Article: Fully bloatedThe stomach is so elastic, it allows us to eatjust about all we want for Thanksgiving

NORMAL -- If you think your stomach has a mind of its own on Thanksgiving, you're not too far off the mark. The organ that helps us to digest our food is far more than a gastric chopping block on our digestive assembly line. | Tips for a healthy tummy | Slidehow: How to cook a perfect turkey | Slideshow: Bird Carving 101 | Cook pumpkin pie like a pro

It's a flexible, generally good-humored part of our body that can change shape and size to deal with almost every type and amount of food that we send down.

"The stomach is an accommodating organ," said Dr. Kenneth Schoenig, a gastroenterologist with Digestive Disease Consultants in Normal.

But we all know what happens next: We enjoy the meal, ...

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