Colon
It is part of the internal human body and is part of the intestine, that is, within the digestive tract, the colon extends from the small intestine to the rectum and is distinguished from the small intestine with colonic ribbons and nodules. The coliform strips are three longitudinal bands located along the colon. Which results from the internal musculoskeletal contractions of the colon. The colon has four main parts:
- Colon ascending or right.
- Colon Transverse.
- Down or descending colon.
- Sinus colon is the one that connects to the rectum.
Colon function
The basic function of the colon is the absorption of water and a very small part of the food and is based on the analysis of organic matter in the waste by the bacteria fluora and the colon provides a suitable medium for the growth of intestinal bacteria, which is important in the manufacture of some types of vitamins, For the most important diseases of the colon irritable, organic colon or digestive ulcerative colitis. The colon is located inside the abdominal cavity, which is a muscular tube located at the end of the rectum and then the anus, which means that the colon is the last part of the parts of the digestive system, which surrounds the small intestine implants in the lower abdomen and middle.
The length of the rectum is about 16 cm and extends up to the anus in the region between the middle of the colon and the last small intestine is a large proportion of the large blood vessels are in the protective tissue cover, and perhaps most important to the colon in most people is bulging and accompanied by pain in the abdomen, It is worth mentioning that two-thirds of the gases in the colon are caused by the mouth either by smoking or soft drinks. The remaining part is due to the quality of the food, such as legumes and onions. Studies have shown that anxiety causes bloating, because anxiety causes a lack of saliva in the mouth, which makes digestion worse due to the rapid passage of food in the digestive system is not fully digested, causing food fermentation.
Instructions to avoid colon swelling
- Do not fill the stomach with food during the meal.
- Digest food well before swallowing.
- Stay away from eating sugars and starches in large quantities.
- Eating should be slow and not chewing fast and not fast so that the air is not swallowed with food.
- Stay as far as possible from eating foods that lead to colon swelling such as soft drinks and legumes.