Multiple Choice
Which statement is true regarding the client's gastrointestinal system?
A) the rate of peristalsis increases
B) feces move through the large intestine faster
C) decreased water reabsorption in the large intestine
D) the longer feces remain in the large intestine,the drier they become
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