Hi!
Why do our intestines have to be so long and twisted? What was nature’s reasoning for our poop to have such a long path to its destination? And basically, what is constipation?
It riddles me, why our poop doesnt just go straight to the exit, but it need to pass this weird meaty highway inside us 🤣
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Our intestines are where all the nutrients from the food we eat get absorbed into our bloodstreams. All of the nutrients pass through the walls of our intestines. Thus, having longer intestines means there’s more surface area for nutrients to be absorbed. If our intestines were a straight line, there wouldn’t be enough surface area to absorb all of the nutrients that we need, especially plant matter, because it’s harder for us to extract nutrients from plants than from animal meat.
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