in DIGESTIVE
HEALTH in one’s health management.
Patient
Empowerment
Digestive
Health
Awareness

59. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Dental Health
• Promote and maintain optimal dental health
• Avoid dental caries
• Regular brushing of teeth
• Dental prophylaxis
• Dental consult as indicated
• Have to have optimal dental health in order
to enjoy the foods being eaten or have to be
eaten

60. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Healthy diet
• Avoid foods known to cause digestive ill-
being! (ex. fatty and spicy foods)
• Eat foods known to promote digestive well-
being! (ex. high-fiber diet; fruits and
vegetables)
• Drink plenty of water!
• Eat anything but in moderate amount!
• Maintain a normal weight with help of
healthy diet and exercises!

61. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Exercises
• Maintain a normal weight!
• Lack of regular exercises is one of the known
modifiable risk factors for cancers and
metabolic syndrome.
• So, DO REGULAR EXERCISES!

62. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Hygiene
• Promote and maintain a good hygiene
practice in foods and in drinks as unhygienic
foods and drinks can be causes for infectious
diseases of the digestive system (particularly,
hepatitis and gastroenteritis).
• Promote and maintain a good hygiene
practice in the environment to avoid
infectious diseases of the digestive system
(such as infections of the pharynx and
salivary glands).

63. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Probiotics
• live bacteria and yeasts
• often called the “good” or “helpful” bacteria
and yeasts in the digestive tract
• seen in supplements and some foods, like
yogurt, kimchi and sauerkraut
• Lactobacilli, most common probiotics (in
yogurts and fermented foods)

64. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Probiotics
Main theory:
•help restore the natural balance of bacteria in
the gut (including your stomach and intestines)
when it's been disrupted by an illness or
treatment.

65. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Probiotics
Some of the theorized ways how probiotics
work:
•When you lose "good" bacteria in your body, for
example after you take antibiotics, probiotics can
help replace them.
•They can help balance your "good" and "bad"
bacteria to keep your body working the way it
should.

66. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Probiotics
Some conditions being treated:
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Infectious diarrhea (caused by viruses,
bacteria, or parasites)
• Diarrhea caused by antibiotics

67. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Probiotics
Potential side effects:
• digestive discomfort
• diarrhea, constipation, bloating, and gas
• Allergic reactions

68. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Probiotics
Statements of American Gastroenterological
Association in 2022:
• NO probiotic is approved by the FDA to
prevent or treat a disease.
• NO solid evidence that probiotics can treat
conditions like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative
colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

69. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Probiotics
Statements of American Gastroenterological
Association in 2022:
Patients shouldn’t be swayed by vague health
claims like “improves digestion” or “balances gut
flora” that they see when they peruse the
probiotics section on store shelves.
These are basically meaningless statements that
sound good but have little science to support
them.

70. Colorectal
Cancer
Awareness
Contents
• What is DIGESTIVE HEALTH?
• What is DIGESTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK?
• Why DIGESTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK?
• What is the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM? What are its 2 major
components?
• What are the fundamentals and generalities on the well-
being promotion and maintenance of the DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM?
• What are the common general symptoms that will suggest
there is a problem in the DIGESTIVE HEALTH?
• What are general tips on promoting and maintaining
DIGESTIVE HEALTH or WELL-BEING?
Summary
Take Away

71. Be always in touch with reliable medical
information on DIGESTIVE HEALTH.
Knowledge is power; it gives power.
Use the 4Ks of Patient Empowerment:
Kaalaman, Kakayanan, Karapatan and
Kapangyarihan
to gain greater control over decisions /
make better decisions in DIGESTIVE
HEALTH in one’s health management.
Take Away in
relation to
Patient
Empowerment
Digestive
Health
Awareness

72. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have a
basic understanding
of DIGESTIVE HEALTH
in their health
management.

73. Reminder after the PEP
Talk:
Take the Online Learning
cum Evaluation Test
Exercise (OLETE) for
mastery of learning and
have a perfect score to get
a Certificate.
Link is in Chat Box.

74. Reminder:
50 OLETE Certificates = 1
Voucher for ROJoson
Telemedical Consultation

75. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have a
basic understanding
of DIGESTIVE HEALTH
in their health
management.
ROJOSON’S REQUEST:
FEEDBACK TO THIS
PEP TALK!
Pls. type in your
feedback in the chat
box during the open
forum and before we
adjourn!
Thank you!

76. Digestive
Health
Awareness
Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have a
basic understanding
of DIGESTIVE HEALTH
in their health
management.
LET’S NOW HAVE A
GROUP PICTURE
TAKING BEFORE WE
START Q&A AND
INTERACTIONS!
Pls. turn on your
video!
Show your face!