Your large intestine is the final part of your digestive tract. Undigested food enters your large intestine from your small intestine. It then reabsorbs water that is used in digestion and eliminates undigested food and fibre. This causes food waste products to harden and form faeces, which are then excreted.
Pregnancy Risks After Age 35. Find out how your age affects pregnancy -- and what you can to do ensure that both you and your developing baby are safe and healthy. By Martha Pierce. 1  Facebook. 2  Pinterest. 3  Google Plus. 4  Email. 5  Print. 6  More. 7  Comments (0).
Risks to your baby. The miscarriage rate is 10 percent, only slightly higher than for women five years younger. At age 25, your chances of delivering a baby with Down syndrome are 1 in 1,250, and there's a 1 in 476 chance of having a baby with any chromosomal abnormality.he chance of chromosomal abnormalities increases sharply. At age 45, there's a 1 in 30 chance of delivering an infant with Down syndrome and a 1 in 21 chance of having a baby with any chromosomal abnormality. In a 49-year-old those risks rise to 1 in 11 and 1 in 8, respectively.