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What happens to the digested food once it enters the large intestine?

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The large intestine's major jobs are to absorb excess water and to prepare feces.

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By the time food and digestive juices reach your large intestine, most digestion and nutrient absorption has already taken place. The large intestine's major jobs are to absorb excess water and to prepare feces -- or undigested waste material -- for removal via the rectum and anus.
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