429:
133:
205:
476:. Consumption of foods with spices may result in the spices being undigested and adding to the odor of feces. Certain commercial products exist that claim to reduce the odor of feces. The perceived bad odor of feces has been hypothesized to be a deterrent for humans, as consumption or touching it may result in sickness or infection. Of course, human perception of the odor is a
367:
alone. In time, as the body starts expelling bilirubin from dead red blood cells, it acquires its familiar brown appearance, unless the baby is breast feeding, in which case it remains soft, pale yellowish, and not-unpleasantly scented until the baby begins to eat significant amounts of other food.
371:
Throughout the life of an ordinary human, one may experience many types of feces. A "green" stool is from rapid transit of feces through the intestines (or the consumption of certain blue or green food dyes in quantity), and "clay-like" appearance to the feces is the result of a lack of bilirubin.
219:
from its body as waste. Though it is lower in energy than the food it came from, feces may still contain a large amount of energy, often 50% of that of the original food. This means that of all food eaten, a significant amount of energy remains for the decomposers of ecosystems. Many organisms feed
315:. To maintain nutrients in soil it is therefore important that feces return to the area from which they came, which is not always the case in human society where food may be transported from rural areas to urban populations and then feces disposed of into a river or sea.
382:
can cause blood in one's stool, turning it black. Black stools caused by blood usually indicate a problem in the intestines (the black blood is digested), whereas red streaks of blood in stool are usually caused by bleeding in the rectum or anus.
329:
In humans, defecation may occur (depending on the individual and the circumstances) from once every two or three days to several times a day. Hardening of the feces may cause prolonged interruption in the routine and is called
228:
odors from long distances. Some may specialize in feces, while others may eat other foods as well. Feces serve not only as a basic food, but also a supplement to the usual diet of some animals. This is known as
256:, as voles are expert at hiding from such predators. Some caterpillars even shoot their feces away from themselves in an explosive burst, helping them to avoid predators taking advantage of the
390:
content. Artificial food coloring in some processed foods such as highly colorful packaged breakfast cereals can also cause unusual feces coloring if eaten in sufficient quantities.
294:. Provided the seed can withstand the pathway through the digestive system, it is not only likely to be far away from the parent plant, but is even provided with its own fertilizer.
386:
Food may sometimes make an appearance in the feces. Common undigested foods found in human feces are seeds, nuts, corn and beans, mainly because of their high
159:
286:. The advantage in having fruit for a plant is that animals will eat the fruit and unknowingly disperse the seed in doing so. This mode of
650:
Viitala, J., E. Korpimäki, Polakangas, P., Koivula, M. (1995) Attraction of kestrels to vole scent marks visible in ultraviolet light.
691:
290:
is highly successful, as seeds dispersed around the base of a plant are unlikely to succeed and are often subject to heavy
252:), allowing them to identify areas where there are large numbers of voles, for example. This adaptation is essential in
307:, and play an important role in ecosystems by recycling organic matter back into a simpler form which plants and other
540:, is used as fuel when dried out. Animal dung, besides being used as fuel, is occasionally used as a cement to make
114:
102:
340:
fecal matter varies significantly in appearance, depending on diet and health. Normally it is semisolid, with a
118:
98:
755:
110:
233:, and occurs in various animal species such as young elephants eating their mother's feces to gain essential
82:
37:
781:
594:
665:
71:
26:
163:
612:
566:
505:
703:
678:
547:
huts or even in throwing sports such as Cow Pat throwing or Camel Dung throwing contests.
312:
722:
8:
637:
556:
409:
399:
57:
265:
241:
21:
652:
635:
Heinrich, B., and G. A. Bartholomew (1979) The ecology of the
African dung beetle.
489:
469:
78:
33:
504:
cleaning products aimed at pet owners. However pet feces can be cleaned with just
89:
50:
405:
353:
192:
meaning "dregs". There is no singular form in the
English language, making it a
791:
786:
572:
291:
287:
253:
225:
193:
378:
overload is very rare, and not a health threat. Problems as simple as serious
775:
398:
Consistency and shape of stools may be classified medically according to the
387:
704:"Your Home Technical Manual - 3.4d Construction Systems - Mud Brick (Adobe)"
561:
477:
331:
141:
626:(4th edition) N.A.Campbell (Benjamin Cummings NY, 1996) ISBN 0-8053-1957-3
492:, several companies market toilet tissue or wipes for babies and campers.
428:
324:
304:
249:
230:
221:
760:
578:
521:
473:
261:
248:
for instance are able to detect the feces of their prey (which reflect
176:
591:
Fecal
Matters in Early Modern Literature and Art: Studies in Scatology
480:
matter; for an animal that eats feces, it might well smell wonderful.
408:, a disorder where non-food items are eaten, can cause unusual stool.
544:
449:
445:
349:
308:
283:
269:
257:
234:
208:
766:
Poop
Culture: How America is Shaped by its Grossest National Product
472:. These are the same compounds that are responsible for the odor of
359:
In newborn babies, fecal matter is initially yellow/green after the
750:
433:
379:
360:
299:
216:
140:"Fecal matter" redirects here. For the band of the same name, see
666:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1810028
457:
245:
132:
525:
501:
465:
453:
171:
311:
may once again absorb. This cycling of matter is known as the
765:
541:
533:
529:
461:
341:
337:
279:
204:
185:
106:
215:
After an animal has digested material, the remains of it is
613:
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3400
509:
441:
375:
364:
345:
275:
167:
344:
coating. Its brown coloration comes from a combination of
60:
to this revision, which may differ significantly from the
537:
417:
413:
260:
signal it creates. In a non-predatory example, dominant
468:
containing compounds), as well as the inorganic gas
220:
on feces, from bacteria to fungi to insects such as
668:
Disgust may have
Evolved to Protect Against Disease
436:
hydrogen sulfide contributes to the smell of feces.
297:Organisms which subsist on dead organic matter or
773:
62:
278:may also be found in feces. Animals which eat
528:. Some animal feces, especially those of the
416:(eggs) can sometimes be visible to the naked
363:. This coloration comes from the presence of
70:Revision as of 07:44, 2 November 2007 by
740:by Dominique Laporte. ISBN 0-262-62160-6
427:
203:
131:
47:
617:
237:, or by other animals such as monkeys.
69:
14:
774:
520:The feces of animals is often used as
393:
162:) is a waste product from an animal's
681:. The Partnership for Animal Welfare.
44:
25:
17:
483:
127:
96:
731:
128:
803:
744:
240:Feces are also an important as a
56:. The present address (URL) is a
584:
211:disperse seeds via their feces.
761:MedFriendly's Article on Feces
716:
696:
685:
671:
659:
644:
629:
606:
318:
13:
1:
599:
593:. J Persels, R Ganim - 2004
7:
550:
24:of this page, as edited by
10:
808:
452:produce compounds such as
322:
272:produced by scent glands.
199:
139:
500:Several companies market
692:Dried Camel Dung as fuel
352:, which comes from dead
515:
495:
423:
723:Dung Throwing contests
437:
268:marked with feces and
212:
137:
45:07:44, 2 November 2007
567:Ecological sanitation
506:dishwashing detergent
431:
207:
184:is the plural of the
166:expelled through the
135:
410:Intestinal parasites
313:biogeochemical cycle
160:spelling differences
751:A FAQ site on feces
638:Scientific American
557:Bristol Stool Scale
444:of feces is due to
400:Bristol Stool Scale
394:Bristol Stool Scale
103:← Previous revision
768:ISBN 1-932-59521-X
756:Liver biochemistry
438:
213:
138:
782:Animal physiology
799:
725:
720:
714:
713:
711:
710:
700:
694:
689:
683:
682:
675:
669:
663:
657:
648:
642:
633:
627:
621:
615:
610:
490:personal hygiene
484:Personal hygiene
470:hydrogen sulfide
440:The distinctive
115:Newer revision →
93:
88:(robot Adding:
86:
65:
63:current revision
55:
54:
49:(robot Adding:
46:
42:
41:
807:
806:
802:
801:
800:
798:
797:
796:
772:
771:
747:
738:History of Shit
734:
732:Further reading
729:
728:
721:
717:
708:
706:
702:
701:
697:
690:
686:
679:"Cleaning Tips"
677:
676:
672:
664:
660:
649:
645:
634:
630:
622:
618:
611:
607:
602:
587:
553:
518:
498:
486:
426:
396:
354:red blood cells
327:
321:
202:
164:digestive tract
145:
126:
125:
124:
123:
122:
107:Latest revision
95:
94:
87:
76:
74:
61:
48:
31:
29:
12:
11:
5:
805:
795:
794:
789:
784:
770:
769:
763:
758:
753:
746:
745:External links
743:
742:
741:
733:
730:
727:
726:
715:
695:
684:
670:
658:
643:
628:
616:
604:
603:
601:
598:
597:
596:
586:
583:
582:
581:
576:
573:Everyone Poops
569:
564:
559:
552:
549:
517:
514:
497:
494:
485:
482:
425:
422:
395:
392:
323:Main article:
320:
317:
288:seed dispersal
254:prey detection
201:
198:
194:plurale tantum
72:
58:permanent link
27:
16:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
804:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
779:
777:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
748:
739:
736:
735:
724:
719:
705:
699:
693:
688:
680:
674:
667:
662:
655:
654:
647:
640:
639:
632:
625:
620:
614:
609:
605:
595:
592:
589:
588:
580:
577:
575:
574:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
554:
548:
546:
543:
539:
535:
531:
527:
523:
513:
511:
507:
503:
493:
491:
481:
479:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
435:
430:
421:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
401:
391:
389:
388:Dietary fiber
384:
381:
377:
373:
369:
366:
362:
357:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
333:
326:
316:
314:
310:
306:
303:are known as
302:
301:
295:
293:
289:
285:
282:are known as
281:
277:
273:
271:
267:
264:bulls defend
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
238:
236:
232:
227:
223:
218:
210:
206:
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
178:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
143:
134:
130:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
91:
84:
80:
75:
68:
67:
64:
59:
52:
39:
35:
30:
23:
737:
718:
707:. Retrieved
698:
687:
673:
661:
651:
646:
641:241: 146-156
636:
631:
623:
619:
608:
590:
585:Bibliography
571:
562:Cloaca (art)
519:
499:
487:
439:
404:
397:
385:
374:
370:
358:
336:
332:constipation
328:
305:detritivores
298:
296:
274:
239:
224:, which can
222:dung beetles
214:
189:
181:
175:
155:
151:
147:
146:
142:Fecal Matter
129:
22:old revision
19:
18:
656:373:423-425
325:Human feces
319:Human feces
266:territories
250:ultraviolet
231:coprophagia
209:Cassowaries
180:. The word
136:Horse feces
20:This is an
776:Categories
709:2007-07-09
600:References
579:Night soil
522:fertilizer
508:or liquid
478:subjective
474:flatulence
412:and their
309:autotrophs
284:frugivores
270:pheromones
262:wildebeest
177:defecation
545:mud brick
450:Gut flora
446:bacterial
350:bilirubin
292:predation
258:olfactory
235:gut flora
174:) during
551:See also
448:action.
434:molecule
380:diarrhea
361:meconium
300:detritus
246:Kestrels
217:excreted
90:tr:Dışkı
83:contribs
51:tr:Dışkı
38:contribs
624:Biology
458:skatole
200:Ecology
653:Nature
526:manure
524:; see
502:carpet
466:sulfur
462:thiols
460:, and
454:indole
242:signal
182:faeces
172:cloaca
152:faeces
73:SieBot
28:SieBot
792:Waste
787:Feces
542:adobe
534:bison
530:camel
342:mucus
338:Human
280:fruit
276:Seeds
226:sense
188:word
186:Latin
158:(see
156:fæces
154:, or
148:Feces
536:and
516:Uses
510:soap
496:Pets
488:For
442:odor
432:The
424:Odor
406:Pica
376:Bile
365:bile
348:and
346:bile
170:(or
168:anus
119:diff
113:) |
111:diff
99:diff
79:talk
34:talk
538:cow
512:.
418:eye
414:ova
402:.
356:.
334:.
196:.
190:fæx
43:at
778::
532:,
456:,
420:.
244:.
150:,
105:|
101:)
81:|
36:|
712:.
464:(
144:.
121:)
117:(
109:(
97:(
92:)
85:)
77:(
66:.
53:)
40:)
32:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
