09-11-2005, 04:36 AM
Are you embarrassed to talk about moving your bowels (pooping)? Your bowels, also called the large intestine (say: in-tes-tun), are just the lower parts of your digestive system. Your intestines finish the process of digesting food - a process that starts in your mouth and stomach and ends with you going to the bathroom. About 2 quarts (1.9 liters) of food and liquids pass through your body each day. They can stay for several days in your bowels, where your body absorbs water and salts. As water is absorbed, the digested food gets more solid and becomes a bowel movement (poop).
Although it can be embarrassing to talk about moving your bowels, it\'s important to know what\'s normal and what\'s not.
What\'s Normal?
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Although it can be embarrassing to talk about moving your bowels, it\'s important to know what\'s normal and what\'s not.
What\'s Normal?
contact:GBeninati@aol.com