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The gallbladder is an organ that sits just beneath the the liver.The main purpose of the gallbladder is to store bileneeded for the digestion of food. The gallbladder serves as a reservoir for bile, which is produced by the liver. The liver produces the bile and then it flows through the hepatic ducts into the gallbladder. When food containing fat enters the digestive tract, it stimulates the gallbladder to rhythmically contract and releaseits contents into the common bile duct, eventually draining into the small intestines. The bile emulsifies fats in partly digested food, thereby assisting their absorption. When the gallbladder becomes dysfunctional it can lead to bowel movements that alternate from normal to clay colored, result in sporadic pains in the middle of the upper abdomen, or just below the ribs on the right side, gallstone attacks, and even removal of the gallbladder.

The gastrointestinal system refers to the stomach and the intestines. So with inflammation in the gastrointestinal system can lead to a sense of nauseausness, stomach pain, indigestion up to 90 minutes after eating and muscle twitching can be associated.

The majority of the immune system (80%)is located in your digestive system. When there is damage in the digestive system their is damage or insult to the immune system resulting in condition like eczema, psoriasis, lupus and other autoimmune diseases. Impaired immune function can also lead to recurring infections, sinus and allergies, frequent illness and elevated inflammation.

The large intestineis the last part of the digestive system. Water is absorbed here and the remaining waste material is stored as feces before being removed by defecation. Unlike the small intestine, the colon does not play a major role in absorption of foods and nutrients. Abnormalities in the large intestines can result in discomfort, pain or cramps in the lower abdominal area, eating raw fruits and vegetables causes gas, bloating, and pain in lower abdomen, and constipation.

Nutritional Deficiencies occur for because of various dysfunctions in the gastrointestinal system. Nutritional deficiencies can lead to muscle cramping, ridges on nails, gingivitis, gums that bleed, cracking/peeling/brittle/splitting fingernails or fingertips (i.e. hang nails), small bumps on back of upper arms and/or thighs, fatigue and even depression.

The small intestine is the part of the gastrointestinal tract between the stomach and the large intestine, and is where much of the digestion and absorption of food takes place. The primary function of the small intestine is the absorption of nutrients and minerals from food. Many of the digestive enzymes that act in the small intestine are secreted by the pancreas and enter the small intestine via the pancreatic duct. Pancreatic enzymes and bile from the gallbladder enter the small intestine. With dysfunction in the small intestines or pancreatic enzymes can result in pain under the rib cage on the left side, delayed indigestion occurring 2-4 hours after eating a meal, change in the consistency or form of the stool, excessive odor with bowel movements, undigested food in the bowel movements, and diarrhea or frequently loose stools.

The stomach is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication (chewing). The stomach secretes protein-digesting enzymes called proteases and gastric acid to aid in food digestion, through smooth muscular contractions before sending partially digested food (chyme) to the small intestines. When the stomach is not functioning properly it can lead to indigestion, heart burn, nutritional deficiencies and various other issues with any of the other gastrointestinal tract that are following this second step of digestion.