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During Digestion
After the food is digested and the valuable nutrients absorbed in the small bowel, the
remaining faecal matter moves into the large bowel, where the body extracts mainly water
and a few remaining nutrients. The longer the faecal matter stays in the large
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To avoid having faecal matter dry out:
- eat more high-fibre foods,
- drink around 6-8 glasses of water a day,
- avoid coffee and alcohol, as these make you lose water, and
- avoid resisting the urge to go the toilet.
As with most conditions, the best advice is:
Listen to your body - It knows you best! |
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