Elnora Van Winkle wrote: >> I'd be interested whether they taught anything about the intestinal >> tract as an eliminating system, that is, from the blood stream and lymph >> system. Do any substances from the body pass trough the walls and get >> eliminated? If so in which parts of the tract. Sheila: I've read and heard that the lacteals of the lymph system drain into the intestines and I'm not sure where. I thought the small. Robert Gray in Colon Health Handbook goes into it briefly. Don't have any further info however it's well worth looking into. Kind Regards, Sheila Shea http://www.sheilas.com