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Q: How much solid waste can the colon hold?
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How much waste can the rectum hold?

your rectum can hold 1 pound of poo


Why does a penny hold so much water?

A penny is a solid, flat object and does not hold much water at all.


How do you get rid of solid waste?

Food enters the stomach where acids break down the material. In the small intestine, the material has much more fluid and the body begins to move that fluid to the kidneys as further break-down occurs. By the time it reaches the large intestine, it becomes much more "formed". It passes through the colon, further through to the rectum where humans sense the pressure of a needed bowel movement. The BM then passes from the rectum and out the anus. Note that in diarrhea, changes occur in how much fluid can be drawn off and excreted via the urinary system. In profound diarrhea, the matter is mostly fluid mixed with some formed excrement.


How much waste can your body hold in your intestines?

5 to 10 pounds


How much space does a windows account have?

depends on how much space your hard drive or solid state drive can hold.


Can a person live with half a colon?

Yes. There can be some issues with diarrhea but the colon does not so much more than absorb water and hold the stool until defication so people can live quite normal lives with half of it out.


Can a person clean there colon out to much?

A person can clean their colon out too much which will cause irritation.


Advantages of solid waste management?

There are many reasons for waste management with different types of it. Waste management overall just helps keep the Earth clean and the environment a much nicer place.


What is the colon and what role does it have in digestion?

The rectum is the final part of the digestive tract, and is where faeces, the waste products of digestion, are stored until they are expelled from the body. All the waste will then leave by the anus.


How much does the colon hold?

How much the colon holds depends on the diet of the individual. Your intestines are not loaded with "toxins, undigested red meat, and impacted feces". If they were you would be dead. It takes 10-12 hours for food to travel from the mouth to the end of the small intestine where it is dumped into the large intestine. This is where diet comes in. If you are eating an average American diet where fiber, fresh foods, lean meats, and raw nuts and seeds are not being eaten, it takes another 30-40 hours for material to travel through the large intestine(colon). So you can be carrying 6-8 lbs of slow moving waste and feces. If eating a healthy high fiber diet the transit time in the colon is cut to 10-12 hours and you carry 2-8 lbs of fast moving waste. With water weighting a little over 2 lbs per quart you can have a quart to 2 gallons of material in the colon. This answer properly defines the colon as the entire large intestine and rectum.


What do astronauts do about waste management?

I assume that you mean Bodily Waste. Urine and Feces are recycled to capture as much moisture as is possible. That water is recycled into drinking water (Yuck!). Any leftover solid waste is stored for later disposal.


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