The lining of the colon is different from the small intestine in that there exists a large number of mucous cells that do not secrete enzymes but rather mucous. The mucous helps protect the wall from the bacterial fermentation inside. About 1.5 L of liquid digestive contents, chyme, pass into the colon.
One important difference between communicable and non-communicable disease is that non-communicable diseases tend to be chronic, which means they last a long time and progress slowly. Communicable diseases are more likely to be acute, which means the disease develops quickly.
Many people think that contagious and infectious diseases are one and the same thing but there are many significant differences between the two. Though as a general rule, every contagious disease is infectious, but, all infectious diseases are not contagious.