Colon
The colon, also called the large intestine or the large intestine, is an important part of the digestive system that occupies a large area of the abdominal cavity, which reaches between the small intestine and the rectum ends in the rectum with a length of about 1.5 meters.
His job
The function of the colon is to absorb water and salts as well as simple parts of the food, and then pass the excess waste out of the body, it has a wall muscle relaxes and contract to be able to transfer these waste outside.
Components
The colon is based on the medical division of four parts and is as follows:
- Ascending colon.
- Transverse colon.
- Downward colon (descending colon).
- Sinus colon (Sigmoid Colon).
Principle of its work
The lining of the colon wall insides many nerve receptors that receive orders from the brain to contract muscles and absorb what needs to be absorbed and to get rid of the rest. The process controls both nerves and hormones, in addition to the colon’s own response. Any abnormalities in the colon contractions cause disturbances in the output process.
Colon Diseases
Symptoms of generalized colon disease:
- Feeling pain in the right part of the upper abdomen or the left part of the upper abdomen.
- Constipation is the result of food fermentation and absorption.
- diarrhea.
- Feeling bloating and issuing abdominal sounds.
- Nausea and extreme fatigue.
- Acidity in the esophagus.
- Feeling full and having no desire to eat.
- High body temperature.
- Burping in many ways.
- Exits blood with stool and changing the color of the belly.
IBS
Is a disorder of the digestive system causes abdominal pain without a clear organic defect, and its symptoms are as follows:
- Abdominal pain: Pain may be mild, can be severe, impede the performance of daily practices, and pain sometimes increases after eating or at stress.
- Colon function disorders: The most common cases are constipation or diarrhea.
- GAS AND PULP: The patient suffers from irritable bowel syndrome from frequent flatulence and gas.
Gastrointestinal colon
Symptoms:
- Difficulty in digestion.
- Feeling nauseous and vomiting.
- heartburn.
The causes are:
- Diseases and psychological pressure.
- Disorder in neurotransmitters.
- Kinetic disorders in the colon.
Colon Disease Treatments
To treat irritable bowel syndrome and relieve pain, you should:
- Treated fiber and drugs in case of constipation.
- Take anti-diarrhea when diarrhea occurs.
- For puff treatment you should take anti-gaseous medicines.