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Undigested food is moved through the colon, where intestinal flora aid in digestion by peristalsis; further absorption takes place in the rectum, after which it stores the food until elimination through the anus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Undigested food is moved through the colon, where intestinal flora aid in digestion by segmentation, and then it is stored in the rectum until elimination through the anus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

"Undigested portions of the meal are clogging it," he said.

From The Verge • May 4, 2016

Undigested bits of mushrooms and tomatoes from Christine Morton’s last meal — a celebratory birthday dinner she had with her husband — were still in her stomach when the medical examiner performed his autopsy in 1986.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2011

Undigested foodstuffs may become an irritant, or increase, as is usually the case, the established irritation, and thus bring on an acute attack of diarrhea.

From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Jamison, Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton)