The large intestine—which includes the cecum, colon, rectum, and anus—is a key part of the digestive system. It's a long, thin organ at the end of your digestive tract where your body produces ...

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As these oligosaccharides pass through our stomach and small intestine undigested, they eventually reach the large intestine, ...

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Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Villi are tiny, hair-like projections and tissues composed of the cells lining your ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Endoscopy procedures for the digestive system—upper endoscopy and colonoscopy—are similar ...

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Ulcerative colitis affects the large intestine, specifically areas called "crypts," tube-like glands within the epithelial tissue that lines the intestine. Crypts contain stem cells and other cell ...