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Denisedds (88)
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Dehydration would be very difficult to avoid.
Well, if only half of the colon was removed, we’d be left with a semi-colon.
(Sorry; couldn’t resist.)
One function of a colon is to absorb water (among other
substances) from the remains of the food that has been
digested in the stomach and the small intestine. Thus it forms
the remaining material into fairly solid matter for elimination.
Without it, the waste material would be mushy and semi-
liquid and subject to elimination at unpredictable times,
which might be embarrassing. Persons can survive without
a colon, but they must have an artificial opening made on
the lower abdomen (an ileostomy) where the used material
comes out and is collected in a bag under the clothing.
The bag must, of course, be emptied at periodic intervals.
Hope this helps.
EDIT: I had to give Secretsauce a thumbs-up; I’m very glad
to be still around to joke about my semi-colon now for
nearly ten years.