It is here that they are necessary for the production of many vitamins, especially the B vitamins. Our foods pass through our stomach to the small intestine where the majority of the food is digested and the nutrients are absorbed. The large intestine's primary function is to detoxify digested food and prepare it for elimination. Regular bowel movements not only protect us from intestinal distress but also from possible cancer. The longer waste remains in the large intestines, it becomes more likely that carcinogens will attack normal cells and contaminate your body.
Friendly bacteria live on the intestinal walls among the finger-like membranes called villi.
These villi absorb nutrients that come in contact with them so they can be transported across the intestinal wall and into the bloodstream. It has a natural antibiotic activity called acidophilin which has been shown to inhibit many different types of bacteria, including strep, staph, and salmonella. This control keeps the growth of bad bacteria, called coliform, in check. In today's world the opposite percentage is usually true. Poor dietary habits, lack of fibre in the diet, foods that are contaminated with hormones, pesticides, and the use of contraceptives, corticosteroids, aspirin and antibiotics can lead to this imbalance of friendly to bad bacteria.