They’ll remove your colon, or large intestine, as well as your rectum and anus through this incision. If they suspect cancer is present, they may also take samples of tissue from nearby lymph nodes.

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 large intestine is the final part of the lower gastrointestinal tract and includes the caecum, appendix, colon, rectum and anal canal. The large intestine's function is to finish digestion of ...