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Small IntestineSYSTEM: Digestion (exocrine) CATEGORY: Organ NUMBER: One SHAPE: Long tube like (see Page Small Intestine - title page) SIZE: An average of 20 feet in length and 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches circumference. LOCATION: Ribboned in between stomach and large intestine in lower abdomen. FUNCTION: Breaks down various foods into their basic components. Hydrochloric acid is neutralized and nutrients are absorbed. Bile from the gallbladder and pancreatic juices are introduced to help aid in digestion. KINESIOLOGY: Midway between belly button and pubic area. (see page Small Intestine - 5). IRIDOLOGY: In both eyes, inside the autonomic nerve wreath in zone two. Right eye 1:00 to 5:00, left eye 7:00 to 11:00 (see page Small Intestine-6) REFLEXOLOGY: On both feet 2/3 the way down from the toes in the arch of the foot. (see page Small Intestine - 7) HELPS TO IMPROVE FUNCTION: Exercise, plenty of good water and a healthy diet. DETRIMENTAL TO ITS HEALTH: Anti-biotcs, antacids, fried greasy foods, dairy and animal products. POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS/HEALTH CONDITIONS: Candida - Yeast Crohn's Disease - Chronic and long lasting inflammation of the digestive tract which can severely scar the intestine inhibiting absorption of nutrients. Dysentery - An intestinal disorder which produces diarrhea, blood in stool and abdominal pain. (Check for parasites.) Gastroenteritis - Inflammation of the gastro-intestinal track caused by virus, allergy, spoiled food, certain medications, poison, alcohol and foreign organisms (such as bacteria, virus and parasites etc.) Ileitis - An inflammatory disease affecting the lower portion of the small intestine (there are two kinds terminal (ileitis) and regional enteritis). Caution: Doctors interchange the two terms. HYPERACTIVITY (OVERACTIVE) Short transit time - If voiding a meal less than 12 hours after ingesting a meal. (Timing the elimination of corn after consumption is a good layman's way of determining transit time). Lactose Intolerance - Sensitivity to milk products. {Lacking lacto bacillius(a bacteria that helps break down milk sugars.)} Meckel's Diverticulum - finger like projection of small intestines which causes bloody diarrhea. Volvulus - When the intestine twists causing blockage (usually caused by a tumor or adhesion). HYPOACTIVE (UNDERACTIVE) Food not digesting, carried out whole. too long of transit time (longer than 24 hours). (Corn is a good way to determine transit time) MAIN MINERALS: Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Iron MAIN VITAMINS: A, C and E
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Enteric coated is when the capsule is made so that it does not break down until it is passed the stomach. The importance of this is to prevent the acidophilus from being killed off by the HCL (Hydrochloric acid) in the stomach. The length of the human intestine is that of an herbivore. We should, therefore, limit our meat intake. There are little hair like projections on the villi that absorb nutrients in the bowel, when someone goes through Chemo and loses the hair on their head, they also lose some of the hairs on the villi. Losing these hairs lessens the body's ability to absorb nutrients. QUESTIONS TO ASK: Pain sensation from the small intestine is almost nonexistent, therefore, something can develop without any symptoms. ADDITIONAL READING: CANDIDA by Louise Tenney THE YEAST CONNECTION by Dr. Crook |
