by Galina Imrie
Everyone needs a healthy bowel. Open any atlas of human anatomy and you will probably realise that the bowel, or the large intestine, that is about as long as you are tall, frames all the internal organs of your abdominal cavity. It supports them and keeps them in place.
If a section of the large intestine is misplaced, for example if the transverse colon prolapsed, it would exert excessive pressure on the small intestine, the reproductive organs and the bladder, while the organs that are resting on the transverse colon (the liver, stomach and kidneys) would lose valuable support.
Main functions of the large intestine
The major functions of the large intestine are:
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