How to Help Your Colon Do Its Job

We have organized our book, How to Help Your Colon Do its Job, in five parts and twenty-six chapters. There are thirty-four illustrations. Part One describes and illustrates the anatomy and functions of the human digestive system. Part Two discusses ways to help normal colons work better. Part Three talks about some of its common troubles and fixes. Part Four goes into more serious colon problems, and Part Five deals with related subjects. TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONPART ONECHAPTER 1 - ANCESTORS AND DIGESTIONCHAPTER 2 - THE MOUTH AND THROATCHAPTER 3 - THE STOMACHCHAPTER 4 - THE SMALL INTESTINECHAPTER 5 - THE GARBAGE TRUCKCHAPTER 6 - THE RECTUMPART TWOCHAPTER 7 - EXERCISE AND FITNESS CHAPTER 8 - WATER AND URINECHAPTER 9 - FIBERCHAPTER 10 - THE STRAIGHT POOPCHAPTER 11 - DOIN' WHAT COMES NATURALLYPART THREECHAPTER 12 - ACUTE CONSTIPATION AND FIXESCHAPTER 13 - CHRONIC CONSTIPATION AND FIXESCHAPTER 14 - PREVENTING DIARRHEACHAPTER 15 - DIARRHEACHAPTER 16 - DIARRHEA FIXESCHAPTER 17 - FLATULENCEPART FOURCHAPTER 18 - MEDICAL APPOINTMENTSCHAPTER 19 - THE YOUNG GARBAGE TRUCKCHAPTER 20 - THE PREGNANT GARBAGE TRUCKCHAPTER 21 - GARBAGE TRUCK TROUBLECHAPTER 22 - THE COLON EXAMCHAPTER 23 - RECTAL TROUBLECHAPTER 24 - THE AGING GARBAGE TRUCKPART FIVECHAPTER 25 - DIF'RENT STROKESCHAPTER 26 - INCIDENTAL INFORMATIONWe sincerely hope our readers will enjoy our work, and that it may prove useful. But one caution: This book is written for the healthy adult reader, for general information only, and does not purport to diagnose or treat any bodily condition. As we say repeatedly in it, we strongly advise anyone with any signs or symptoms described herein to get immediate professional medical attention. Wilson WhiteVikram Tarugu, M.D.