Not to mention that people with colostomies would be severely
malnourished no matter what dietary pattern(s) they followed. My DH had
a colostomy a year ago...he was under the wrong impression on the
function of the colon...he learned otherwise...didn't believe me, but
did believe the doctor!

Betty Ann
"In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats." English Proverb


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Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 5:30 PM
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Subject: Re: 5 lbs undigested red meat

Lurisia Dale posted:

 >I think this is an urban legend,

 >"The average 55 year-old American male has 5 lbs of
 >undigested red meat in his
 >colon."

It is an urban legand. It has no logic. The purpose of the colon is to
absorb water. If the walls were caked with anything, as the colon
cleansing
people claim, it wouldn't be able to absorb the water and the person
would
have constant diarrhea.

Don.