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Colon: The colon's function is primarily to reabsorb water from the stool and store it until elimination from the body is convenient. Diseases of the colon disrupt the ability of the organ to perform this function.

Cytomegalovirus Colitis
Immunocompromized patients are more susceptible to viral infection. This renal transplant patient had recurrent bleeding from this lesion, identified on biopsy as a cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the colon.

Navigating Gastrointestinal Health