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.
Overall Structure of the Colon. The colon is structured as one long. continuous hollow tube surrounded by. muscles. The colon begins where the small. intestine ends and extends down to the. anus. The colon measures about 5 feet long. and 2.5 inches in diameter. The lumen (interior) of the colon has a. delicate lining.