The word “colon” is sometimes generically used as a synonym for the entire intestinal system. The “Colon” is a part of the intestines, referred to as the large intestine or large bowel that makes up the lower end of the digestive tract. The colon extends only from the cecum, where the appendix is located, to the rectum. The colon is divided into ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid sections. The colon is a muscular tube, approximately five feet long and two-and-a-half inches in diameter. A healthy colon has uniform size and tone.
    The Colon plays a major role in the digestive process during the final assimilation of our food and absorbing some vitamins, such as vitamin K. The colon's other functions include the reclaiming water from partially digested foods and absorption of water into the body proper helping to maintain the water balance in the body. The Colon stores waste for the eventual the discharge of digestive residues and waste from our body.
    We experience better health and well-being when the colon is clean and functioning optimally. When the colon is congested with stagnant wastes, poisons back up into our system and pollute the inner environment. This is called autointoxication, which literally means "self-poisoning."