Answer: Water is an excellent solvent meaning solutes will freely diffuse and be dispersed in a solution of water very quickly.
Explanation: Water has many properties that allow it to break up and dissolve many materials in addition to its natural ability to spread out and disperse a lot of solutes meaning that water might not literally chase milliosmoles, but it will move them around very quickly and efficiently.
The major function of the large intestine is to absorb water from the remaining indigestible food matter and transmit the useless waste material from the body.
