The Putrefactive Process in Promotion of Disease

Consumption of enzyme deficient foods and the bypassing of natural pre-digestion mark the beginning of the putrefactive process and promote conditions conducive to degenerative disease. Materials that remain undigested, or are partially digested, bypass the uptake sites in the small intestine and collect in the colon. The limited enzyme contribution by the pancreas is soon exhausted and any possible assimilation is completed, leaving the undigested foodstuff to undergo the process of bacterial breakdown or putrefaction. Unlike fermentative bacteria, which are beneficial, putrefactive enteric bacteria produce extremely toxic by-products. These toxins, especially those related to protein putrefaction, are drawn from the colon during the compressing stages and filtered through the eliminative organs creating even greater strain on an already overtaxed system. The first line of defense is the liver which, if functioning properly, can remove many of these harmful toxins only to empty directly back into the intestine for removal by excretion. Some of these toxic compounds are not removed by the liver and are released into the general circulation where they travel throughout the body. Those that do not accumulate in weakened tissue, arteries, etc., are then filtered through the kidneys and excreted via the urine. This process is known as intestinal toxemia and has been associated with degeneration and disease.