What's left of the food goes into your large intestine. And guess what? It's about 15 feet shorter than the small intestine. Ironic, huh? But at three to four inches around, it's wider ...

The first of three sections of the small intestine, the duodenum, produces large quantities of mucus to protect the intestinal lining from acid in the chyme. Measuring about 20 feet (6 meters ...

But make sure you ask before you take it ... moisture and nutrients out using the tea towel, just like the large intestine does. Well, okay, the large intestine doesn't use a tea towel, but ...