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What affect would removal of the small and large intestines and rectum have on digestion and absorption of nutrients?
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∙ 11y ago
quite simply, a person would die. The only way a person without the organs that the stomach connects to upon exit from, would be to feed a person nutrients through an IV.
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∙ 11y ago
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