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View Originalfigure 1Digestive system
This drawing shows the organs in the body that process food. Together these organs are called "the digestive system," or "digestive tract. " пїЅ As food travels through this system, the body absorbs nutrients and water.
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Digestive system
This drawing shows the organs in the body that process food. Together these organs are called "the digestive system," or "digestive tract. " пїЅ As food travels through this system, the body absorbs nutrients and water.
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Colonoscopy versus sigmoidoscopy
During a colonoscopy or a sigmoidoscopy, you lie on your side, and the doctor or nurse puts a thin tube with a camera into your anus (from behind). Then the doctor or nurse advances the tube into the rectum and colon. The camera sends video pictures from inside your colon to a television screen.
A colonoscopy allows the doctor to see the whole colon (shown in pink and green). A sigmoidoscopy allows the doctor to see only the last part of the colon (shown in green).
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Colonoscopy versus sigmoidoscopy
During a colonoscopy or a sigmoidoscopy, you lie on your side, and the doctor or nurse puts a thin tube with a camera into your anus (from behind). Then the doctor or nurse advances the tube into the rectum and colon. The camera sends video pictures from inside your colon to a television screen.
A colonoscopy allows the doctor to see the whole colon (shown in pink and green). A sigmoidoscopy allows the doctor to see only the last part of the colon (shown in green).
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Food
Serving
Grams of fiber
Fruits
Apple (with skin)
1 medium apple
4.4
Banana
1 medium banana
3.1
Oranges
1 orange
3.1
Prunes
1 cup, pitted
12.4
Juices
Apple, unsweetened, w/added ascorbic acid
1 cup
0.5
Grapefruit, white, canned, sweetened
1 cup
0.2
Grape, unsweetened, w/added ascorbic acid
1 cup
0.5
Orange
1 cup
0.7
Vegetables
Cooked
Green beans
1 cup
4.0
Carrots
1/2 cup sliced
2.3
Peas
1 cup
8.8
Potato (baked, with skin)
1 medium potato
3.8
Raw
Cucumber (with peel)
1 cucumber
1.5
Lettuce
1 cup shredded
0.5
Tomato
1 medium tomato
1.5
Spinach
1 cup
0.7
Legumes
Baked beans, canned, no salt added
1 cup
13.9
Kidney beans, canned
1 cup
13.6
Lima beans, canned
1 cup
11.6
Lentils, boiled
1 cup
15.6
Breads, pastas, flours
Bran muffins
1 medium muffin
5.2
Oatmeal, cooked
1 cup
4.0
White bread
1 slice
0.6
Whole-wheat bread
1 slice
1.9
Pasta and rice, cooked
Macaroni
1 cup
2.5
Rice, brown
1 cup
3.5
Rice, white
1 cup
0.6
Spaghetti (regular)
1 cup
2.5
Nuts
Almonds
1/2 cup
8.7
Peanuts
1/2 cup
7.9
To learn how much fiber and other nutrients are in different foods, visit the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Nutrient Database at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/.
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These foods and medicines can make stools look red, like fresh blood
Certain antibiotics*
Beets
Flavored gelatin (red colored)
Kool-Aid
Red licorice
These foods and medicines can make stools look black, like old blood
Stomach medicines that contain bismuth (like Pepto-Bismol)
Chocolate
Iron supplements
Lots of dark green foods
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