The small bowel (or small intestine) is around 6 – 8 m long and roughly 2cm wide. There are 3 parts of the small bowel (small intestine): the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum. … See more

The large bowel (also known as the colon, or large intestine), starts at the final portion of the small bowel (small intestine) and goes all the way to the rectum. The large bowel (colo… See more

Once the bowel has done its work and absorbed nutrients from food, the waste travels to the rectum which stretches, triggering a message to the brain to say that the bo… See more

After food has travelled along the gut, it has become digested and the nutrients and fluids absorbed; the waste is then expelled through the rectum and anus. The rectum and the up… See more