On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, Thomas E. Billings wrote:

> Dariusz ROZYCKI <[log in to unmask]>:
> >On the issue of strengthening one's digestion: I suppose both cooked
> >foods and fruits (to a smaller extent) could weaken the digestive
> >system.  How exactly does one define a weak digestive system (what has
> >happened to it), and what might the signs be of one?

 Tom:
> In the context of eating high water content food, the typical sign of weak
> digestion is that the food one eats passes through the body and comes
> out in the fecal matter, looking the same as when it went in. The
> food shows no signs of being "burned" by the digestive fires.

You mean it's actually possible for one's digestive system to completely
(or for the most part) ignore a high-water content food such as, say, a
peach or a melon?  That surprises me as these foods practically "dissolve"
in one's mouth (not to mention what their own enzymes do to them in the
stomach, given the person's own enzymes are not up to the task in a
weakened digestive system).

I just cannot picture pieces of such fruits coming out as they went in.
Then again, it might just show your point - my digestive system may not
be weak enough.