Assertion: large intestine | /r/HasProperty | colon
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text: The large intestine (colon or large bowel) is about 5 feet long and about 3 inches in diameter.
text: The Large intestine is also called as colon or large bowel.
text: Waste material passes into the large intestine, which is also called the colon.
text: The large intestine, which is also known as the colon, reabsorbs excess waste and water produced by the digestive system.
text: The large intestines (colon) remove excess water from fecal matter before it leaves the body, sending it to the kidneys for filtering.
text: The reason it is referred to as the “small” intestine, is because its lumen (opening) is smaller in diameter (at approximately 2.5 centimeters or 0.98 inches) than the large intestine (colon).
text: On its distal (far) end, the ileum—the last segment of the small intestine—connects to the large intestine (colon).
text: At the junction between the ileum and the first part of the large intestine (colon) lies the ileocecal valve (ileal ostium).
text: Finally, a colonoscopy may be necessary to check for the presence of the parasite in your large intestine (colon).
text: The GI tract starts with the mouth and proceeds to the esophagus, stomach, small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum), and then to the large intestine (colon), rectum, and terminates at the anus.
text: The large intestine (colon) extends from the end of the ileum to the anus.
text: One idea is that people with IBS have a large intestine (colon) that is sensitive to certain foods and stress.