“The human body is the best picture of the human soul.” Ludwig Wittgenstein (1953 edition of Philosophical Investigations). Many people call it the long intestine, while others call it the colon. The large intestine, or the colon is a highly important organ playing a very important part of the human digestive system. The entire process originates at the mouth, when food is chewed and swallowed, making its way into the esophagus, then going into the stomach where it is digested, then into the small intestine, later into the colon and finally, the entire process ends at the rectum. Human Digestive System (2001) Retrieved from www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/digestive. The colon has different portions to it, starting off on the right side with the vermiform appendix, then the cecum which officially starts off the colon, the ascending colon, the hepatic flexure, the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, the descending colon on the left side, the sigmoid colon, and finalizing at the rectum. It…show more content… In very extreme cases, ulcerative colitis affects the large intestine as a whole. Symptoms of ulcerative colitis include: diarrhea (when severe diarrhea is present, the person can have diarrhea from 10 to 20 times a day), rectal bleeding, and some people can confuse cramps for stomach or abdominal pain, weight loss, and fever. Most people who suffer from ulcerative colitis become diagnosed before the age of 30. The most commonly performed tests done in order to diagnose ulcerative colitis include: a biopsy, a colonoscopy, a stool sample, and venous blood tests. Once people have ulcerative colitis for 8 years or more, chances are that it might later become colon cancer. Ulcerative Colitis (2005-2015) WebMD Retrieved from
