Colon
The colon is a joint part of the gastrointestinal tract and the endothelium, the only link between them, which transfers digested and digested food residues from the intestine to the outermost organ. The colon is formed from a set of coliform strips in the form of three longitudinal fibers Colon, and colorectal adhesions produced due to involuntary contractions of the inner muscles of the colon.
status
The colon is located inside the abdominal cavity and controls a large area. The colon starts from the large intestine in the gastrointestinal tract within the pelvic area and completes a way up vertically around the small intestine until it reaches the area below the liver and continues to stretch horizontally until it reaches the lower stomach area , And is due to descend horizontally from the other side of the small intestine, and wrap around the intestine vertically downward to the rectum in the ventricle, and then on the anus.
His job
Digestive food is digested by the various parts of the digestive system. The digested food reaches the small intestine that digests the food. The small intestine absorbs the beneficial substances and nutrients from the digested food that reaches it and sends it to the rest of the body to benefit from the many capillaries surrounding it. The rest of the digested food is pumped into the colon, and the colon begins its work by absorbing the remnants of minerals, fluids and water in the digested food, and sending it to the body to take advantage of, and then the colon begins secretion of special cells that work with the help of Beneficial bacteria in the colon to convert excess residues from digested food to waste, and this stool remains in the rectum until it is discharged out of the body.
Diseases
The most common diseases affecting the colon is irritable bowel syndrome, and although the spread of the disease around the world, but the direct causes of the disease is still unknown, and researchers believe that the nature of food, and exposure to stress, and hormonal changes that occur on the body , Especially the increased secretion of serotonin, all have a significant role in the incidence of irritable bowel syndrome, and usually cause the disease increases the strength of contractions and contractions of the intestine, causing the occurrence of gases associated with constipation or diarrhea.
Many are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, which is one of the most common cancers around the world, resulting in poor body immunity, and strong gastrointestinal infections. Chemotherapy is usually used with this type of cancer.