Items that can serve as sources of infection (tampons, intravenous lines) should be removed. Other foreign bodies present that are likely sources of infection (for example, artificial grafts, artificial heart valves, or pacemakers) may need to be removed if appropriate antibiotic therapy is unsuccessful.
How to Clean Your Colon. advertisement. The adult colon, also called the large intestine, is about 5 feet long. Its job is to absorb water and salts from partially digested food that enters from the small intestine and then send waste out of the body.
Your colon (large intestine) is a part of your digestive system. At one end, it attaches to your small intestine. At the other, it attaches to the rectum and anus. Large amounts of bacteria are present in the colon. Bacteria work to break down any remaining undigested food materials. The colon also absorbs water and transports the remaining waste to the rectum, where itâs expelled as stool. The average colon size is 120 to 150 centimeters (roughly 47 to 60 inches) in length. However, a person with a redundant colon has an abnormally long colon, especially in the final section (called descending colon).