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Poo Facts…

Poo Facts…. Average amount of stool excreted per day is about a pound One poop a day is ideal however 2 - 3 times day or 3 times a week can also be considered normal too. The color of feces is due to bile (from the liver) and bilirubin (dead RBC’s)

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Poo Facts…

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  1. Poo Facts… • Average amount of stool excreted per day is about a pound • One poop a day is ideal however 2 - 3 times day or 3 times a week can also be considered normal too. • The color of feces is due to bile (from the liver) and bilirubin (dead RBC’s) • We need some bacteria (Gut Flora) in our digestive system to help us digest things we normally can’t • Yogurt contains some of these “good bacteria” and can help replace them

  2. Feces are made of… • 75% of your poop is water • 25% undigestiable fiber & stuff to help move the poop through the colon • 1/3 of this is dead bacteria • 1/3 fat, dead cells, mucus & live bacteria!

  3. The hue of poo… • The color of feces can indicate either what you’ve consumed, or a more serious issue! • Black: high iron levels, blood (from intestines) • Red: beets, blood (from rectum/anus) • White/Gray: bile duct blockage, liver disease, excess anti-diarrheals • Green: spinach, GI infection • Yellow: fat in feces (pancreatic disease)

  4. Follow mom’s advice – eat fiber! • We need fiber in our diet – it helps to stimulate goblet cell production, which provides a lubricant for feces – thereby reducing time in our GI tract • However, our intestines can’t process extremely high-fiber substances – especially plant cell walls (the cellulose!) • For example: seeds, nuts, corn, and certain fruit/veggie skins MORE FIBER = MORE POOP = CLEANER & HEALTHIER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

  5. Diarrhea • Usually two main causes: GI tract infections and maldigestion • Inadvertent consumption of bacteria, viruses, or toxins causes the small intestine to secrete large amounts of fluid, and the large intestine will not absorb any – all in efforts to “flush out” the tract • Pooping more than 3 times a day is considered diarrhea.

  6. Diarrhea – When should I see a doctor? • Adults with any of the following symptoms should see a health care provider: • signs of dehydration • diarrhea for more than 2 days • severe pain in the abdomenor rectum • a fever of 102 degrees or higher • stools containing blood or pus • stools that are black and tarry • Persistent diarrhea can be caused by lactose-intolerance or Celiac disease (allergy to gluten/wheat)

  7. Constipation • Definition includes the following • Infrequent defecation (less than 3x per week) • Difficulty during defecation • Sensation of incomplete bowel evacuation • Can be caused by… • Improper mastication • Insufficient intake of fiber • Dehydration • Symptom of medication • Hypothyroidism • Abdominal surgery • Dr. Oz says the perfect poop should be an s-shaped

  8. Gas • What causes gas? Well, you can thank your “Gut Flora” – or bacteria residing in your intestines • The worst are in your colon – they release gas based on polysaccharide levels • Alpha-D-galactosidase (the active ingredient in Beano) will help digest polysaccharides, thereby reducing gas • The average person farts 10 times per day

  9. Floaters and Sinkers • Your feces will tend to float if you take in too much fat in your diet. • If your feces sinks, you are taking in a healthy amount of fat in your diet.

  10. More fun facts about your poo! • During World War II, German tank drivers thought it was good luck to drive over camel dung… • The British found out about this and began to make explosives that looked like poop. • Rabbits can poop up to 500 pellets per day!! • With the help of a high-fiber diet, the longest poop ever recorded was 26 feet

  11. More fun facts about your poo! • Coffee cherries are fed to civets, a weasel like animal and during their digestion, the animal’s enzymes mix with the coffee beans. • The civet’s poop is collected, beans are removed to make civet coffee. Costs $600 per pound. YUM!

  12. More fun facts about poo! • Poop stinks because bacteria produce foul smelling compounds rich in sulfur and nitogren • Poop can sometime float because of an unusual high amount of gas content. • Some caterpillars can fling their poop up to 3 feet to elude predators. • Elephants poop 80 pounds a day!

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