{TCD 1299 page and line 31a27} Let it be asked here for which of these causes digestion is suitable; it seems it is for the connective cause, for Haly says in the commentary to Techne, ‘Causa antecedenti ... ’, i.e. the antecedent cause should have evacuation, and the connective cause a digestive. Then the same man says that digestion is simply a change that hinders corruption, and corruption is simply the connective cause, so a digestive should be given in the connective cause. This is opposed, for Galenus says (the connective cause) makes no delay after the status in disappearing, so since the connective cause is in the status, a digestive should not be given for it. Then Galenus says digestion should check corruption, and the connective cause is not checked until the status, and digestion is not needed in the status, so a digestive should not be used for the connective cause. We answer that and say that digestives should be given for the antecedent and connective causes.