Organ: Large intestine

Large intestine: Second intestine that mainly absorbs water and salts
Large intestine: Bowel: The part of the digestive system that makes and stores stool. It is also called the large intestine.¹
Introduction: The large intestine receives food after it has been processed by the small intestine. Whereas the small intestine absorbs most nutrients, the main purpose of the large intestine is to absorb water and salts. The remaining chyme is forwarded from the large intestine as feces into to the rectum

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Condition count: 19 ; see list below.
Organ types: Digestive system (127), Intestine (43)
Related organs: intestine (43), small intestine (7), colon (16)
Main condition: Bowel conditions
Organs: all organs

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Diseases list: The following list of medical conditions have 'Large intestine' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

A

Amebic dysentery ... bowel

B

Bowel conditions ... bowel

Bowel Obstruction ... bowel

C

Chronic digestive diseases ... bowel

D

Digestive Diseases ... bowel

E

Enterocolitis ... large intestine

F

Fecal impaction ... bowel

Fecal incontinence ... bowel

H

Hirschsprung's disease ... large intestine

I

Incontinence ... bowel

Infectious Diarrhea ... bowel

Inflammatory bowel disease ... bowel

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction ... bowel

Intussusception ... bowel

Irritable bowel syndrome ... bowel

K

Kaposi's Sarcoma ... bowel

M

Megacolon ... bowel

S

Short Bowel Syndrome ... bowel

Sudden Digestive Conditions ... bowel

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from IBS: NIDDK

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