LARGE INTESTINE

Digestion is COMPLETED in small intestine:

• Whatever is not absorbed into the bloodstream moves into the large intestine and will become waste.

• The watery waste moves through the large intestine by peristalsis.

The job of the large intestine is to absorb excess water and dissolved vitamins:

• The job of the large intestine is to solidify waste for excretion (aka make POOP).

  • If the large intestine absorbs TOO MUCH water, waste becomes super hard and constipation takes place.

  • If the large intestine does not absorb enough water, waste remains watery and diarrhea takes place.