how does water get absorbed
Water Absorption. Just about all of the water that you consume, in whatever form, is absorbed into the body across the walls of the small intestine. So, as the food you eat is broken down and nutrients are absorbed water is absorbed. Water absorption is highly dependent upon nutrient absorption and absolutely dependent on absorption of sodium. Water is absorbed passively primarily through the action of osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high water potential to an area of low water potential.