The
large intestine can
expand to five times its normal size. Have you ever
seen someone with a very large
protruding stomach and
skinny legs? This person may very well suffer from
severe constipation, they are
literally full of, well lets say,
excrement.
Once the
colon has
expanded to
allow for the
storage of the excess
fecal matter, the
muscles (
peristalsis) in the
bowel that normally push the food through the
digestive system, become
stretched and
lax and can't function normally.
Elimination then occurs when the
pressure becomes so great, it pushes out one large
bowel movement that may have been
ingested two to seven (or more) days prior. The fecal matter that is not eliminated begins to
ferment and
putrefy in your
colon, becoming very
toxic. These
toxins remain in your body putting you at risk for
auto-intoxication, the re-absorption of of toxins into your
bloodstream.