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[[Image:Colon.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Anatomy of the colon]]
[[Image:Colon.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Anatomy of the colon]]
After food passed from the stomach, it makes its way through the small intestine and into the colon. The colon is usually considered to have 5 sections: the ''ascending colon'', ''transverse colon'', ''descending colon'', ''sigmoid colon'', and ''rectum''.
After food passed from the stomach, it makes its way through the small intestine and into the colon. The colon is usually considered to have 5 sections: the ''ascending colon'', ''transverse colon'', ''descending colon'', ''sigmoid colon'', and ''rectum''.