Why is the Colon Important to Health?
In an anatomical drawing you can see that our colon is the end of our digestive tract. In effect is like a corrugated pipe wrapped in a rectangular shape in our lower abdomen. It’s about 5 feet long and 2 and half inches around. The colon is comprised of six parts including: the cecum, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, the sigmoid and the rectum
The colon has two main jobs. First it must receive the positive and life promoting B-vitamin complexes that are produced by healthy bacteria on its walls. In order to do this the walls of the colon must be free from debris. Second, the colon prepares the liquefied remains of our food called “chyme” for elimination. After the colon absorbs the excess water from the chyme it then pushes it out of the body, along with any dead bacteria, through the rectum.
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