Where does fart gas come from?
The gas in our intestines comes from several sources: air we swallow, gas seeping into our intestines from our blood, gas produced by chemical reactions in our guts, and gas produced by bacteria living in our guts.
What is fart gas made of?
The composition of fart gas is highly variable. Most of the air we swallow, especially the oxygen component, is absorbed by the body before the gas gets into the intestines. By the time the air reaches the large intestine, most of what is left is nitrogen. Chemical reactions between stomach acid and intestinal fluids may produce carbon dioxide, which is also a component of air and a product of bacterial action. Bacteria also produce hydrogen and methane.
But the relative proportions of these gases that emerge from our anal opening depend on several factors: what we ate, how much air we swallowed, what kinds of bacteria we have in our intestines, and how long we hold in the fart. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of boring, inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine. A nervous person who swallows a lot of air and who moves stuff through his digestive system rapidly may have a lot of oxygen in his farts, because his body didn't have time to absorb the oxygen. Encyclopaedia Britannica offers the intriguing statement that some people's farts contain no methane. The reason for this is apparently unknown. Some researchers suspect a genetic influence, whereas others think the anomaly is due to environmental factors. However, all methane in any farts comes from bacterial action and not from human cells.
What makes farts stink?
The odor of farts comes from small amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas and skatole in the mixture. These compounds contain sulfur. The more sulfur-rich your diet, the more sulfides and skatole will be produced by the bacteria in your guts, and the more your farts will stink. Foods such as cauliflower, eggs and meat are notorious for producing smelly farts, whereas beans produce large amounts of not particularly stinky farts.
Why do farts make noise?
The sounds are produced by vibrations of the anal opening. Sounds depend on the velocity of expulsion of the gas and the tightness of the sphincter muscles of the anus.
How much gas does a normal person pass per day?
On average, a person produces about half a liter of fart gas per day, distributed over an average of about fourteen daily farts. Whereas it may be difficult for you to determine your daily flatus volume, you can certainly keep track of your daily numerical fart count. You might try this as a science fair project: Keep a journal of everything you eat and a count of your farts. You might make a note of the potency of their odor as well. See if you can discover a relationship between what you eat, how much you fart, and how much they smell.
How does a fart travel to the anus?
One may wonder why fart gas travels downward toward the anus when gas has a lower density than liquids and solids, and should therefore travel upwards. The intestine squeezes its contents toward the anus in a series of contractions, a process called peristalsis. The process is stimulated by eating, which is why we often need to poop and fart right after a meal. Peristalsis creates a zone of high pressure, forcing all intestinal contents, gas included, to move towards a region of lower pressure, which is toward the anus. Gas is more mobile than other components, and small bubbles coalesce to from larger bubbles en route to the exit. When peristalsis is not active, gas bubbles may begin to percolate upwards again, but they won't get very far due to the complicated and convoluted shape of the intestine. Furthermore, the anus is neither up nor down when a person is lying down.
How long does it take fart gas to travel to someone else's nose?
Fart travel time depends on atmospheric conditions such as humidity and wind speed, as well as the distance between the fart transmitter and the fart receiver. Farts also disperse (spread out) as they leave the source, and their potency diminishes with dilution. Generally, if the fart is not detected within a few seconds, it will be too dilute for perception and will be lost into the atmosphere forever. Exceptional conditions exist when the fart is released into a small enclosed area such as an elevator, a small room, or a car. These conditions limit the amount of dilution possible, and the fart may remain in a smellable concentration for a long period of time, until it condenses on the walls.
Is it true that some people never fart? No, not if they're alive. People even fart shortly after death.
Do men fart more than women?
No, women fart just as much as men. It's just that most men take more pride in it than most women. There is a large variation among individuals in the amount of fart gas produced per day, but the variation does not correlate with gender. I have read that men fart more often than women. If this is true, then women must be saving it up and expelling more gas per fart than men do.
At what time of day is a gentleman most likely to fart?
A gentleman is mostly likely to fart first thing in the morning, while in the bathroom. This is known as "morning thunder," and if the gentleman gets good resonance, it can be heard throughout the household.
Why are beans so notorious for making people fart?
Beans contain sugars that we humans cannot digest. When these sugars reach our intestines, the bacteria go wild, have a big feast, and make lots of gas! Other notorious fart-producing foods include corn, bell peppers, cabbage, milk, and raisins. A friend of mine had a dog who was exceptionally fond of apples and turnips. The dog would eat these things and then get prodigious gas. A dog's digestive system is not equipped to handle such vegetable matter, so the dog's bacteria worked overtime to produce remarkable flatulence.
What things other than diet can make a person fart more than usual?
People who swallow a lot of air fart more than people who don't. This can be cured somewhat by chewing with your mouth closed. Nervous people with fast moving bowels will fart more because less air is absorbed out of the intestines. Some disease conditions can cause excess flatulence. And going up in an airplane or other low-pressure environment can cause the gas inside you to expand and emerge as flatulence.
Is a fart really just a burp that comes out the wrong end?
No, a burp emerges from the stomach and has a different chemical composition from a fart. Farts have less atmospheric gas content and more bacterial gas content than burps.
Is it harmful to hold in farts?
There are differences in opinion on this one. Certainly, people have believed for centuries that retaining flatulence is bad for the health. Emperor Claudius even passed a law legalizing farting at banquets out of concern for peoples' health. There was a widespread belief that a person could be poisoned or catch a disease by retaining farts. Doctors I have spoken to recently have told me that there is no particular harm in holding in farts. Farts will not poison you; they are a natural component of your intestinal contents. The worst thing that can happen is that you may get a stomach ache from the gas pressure. But one doctor suggested that pathological distention of the bowel could result if a person holds in farts too much.
How long would it be possible to not fart?
As I understand it, a captive fart can escape as soon as the person relaxes. This means that a lot of people who assiduously refrain from farting during the day do so at great length as soon as they fall asleep. Having been on a great many overnight field trips, long bus trips, and trans-Pacific flights, I can personally vouch for the fact that lots of people do fart voluminously as they doze off. So the answer to the question would be, you can refrain from farting as long as you can stay awake!
Where do farts go when you hold them in?
How often have you held in a fart, intending to release it at the first appropriate opportunity, only to find that the fart has disappeared when you are ready for it? I asked several doctors where the fart goes. Does it leak out slowly without the person knowing it? Is it absorbed into the bloodstream? What happens to it? The doctors agree that the fart is neither released nor absorbed. It simply migrates back upward into the intestine and comes out later. It is reassuring to know that such farts aren't really lost, just delayed.
Is it really possible to ignite farts?
The answer to that is yes! However, you should be aware that people get injured igniting flatulence. Not only can the flame back up into your colon, but your clothing or other surroundings may catch on fire. A survey done by Fartcloud (the site, alas! is not more) indicates that about a quarter of the people who ignited their farts got burned doing it. Ignition of flatulence is a hazardous practice. There have also been cases in which intestinal gases with a higher than normal oxygen content have exploded during surgery when electric cautery was used by the surgeon.
Why is possible to burn farts?
Farts burn because they contain methane (usually) and hydrogen, both of which are flammable gases. (Hydrogen was the same gas that was used in the ill fated Hindenburg dirigible.) Farts tend to burn with a blue or yellow flame.
Is it possible to light a match with a fart?
No, even strike-anywhere matches have their limits, unless the fart has the consistency of sandpaper! Any fart that rough I would hesitate to call a fart. Also, farts have the same temperature as the body from which they emerge, and aren't hot enough to initiate combustion.
Why do dog and cat farts smell so bad?
A carnivore's protein-rich diet produces relatively small amounts of intensely stinky gas because proteins contain lots of sulfur. A dog's or cat's farts are rarely audible, but the odor is overwhelming. I have asked biologists why dogs and cats generally fart silently, and their theories include: (1) the amount of gas produced is small, but potent, (2) the horizontal orientation of their gastrointestinal system puts less pressure on the anal opening, so the gas is expelled more slowly, (3) their anal sphincters don't close as tightly as humans' because it takes less force to hold in the contents of the colon -- again because of the horizontal orientation of the gastrointestinal system -- and a loose anus makes less sound, and, my favorite (4) dogs and cats don't feel embarrassed about farting, so their sphincters are more relaxed, leading to less noisy flatulence. Mike F. points out that many dog foods are soy-based, so on top of all the above factors, add beans and stand back! Large herbivorous animals such as cows, horses and elephants, on the other hand, produce vast quantities of relatively non-stinky fart gas. The farts of these animals are noisy and can go on for astoundingly long periods of time. Cows in particular are productive, in part because they swallow huge amounts of air. They need oxygen in their guts for the various protozoa employed there as digestive aids.
What kind of animal has the highest worldwide output of flatulence?
Believe it or not, the animal that wins this honor is the humble termite. Because of their diet and digestive processes (with more than the usual microbial assistance), they produce as much methane as human industry. Termite farts are believed to be a major contributor towards global warming.
Is it possible to leave a brown spot on your pants because of a fart, and if so, what causes it?
Judging from what I see when I do the laundry, I'd say that the answer to the first question is definitely yes. As for the causes, we must remember that what we call "fart" and what we call "poop" are just end-members of a continuum. That is, we can have a pure fart, or a pure poop, or anything in-between, depending upon the admixture of the two. If a sample consists mostly of poop with only a small fart component, you get such things as jet-propelled bowel movements and spongy, floating fecal masses (you know, the ones that refuse to be flushed down the toilet -- they keep popping back up). If the sample consists mostly of fart with only a small poop component, you get what is known as "skid marks" or "fart art." These can also result from inadequate wiping, but the shape of the stain is different in the two cases. Inadequate wiping leads to elongate marks parallel to one's crack, usually with well-defined edges, whereas fart art is generally more circular and has an air-brushed look. Fart art is most likely to occur if (1) a person is suffering from diarrhea, (2) the person is trying too hard to fart, and (3) the person mistakenly perceives the pressure against his sphincter to be gas pressure rather than liquid pressure. Again, that last situation is most likely to occur if the person is afflicted with diarrhea.
How can we tell when it's only gas needing to come out, rather than something more serious?
Our ability to distinguish between the need to fart and the need to poop is something that we learn gradually in the process of toilet training and early childhood. With the tactile nerve endings in the rectal area, we can actually feel different sensations depending upon what is waiting by the exit. Of course, sometimes we are fooled, especially if the substance at hand is extremely fluid in nature, and that is when we have the unfortunate accident of venting a squirt of diarrhea rather than an innocent fart.
What causes the burning sensation that sometimes accompanies a fart?
This is generally caused by a recent meal of hot peppers or related spices. The oils associated with these foods remain intact and active all the way through one's gastrointestinal system.
If you fart in the bathtub, is the water polluted and should you refill the tub? As long as what comes out is only fart and no poop, your bath water should not be significantly polluted. Most of the gas just bubbles up and contaminates the air rather than the water.
What color is a fart?
Farts are, alas, colorless. All of the gases that make up farts have no inherent color. But just think of how interesting it would be if farts were bright orange like nitrogen dioxide gas! It would certainly take the mystery out of who farted. Never-the-less, a high-personality gas like fart gas suggests color to people. Some people envision farts as brown, others as green or yellow. I have always thought of farts as brown, presumably because poop is brown. When someone farts in our car, that person might say, "You better not breathe through your mouth for awhile, or your teeth will turn brown." I knew a toddler who used to draw pictures of farts as yellow rectangles full of holes, like a slice of Swiss cheese. She thought of farts as yellow, and said that she knew they were rectangular because she could feel the sharp corners scraping against her on the way out!
Why is it that when you scratch your ass through two layers of clothing (your underwear and your jeans) your fingers still stink?
As pointed out by Barb F., who contributed the term listed below, a fart can be regarded as "aerosolized poop," which means that microscopic fragments and droplets of poop are actually distributed throughout the gaseous matrix of the fart. When delivered from the anus with some force, the components of the fart can penetrate one's clothing and these tiny particles can be trapped in the fibers of the cloth. The particles are transferred to your fingers and then your nose when you scratch and sniff.
Where does the word "fart" come from?
According to Eric Partridge in his excellent book of word origins (Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English), our word fart comes from the Old English word feortan, presumably of echoic origin, meaning that the word was chosen to sound like the object named.
When it is cold outside and you fart, can you see it like you can see your breath?
Now, that's an interesting idea! My guess would be yes, since farts are nice and moist like our breath, but this is one question that I'm not in a position to answer. I live in the tropics, and it never gets cold here. So all of you who live in cold places, try it out and let me know. I'd guess that there are really two questions here: can you see the fart with no pants on, and can you see the fart even with pants on...
Types of farters
Bugle bum: Australian term for someone who farts a lot. (contributed by Michi) Fart blossom: a producer of particularly redolent farts.
Fartmeister: an expert and accomplished farter.
Methane makers: people who fart a lot.
Organ arse: Australian term for someone who farts a lot.
Snorkeldorfer: a person who farts underwater and then sticks his nose in the bubble.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
OH SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Part 2 of 2
DEFENTIONS OF POOP
GHOST POOP: The kind where you feel the POOP come out, but there is no POOP in the toilet.
CLEAN POOP: The kind where you POOP it out, see it in the toilet, but there is nothing on the paper.
WET POOP: The kind where you wipe your BUTT 50 times and it still feels un-wiped, so you have to put some toilet paper between your BUTT and your underwear so you don't ruin them with a stain.
SECOND WAVE POOP: This happens when you're done POOPING and you've pulled your pants up to your knees, and you realize that you have to POOP some more.
POP-A-VEIN-IN-YOUR-FOREHEAD-POOP: The kind where you strain so much to get it out, you practically have a stroke.
LINCOLN LOG POOP: The kind of POOP that is so huge you're afraid to flush without first breaking it into little pieces with the toilet brush.
GASSEY POOP: It's so noisy, everyone within earshot giggles.
DRINKER POOP: The kind of POOP you have the morning after a night of drinking. Its most noticeable trait is the skid marks on the bottom of the toilet.
CORN POOP: (Self-explanatory)
GEE-I-WISH-I-COULD-POOP-POOP: The kind where you want to POOP, but all you do is set on the toilet and FART a few times.
SPINAL TAP POOP: This is when it hurts so badly coming out you'd swear it was leaving you sideways.
WET CHEEKS POOP: (The Power Dump). The kind that comes out of your BUTT so fast, your BUTT cheeks get splashed with water.
LIQUID POOP: The kind where yellowish-brown liquid shoots out of your BUTT and splashes all over the toilet bowl.
MEXICAN POOP:It smells so badly that your nose burns.
UPPER CLASS POOP: The kind of POOP that has no odor.
THE SURPRISE POOP: You are not at the toilet because you think you are about to FART but...oops...a
POOP!!! THE DANGLING POOP: This POOP refuses to drop into the toilet even though you know you are done POOPING it. You just pray that a shake or two will cut it loose.
SHIT a brick: to be pissed off
SHIT-haul: like treating your vehicle badly
SHIT-baked: terrified
SHIT-faced: drunk
Wastewater Treatment Plant: the SHIT factory
Worker at a Treatment Plant: TURD- herder
People who are POOPING: ANAL lumberjacks
For people who are CONSTIPATED: "Get the ASS plunger!"
1.) NEVER KICK A FRESH TURD ON A HOT DAY
2.)THIS IS WHAT YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHO IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND "YOU SOUND LIKE A SHIT SALESMAN WITH A MOUTHFUL OF SAMPLES"
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GHOST POOP: The kind where you feel the POOP come out, but there is no POOP in the toilet.
CLEAN POOP: The kind where you POOP it out, see it in the toilet, but there is nothing on the paper.
WET POOP: The kind where you wipe your BUTT 50 times and it still feels un-wiped, so you have to put some toilet paper between your BUTT and your underwear so you don't ruin them with a stain.
SECOND WAVE POOP: This happens when you're done POOPING and you've pulled your pants up to your knees, and you realize that you have to POOP some more.
POP-A-VEIN-IN-YOUR-FOREHEAD-POOP: The kind where you strain so much to get it out, you practically have a stroke.
LINCOLN LOG POOP: The kind of POOP that is so huge you're afraid to flush without first breaking it into little pieces with the toilet brush.
GASSEY POOP: It's so noisy, everyone within earshot giggles.
DRINKER POOP: The kind of POOP you have the morning after a night of drinking. Its most noticeable trait is the skid marks on the bottom of the toilet.
CORN POOP: (Self-explanatory)
GEE-I-WISH-I-COULD-POOP-POOP: The kind where you want to POOP, but all you do is set on the toilet and FART a few times.
SPINAL TAP POOP: This is when it hurts so badly coming out you'd swear it was leaving you sideways.
WET CHEEKS POOP: (The Power Dump). The kind that comes out of your BUTT so fast, your BUTT cheeks get splashed with water.
LIQUID POOP: The kind where yellowish-brown liquid shoots out of your BUTT and splashes all over the toilet bowl.
MEXICAN POOP:It smells so badly that your nose burns.
UPPER CLASS POOP: The kind of POOP that has no odor.
THE SURPRISE POOP: You are not at the toilet because you think you are about to FART but...oops...a
POOP!!! THE DANGLING POOP: This POOP refuses to drop into the toilet even though you know you are done POOPING it. You just pray that a shake or two will cut it loose.
SHIT a brick: to be pissed off
SHIT-haul: like treating your vehicle badly
SHIT-baked: terrified
SHIT-faced: drunk
Wastewater Treatment Plant: the SHIT factory
Worker at a Treatment Plant: TURD- herder
People who are POOPING: ANAL lumberjacks
For people who are CONSTIPATED: "Get the ASS plunger!"
1.) NEVER KICK A FRESH TURD ON A HOT DAY
2.)THIS IS WHAT YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHO IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND "YOU SOUND LIKE A SHIT SALESMAN WITH A MOUTHFUL OF SAMPLES"
Thank you for coming to this very informative blog of mine. For more poop stuff... go to smellypoop.com.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
OH SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Part 1 of 2
What is POOP made out of?
About 3/4 of your average TURD is made of water. Of course, this value is highly variable - the water content of DIARRHEA is much higher, and the amount of water in POOP that has been retained (voluntarily or otherwise) is lower. Water is absorbed out of fecal material as it passes through the intestine, so the longer a TURD resides inside before emerging, the drier it will be.
Of the remaining portion of the TURD, about 1/3 is composed of dead bacteria. These microcorpses come from the intestinal garden of microorganisms that assist us in the digestion of our food. Another 1/3 of the TURD mass is made of stuff that we find indigestible, like cellulose, for instance. This indigestible material is called "fiber," and is useful in getting the TURD to move along through the intestine, perhaps because it provides traction. The remaining portion of the TURD is a mixture of fats such as cholesterol, inorganic salts like phosphates, live bacteria, dead cells and mucus from the lining of the intestine, and protein.
Why does POOP stink?
POOP stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give FARTS their odor.
Why is POOP brown?
The color comes mainly from bilirubin, a pigment that arises from the breakdown of red blood cells in the liver and bone marrow. The actual metabolic pathway of bilirubin and its byproducts in the body is very complicated, so we will simply say that a lot of it ends up in the intestine, where it is further modified by bacterial action. But the color itself comes from iron. Iron in hemoglobin in red blood cells gives blood its red color, and iron in the waste product bilirubin gives rise to its brown color.
What other colors of POOP are possible?
POOP is mostly shades of brown or yellow, but other colors can arise under certain circumstances. For example, someone with a bleeding ulcer might have tarry black POOP from the presence of partially digested blood. Bleeding in the intestine, from an anal fissure or split, for example, can stain the POOP red. Some illnesses in babies gives them green or even blue-green POOP. But another source of blue POOP in children is more innocent: it can come from eating a concentrated source of blue food coloring such as ice cream. Intense red food coloring can produce bright red POOP. Sometimes brightly colored foods pass through the gut almost unchanged, and the TURD may be speckled with bright red fragments such as pimentos, or bright yellow kernels of corn.
One can experience white POOP after consuming a barium milkshake for the purposes of getting an x-ray of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
What is the cause of yellow POOP?
According to Michael F., one cause of this is Gilbert's Syndrome. "I have a benign condition known as Gilbert's Syndrome. It affects quite a few people, males mostly, in their teens+. It is a deficiency in the liver where red blood cells are broken down. I was informed when this was diagnosed that the broken down blood cells is what gives POOP a lot of its color. People with Gilbert's Syndrome don't process as many blood cells - or not as fast - and their POOP tends to be pale brown or yellow from the lower quantity of discarded red blood cell matter. This is especially true if there is less matter in your intestines (i.e., on a diet - as I have noticed) to remove the excess blood cells. Very frightening until you determine what is causing it. Gilbert's is a totally benign thing that doesn't harm anyone, although when a person is sick they can turn yellowish as if jaundiced, but it is not jaundice."
Another cause of yellow POOP is a giardia infection. Giardia are tiny Protozoan parasites that can invade the intestines and result in severe yellow DIARRHEA. It is a dangerous and contagious affliction that doctors are obligated to report to the Center for Disease Control.
What is the cause of green POOP?
Healthy people can have green POOP if they eat a diet rich in leafy green vegetables, or if they consume large quantities of food coloring (in ice cream, cake frosting etc.).
Green POOP can also be caused by excess iron in the diet, from dietary supplements, for example. If the body does not absorb all the iron consumed, the iron may stain the POOP green, the color of iron (II) salts. Ordinarily, the green color may be masked by the normal brown POOP color, but if digestion is thrown off by illness so that bilirubin is less concentrated in the intestine, the green color may become apparent. This can happen when a person is afflicted with DIRRHEA.
Green POOP in sick babies may come from iron in baby formula not being properly absorbed, or by green pigments in bile salts (again, green from iron).
Why is bird POOP white?
Unlike mammals, birds don't urinate. Their kidneys extract nitrogenous wastes from the bloodstream, but instead of excreting it as urea dissolved in urine as we do, they excrete it in the form of uric acid. Uric acid has a very low solubility in water, so it emerges as a white paste. This material, as well as the output of the intestines, emerges from the bird's cloaca. The cloaca is a multi-purpose hole for birds: their wastes come out of it, they have sex by putting their cloacas together, and females lay eggs out of it.
Why do dogs (and other animals) eat POOP?
Many animals eat POOP on a regular basis. These include rabbits, rodents, gorillas, many insects such as dung beetles and flies, and yes, dogs. (Keep that in mind the next time a dog wants to lick you!) Herbivores such as rabbits and rodents eat their own POOP because their diet of plants is hard to digest efficiently, and they have to make two passes at it to get everything out of the meal. This is equivalent to a cow chewing its cud, only cows are able to re-eat their food without having to POOP it out first. Another reason why animals eat POOP is that POOP contains vitamins produced by their intestinal bacteria. The animal is unable to absorb the vitamins through the intestinal wall, but can get at them by eating the POOP. Another reason that animals such as dogs and flies eat POOP is that poop contains a certain amount of protein. Dogs are particularly fond of cat POOP because cat POOP is high in protein. I had a friend with a dog and a cat, and he never had to clean the kitty litter. The dog took care of it.
Are there people who eat POOP?
Yes, we all have, at one point or another. One of the main ways that diseases and parasites spread is through the consumption of food and water contaminated with feces. This happens because people don't wash their hands carefully after POOPING or changing a diaper or scratching their BUTT. It can also happen through careless disposal of diapers. Our microbiologist here on Guam says that one dirty diaper in Tumon Bay can send the bacteria count through the ceiling.
But of course, what you want to know is, are there people who eat POOP on purpose? Again, the answer is yes. Some autistic children practice coprophagy, the ingestion of feces. Coprophagy is also listed as an unusual sexual practice in the encyclopedia of that name.
Can you get sick from eating POOP?
Yes, you can definitely get sick from eating POOP, even in minute quantities! Although urine emerges sterile from the body (unless the person has an infection), POOP emerges loaded with bacteria and sometimes other life forms. Many diseases, including food poisoning, cholera and typhus, are spread by fecal contamination. Many parasites, such as the notorious tapeworm, can be spread through deliberate or accidental ingestion of POOP.
There are some parasites, such as pinworms, who depend on people eating their own POOP to keep the population up. Pinworms are small nematodes that live in the colon. The females emerge from the ANUS at night to lay their eggs. Their activity makes the ANAL area itch. The person scratches the itch (often doing so in his sleep), procuring a small amount of fecal matter and eggs under his fingernails, and then puts his fingers in his mouth. Once the eggs are consumed, the person is infected with a new generation of pinworms.
I have read that almost everyone has pinworms. Luckily, pinworms don't do much harm. You only notice them if you have a lot of pinworms! If you want to find out if you do indeed have them, get someone to gently touch around your ANAL area with Scotch tape while you are sleeping. The worms will stick to the tape and you'll be able to see them.
Do most people wipe their left-over POOP standing up or while sitting on the pot, and are there gender differences?
This isn't really scientific, but I did a quick survey, and everyone asked (including both males and females) said that they wipe sitting down. There was even a reason provided: that sitting down spreads the CHEEKS apart and makes access easier. This survey was done on Guam, and Guam is technically part of the United States, and most people here probably use American toilet habits. However, if you travel a bit, you will discover that people deal with left-over POOP in different ways in other parts of the world.
In Europe, for example, that water fountain in the bathroom isn't for drinking. It's a bidet for hosing off after using the toilet.
In Southeast Asia, you don't sit on the toilet at all. The toilet is a low, porcelain-lined trench, and the user squats over it. Next to the toilet is a bin of water. You scoop water out of the bin with your left hand and use that to cleanse yourself. You aren't supposed to use your left hand for any other purpose.
How come when you eat corn, no matter how much you chew it, you POOP it out in whole kernals?
Corn POOP is one of the greatest mysteries in life. I grew up pondering the same question. This is what I think is happening:
When we chew corn, the outer coating slips off the inner kernal. This outer yellow coating is almost entirely cellulose, and is indigestible. It passes through the gut untouched, and emerges looking like a whole kernal, although it is mostly just the outer skin. The inside of the kernal is starchy and digestible, and that is the part that we succeed in chewing up.
Is there any way to prevent corn from getting in your POOP?
I know of only one way- don't eat corn!
How does POOP stay together, like in links?
In humans, soft POOP is really one long, mostly continuous sausage before it comes out. It gets its "link" look because we tend to pinch off lengths of it with the ANAL sphincter as the POOP emerges. If a person pinches hard enough, the POOP separates into several TURD units. If the person doesn't pinch that hard, the TURDS may stay connected.
If you can remain sufficiently relaxed, you can produce an awesomely long POOP that will coil up inside the toilet.
Why does some POOP float?
Floaters are TURDS that have an unusually high GAS content. Sometimes the gases produced by bacteria in our gut don't have a chance to collect into a large FART bubble, but remain dispersed in the feces. The POOP then comes out foamy, and has a lower density than water.
What causes the burning sensation sometimes associated with POOP?
This is generally caused by a recent meal of hot peppers or related spices. The oils associated with these foods remain intact and active all the way through one's gastrointestinal system. These oils can also generate hot FARTS.
Why does some POOP hurt when it comes out?
TURDS can get very large and dry if a person is CONSTIPATED, causing painful stretching of the ANAL opening. POOPING can also hurt if the person has HEMORRHOIDS. HEMORRHOIDS are engorged veins in the ANAL area. A doctor once described them to me as "varicose veins of the ANUS," which suggests that the valves in the veins that are supposed to keep the blood flowing in the right direction have gotten messed up. POOPING can also be painful if the person suffers from an ANAL fissure, a tear in the tissue of the RECTUM.
Does eating meat make your POOP smell worse?
Yes, meat protein is rich in sulfides, resulting in smellier FARTS and POOP. This is the reason that the POOP of carnivores such as dogs, cats and snakes smells worse than the POOP of herbivores such as cows and horses.
Is it possible to vomit POOP?
It is not possible unless the person is suffering from some extremely rare condition or disorder.
Is it possible for a man to have POOP come out of his penis, or for a woman to POOP out of her vaginal opening?
Not normally; fortunately the plumbing of the genitalia is entirely separate from the plumbing of the digestive system! However, there are certain pathological situations that can cause the pipes to get connected together wrong. Cancer can do it, as can surgical diversions of the human tubing. Such fistulas, as they are called, can cause feces to come out of the urinary system, or urine to come out of the ANUS.
Can you blow up a toilet by throwing a cigarette into it after POOPING?
This sounds like urban legend to me. It would take a heck of a lot of hydrogen to explode a toilet in this manner, and intestinal gases just don't have that much. Also, any flame would just flare up briefly. With an open toilet, you couldn't get up enough pressure to pop the pot!
What is the origin of the word "POOP"?
According to Eric Partridge in his excellent book of word origins (Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English), "POOP" comes from the Middle English word poupen or popen, and it originally meant "FART." The word was based on the sound of a FART. According to Robert Chapman, author of American Slang, "POOP" came into use with its current meaning around 1900.
What Happens When I'm At WORK and I have to POOP?
We've all been there but don't like to admit it. We've all kicked back in our cubicles and suddenly felt something a brew down below. As much as we try to convince ourselves, the WORK POOP is inevitable.
For those of you who hate POOPING at work as much as I do, I give you the.........
Survival Guide for Taking a DUMP at Work.
Memorize these definitions and POOPING at work will become a pure pleasure.
ESCAPEE: A FART that slips out while taking a leak at the urinal or forcing POOP in a stall. This is usually accompanied by a sudden wave of panic/embarrassment. This is similar to the hot flash you receive when passing an unseen police car & speeding. If you release an escapee, do not acknowledge it. Pretend it did not happen. If you are standing next to the FARTER at the urinal, pretend that you did not hear it. No one likes an escapee, it is uncomfortable for all involved. Making a joke or laughing makes both parties feel uneasy.
JAILBREAK (Used in conjunction with escapee): When forcing a POOP, several FARTS slip out at a machine gun's pace. This is usually a side effect of DIARRHEA or a hangover. If this should happen do not panic, remain in the stall until everyone has left the bathroom so to spare everyone the awkwardness of what just occurred.
COURTESY FLUSH: The act of flushing the toilet the instant the nose cone of the POOP log hits the water and the POOP is whisked away to an undisclosed location. This reduces the amount of air time the POOP has to stink up the bathroom. This can help you avoid being caught doing the WALK OF SHAME.
WALK OF SHAME: Walking from the stall, to the sink, to the door after you have just stunk-up the SHITTER. This can be a very uncomfortable moment if someone walks in and busts you. As with all FARTS, it is best to pretend that the smell does not exist. Can be avoided with the use of a COURTESY FLUSH.
OUT OF THE CLOSET POOPER: A colleague who POOPS at work and is damn proud of it. You will often see an Out of the Closet POOPER enter the bathroom with a newspaper or magazine under their arm. Always look around the office for the Out OF THE CLOSET POOPER before entering the bathroom.
THE POOPING FRIENDS NETWORK (PFN): This is a group of coworkers who band together to ensure emergency POOPING goes off without incident. This group can help you to monitor the whereabouts of OUT OF THE CLOSET POOPERS and identify SAFE HAVENS.
SAFE HAVEN: A seldom used bathroom somewhere in the building where you can least expect visitors. Try floors that are predominantly of the opposite sex. This will reduce the odds of a POOPER of your sex entering the bathroom.
TURD BURGLAR: A POOPER who does not realize that you're in the stall and tries to force the door open. This is one of the most shocking and vulnerable moments that occur when taking a DUMP at work. If this occurs, remain in the stall until the TURD BURGLAR leaves. This way you will avoid all uncomfortable eye contact. TURD BURGLARS have been know to cause premature pinchage, which inevitably causes you to pinch one off in the middle.
CAMO-COUGH: A phony cough which alerts all new entrants into the bathroom that you are in a stall. This can be used to cover-up a WATERMELON or to alert potential TURD BURGLARS. Very effective when used in conjunction with an ASTAIRE.
ASTAIRE: This is a subtle toe-tap that is used to alert all potential TURD BURGLARS that you are occupying a stall. This will remove all doubt that the stall is occupied. If you hear an ASTAIRE, leave the bathroom immediately so the POOPER can POOP in peace.
WATERMELON: A TURD that creates a loud splash when hitting the toilet water. This is also an embarrassing incident. If you feel a WATERMELON coming on, create a diversion. See CAMO-COUGH.
HAVANA OMELET: A load of DIARRHEA that creates a series of loud splashes in the toilet water. Often accompanied by an escapee. Try using a CAMO-COUGH with an ASTAIRE.
UNCLE TED: A bathroom user who seems to linger around forever. Could spend extended lengths of time in front of the mirror or sitting on the pot. An UNCLE TED makes it difficult to relax while on the CRAPPER, as you should always wait to drop your LOAD when the bathroom is empty. This benefits you as well as the other bathroom attendees.
FLY BY: The act of scouting out a bathroom before POOPING. Walk in, check for other POOPERS. If there are others in the bathroom, leave and come back again. Be careful not to become a FREQUENT FLYER. People may become suspicious if they catch you constantly going into the bathroom.
About 3/4 of your average TURD is made of water. Of course, this value is highly variable - the water content of DIARRHEA is much higher, and the amount of water in POOP that has been retained (voluntarily or otherwise) is lower. Water is absorbed out of fecal material as it passes through the intestine, so the longer a TURD resides inside before emerging, the drier it will be.
Of the remaining portion of the TURD, about 1/3 is composed of dead bacteria. These microcorpses come from the intestinal garden of microorganisms that assist us in the digestion of our food. Another 1/3 of the TURD mass is made of stuff that we find indigestible, like cellulose, for instance. This indigestible material is called "fiber," and is useful in getting the TURD to move along through the intestine, perhaps because it provides traction. The remaining portion of the TURD is a mixture of fats such as cholesterol, inorganic salts like phosphates, live bacteria, dead cells and mucus from the lining of the intestine, and protein.
Why does POOP stink?
POOP stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give FARTS their odor.
Why is POOP brown?
The color comes mainly from bilirubin, a pigment that arises from the breakdown of red blood cells in the liver and bone marrow. The actual metabolic pathway of bilirubin and its byproducts in the body is very complicated, so we will simply say that a lot of it ends up in the intestine, where it is further modified by bacterial action. But the color itself comes from iron. Iron in hemoglobin in red blood cells gives blood its red color, and iron in the waste product bilirubin gives rise to its brown color.
What other colors of POOP are possible?
POOP is mostly shades of brown or yellow, but other colors can arise under certain circumstances. For example, someone with a bleeding ulcer might have tarry black POOP from the presence of partially digested blood. Bleeding in the intestine, from an anal fissure or split, for example, can stain the POOP red. Some illnesses in babies gives them green or even blue-green POOP. But another source of blue POOP in children is more innocent: it can come from eating a concentrated source of blue food coloring such as ice cream. Intense red food coloring can produce bright red POOP. Sometimes brightly colored foods pass through the gut almost unchanged, and the TURD may be speckled with bright red fragments such as pimentos, or bright yellow kernels of corn.
One can experience white POOP after consuming a barium milkshake for the purposes of getting an x-ray of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
What is the cause of yellow POOP?
According to Michael F., one cause of this is Gilbert's Syndrome. "I have a benign condition known as Gilbert's Syndrome. It affects quite a few people, males mostly, in their teens+. It is a deficiency in the liver where red blood cells are broken down. I was informed when this was diagnosed that the broken down blood cells is what gives POOP a lot of its color. People with Gilbert's Syndrome don't process as many blood cells - or not as fast - and their POOP tends to be pale brown or yellow from the lower quantity of discarded red blood cell matter. This is especially true if there is less matter in your intestines (i.e., on a diet - as I have noticed) to remove the excess blood cells. Very frightening until you determine what is causing it. Gilbert's is a totally benign thing that doesn't harm anyone, although when a person is sick they can turn yellowish as if jaundiced, but it is not jaundice."
Another cause of yellow POOP is a giardia infection. Giardia are tiny Protozoan parasites that can invade the intestines and result in severe yellow DIARRHEA. It is a dangerous and contagious affliction that doctors are obligated to report to the Center for Disease Control.
What is the cause of green POOP?
Healthy people can have green POOP if they eat a diet rich in leafy green vegetables, or if they consume large quantities of food coloring (in ice cream, cake frosting etc.).
Green POOP can also be caused by excess iron in the diet, from dietary supplements, for example. If the body does not absorb all the iron consumed, the iron may stain the POOP green, the color of iron (II) salts. Ordinarily, the green color may be masked by the normal brown POOP color, but if digestion is thrown off by illness so that bilirubin is less concentrated in the intestine, the green color may become apparent. This can happen when a person is afflicted with DIRRHEA.
Green POOP in sick babies may come from iron in baby formula not being properly absorbed, or by green pigments in bile salts (again, green from iron).
Why is bird POOP white?
Unlike mammals, birds don't urinate. Their kidneys extract nitrogenous wastes from the bloodstream, but instead of excreting it as urea dissolved in urine as we do, they excrete it in the form of uric acid. Uric acid has a very low solubility in water, so it emerges as a white paste. This material, as well as the output of the intestines, emerges from the bird's cloaca. The cloaca is a multi-purpose hole for birds: their wastes come out of it, they have sex by putting their cloacas together, and females lay eggs out of it.
Why do dogs (and other animals) eat POOP?
Many animals eat POOP on a regular basis. These include rabbits, rodents, gorillas, many insects such as dung beetles and flies, and yes, dogs. (Keep that in mind the next time a dog wants to lick you!) Herbivores such as rabbits and rodents eat their own POOP because their diet of plants is hard to digest efficiently, and they have to make two passes at it to get everything out of the meal. This is equivalent to a cow chewing its cud, only cows are able to re-eat their food without having to POOP it out first. Another reason why animals eat POOP is that POOP contains vitamins produced by their intestinal bacteria. The animal is unable to absorb the vitamins through the intestinal wall, but can get at them by eating the POOP. Another reason that animals such as dogs and flies eat POOP is that poop contains a certain amount of protein. Dogs are particularly fond of cat POOP because cat POOP is high in protein. I had a friend with a dog and a cat, and he never had to clean the kitty litter. The dog took care of it.
Are there people who eat POOP?
Yes, we all have, at one point or another. One of the main ways that diseases and parasites spread is through the consumption of food and water contaminated with feces. This happens because people don't wash their hands carefully after POOPING or changing a diaper or scratching their BUTT. It can also happen through careless disposal of diapers. Our microbiologist here on Guam says that one dirty diaper in Tumon Bay can send the bacteria count through the ceiling.
But of course, what you want to know is, are there people who eat POOP on purpose? Again, the answer is yes. Some autistic children practice coprophagy, the ingestion of feces. Coprophagy is also listed as an unusual sexual practice in the encyclopedia of that name.
Can you get sick from eating POOP?
Yes, you can definitely get sick from eating POOP, even in minute quantities! Although urine emerges sterile from the body (unless the person has an infection), POOP emerges loaded with bacteria and sometimes other life forms. Many diseases, including food poisoning, cholera and typhus, are spread by fecal contamination. Many parasites, such as the notorious tapeworm, can be spread through deliberate or accidental ingestion of POOP.
There are some parasites, such as pinworms, who depend on people eating their own POOP to keep the population up. Pinworms are small nematodes that live in the colon. The females emerge from the ANUS at night to lay their eggs. Their activity makes the ANAL area itch. The person scratches the itch (often doing so in his sleep), procuring a small amount of fecal matter and eggs under his fingernails, and then puts his fingers in his mouth. Once the eggs are consumed, the person is infected with a new generation of pinworms.
I have read that almost everyone has pinworms. Luckily, pinworms don't do much harm. You only notice them if you have a lot of pinworms! If you want to find out if you do indeed have them, get someone to gently touch around your ANAL area with Scotch tape while you are sleeping. The worms will stick to the tape and you'll be able to see them.
Do most people wipe their left-over POOP standing up or while sitting on the pot, and are there gender differences?
This isn't really scientific, but I did a quick survey, and everyone asked (including both males and females) said that they wipe sitting down. There was even a reason provided: that sitting down spreads the CHEEKS apart and makes access easier. This survey was done on Guam, and Guam is technically part of the United States, and most people here probably use American toilet habits. However, if you travel a bit, you will discover that people deal with left-over POOP in different ways in other parts of the world.
In Europe, for example, that water fountain in the bathroom isn't for drinking. It's a bidet for hosing off after using the toilet.
In Southeast Asia, you don't sit on the toilet at all. The toilet is a low, porcelain-lined trench, and the user squats over it. Next to the toilet is a bin of water. You scoop water out of the bin with your left hand and use that to cleanse yourself. You aren't supposed to use your left hand for any other purpose.
How come when you eat corn, no matter how much you chew it, you POOP it out in whole kernals?
Corn POOP is one of the greatest mysteries in life. I grew up pondering the same question. This is what I think is happening:
When we chew corn, the outer coating slips off the inner kernal. This outer yellow coating is almost entirely cellulose, and is indigestible. It passes through the gut untouched, and emerges looking like a whole kernal, although it is mostly just the outer skin. The inside of the kernal is starchy and digestible, and that is the part that we succeed in chewing up.
Is there any way to prevent corn from getting in your POOP?
I know of only one way- don't eat corn!
How does POOP stay together, like in links?
In humans, soft POOP is really one long, mostly continuous sausage before it comes out. It gets its "link" look because we tend to pinch off lengths of it with the ANAL sphincter as the POOP emerges. If a person pinches hard enough, the POOP separates into several TURD units. If the person doesn't pinch that hard, the TURDS may stay connected.
If you can remain sufficiently relaxed, you can produce an awesomely long POOP that will coil up inside the toilet.
Why does some POOP float?
Floaters are TURDS that have an unusually high GAS content. Sometimes the gases produced by bacteria in our gut don't have a chance to collect into a large FART bubble, but remain dispersed in the feces. The POOP then comes out foamy, and has a lower density than water.
What causes the burning sensation sometimes associated with POOP?
This is generally caused by a recent meal of hot peppers or related spices. The oils associated with these foods remain intact and active all the way through one's gastrointestinal system. These oils can also generate hot FARTS.
Why does some POOP hurt when it comes out?
TURDS can get very large and dry if a person is CONSTIPATED, causing painful stretching of the ANAL opening. POOPING can also hurt if the person has HEMORRHOIDS. HEMORRHOIDS are engorged veins in the ANAL area. A doctor once described them to me as "varicose veins of the ANUS," which suggests that the valves in the veins that are supposed to keep the blood flowing in the right direction have gotten messed up. POOPING can also be painful if the person suffers from an ANAL fissure, a tear in the tissue of the RECTUM.
Does eating meat make your POOP smell worse?
Yes, meat protein is rich in sulfides, resulting in smellier FARTS and POOP. This is the reason that the POOP of carnivores such as dogs, cats and snakes smells worse than the POOP of herbivores such as cows and horses.
Is it possible to vomit POOP?
It is not possible unless the person is suffering from some extremely rare condition or disorder.
Is it possible for a man to have POOP come out of his penis, or for a woman to POOP out of her vaginal opening?
Not normally; fortunately the plumbing of the genitalia is entirely separate from the plumbing of the digestive system! However, there are certain pathological situations that can cause the pipes to get connected together wrong. Cancer can do it, as can surgical diversions of the human tubing. Such fistulas, as they are called, can cause feces to come out of the urinary system, or urine to come out of the ANUS.
Can you blow up a toilet by throwing a cigarette into it after POOPING?
This sounds like urban legend to me. It would take a heck of a lot of hydrogen to explode a toilet in this manner, and intestinal gases just don't have that much. Also, any flame would just flare up briefly. With an open toilet, you couldn't get up enough pressure to pop the pot!
What is the origin of the word "POOP"?
According to Eric Partridge in his excellent book of word origins (Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English), "POOP" comes from the Middle English word poupen or popen, and it originally meant "FART." The word was based on the sound of a FART. According to Robert Chapman, author of American Slang, "POOP" came into use with its current meaning around 1900.
What Happens When I'm At WORK and I have to POOP?
We've all been there but don't like to admit it. We've all kicked back in our cubicles and suddenly felt something a brew down below. As much as we try to convince ourselves, the WORK POOP is inevitable.
For those of you who hate POOPING at work as much as I do, I give you the.........
Survival Guide for Taking a DUMP at Work.
Memorize these definitions and POOPING at work will become a pure pleasure.
ESCAPEE: A FART that slips out while taking a leak at the urinal or forcing POOP in a stall. This is usually accompanied by a sudden wave of panic/embarrassment. This is similar to the hot flash you receive when passing an unseen police car & speeding. If you release an escapee, do not acknowledge it. Pretend it did not happen. If you are standing next to the FARTER at the urinal, pretend that you did not hear it. No one likes an escapee, it is uncomfortable for all involved. Making a joke or laughing makes both parties feel uneasy.
JAILBREAK (Used in conjunction with escapee): When forcing a POOP, several FARTS slip out at a machine gun's pace. This is usually a side effect of DIARRHEA or a hangover. If this should happen do not panic, remain in the stall until everyone has left the bathroom so to spare everyone the awkwardness of what just occurred.
COURTESY FLUSH: The act of flushing the toilet the instant the nose cone of the POOP log hits the water and the POOP is whisked away to an undisclosed location. This reduces the amount of air time the POOP has to stink up the bathroom. This can help you avoid being caught doing the WALK OF SHAME.
WALK OF SHAME: Walking from the stall, to the sink, to the door after you have just stunk-up the SHITTER. This can be a very uncomfortable moment if someone walks in and busts you. As with all FARTS, it is best to pretend that the smell does not exist. Can be avoided with the use of a COURTESY FLUSH.
OUT OF THE CLOSET POOPER: A colleague who POOPS at work and is damn proud of it. You will often see an Out of the Closet POOPER enter the bathroom with a newspaper or magazine under their arm. Always look around the office for the Out OF THE CLOSET POOPER before entering the bathroom.
THE POOPING FRIENDS NETWORK (PFN): This is a group of coworkers who band together to ensure emergency POOPING goes off without incident. This group can help you to monitor the whereabouts of OUT OF THE CLOSET POOPERS and identify SAFE HAVENS.
SAFE HAVEN: A seldom used bathroom somewhere in the building where you can least expect visitors. Try floors that are predominantly of the opposite sex. This will reduce the odds of a POOPER of your sex entering the bathroom.
TURD BURGLAR: A POOPER who does not realize that you're in the stall and tries to force the door open. This is one of the most shocking and vulnerable moments that occur when taking a DUMP at work. If this occurs, remain in the stall until the TURD BURGLAR leaves. This way you will avoid all uncomfortable eye contact. TURD BURGLARS have been know to cause premature pinchage, which inevitably causes you to pinch one off in the middle.
CAMO-COUGH: A phony cough which alerts all new entrants into the bathroom that you are in a stall. This can be used to cover-up a WATERMELON or to alert potential TURD BURGLARS. Very effective when used in conjunction with an ASTAIRE.
ASTAIRE: This is a subtle toe-tap that is used to alert all potential TURD BURGLARS that you are occupying a stall. This will remove all doubt that the stall is occupied. If you hear an ASTAIRE, leave the bathroom immediately so the POOPER can POOP in peace.
WATERMELON: A TURD that creates a loud splash when hitting the toilet water. This is also an embarrassing incident. If you feel a WATERMELON coming on, create a diversion. See CAMO-COUGH.
HAVANA OMELET: A load of DIARRHEA that creates a series of loud splashes in the toilet water. Often accompanied by an escapee. Try using a CAMO-COUGH with an ASTAIRE.
UNCLE TED: A bathroom user who seems to linger around forever. Could spend extended lengths of time in front of the mirror or sitting on the pot. An UNCLE TED makes it difficult to relax while on the CRAPPER, as you should always wait to drop your LOAD when the bathroom is empty. This benefits you as well as the other bathroom attendees.
FLY BY: The act of scouting out a bathroom before POOPING. Walk in, check for other POOPERS. If there are others in the bathroom, leave and come back again. Be careful not to become a FREQUENT FLYER. People may become suspicious if they catch you constantly going into the bathroom.
Monday, January 11, 2010
My Research Number 1 of 3
Pee is one of the first body fluids a kid learns about. You probably learned about pee (also called urine) when you were 2 or so, when you started using the toilet instead of diapers. Now that you are older, you can understand much more about the amazing yellow stuff called pee.
Parts of the urinary tract
You drink, you pee. But urine is more than just a drink you had a few hours ago. The body produces pee as a way to get rid of waste and extra water that it does not need. Before leaving your body, urine travels through the urinary tract.
The urinary tract is a pathway that includes the:
*kidneys: two bean-shaped organs that filter waste from the blood and produce urine
*ureters: two thin tubes that take pee from the kidneys to the bladder
*bladder: a sac that holds pee until it is time to go to the bathroom
*urethra: the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body when you pee
The kidneys are key players in the urinary tract. They do two important jobs- filter waste from the blood and produce pee to get rid of it. If they didn't do this, toxins (bad stuff) would quickly build up in your body and make you sick. That is why you hear about people getting kidney transplants sometimes. You need at least one working kidney to be healthy.
You might wonder how your body ends up with waste it needs to get rid of. Body processes such as digestion and metabolism (when the body turns food intro energy) produces wastes, or byproducts. The body takes what it needs,, but the waste has to go somewhere. Thanks to the kidneys and pee, it has a way to get out.
What is pee made of?
When blood goes through the kidneys, water and some of the other stuff that is in blood (like protien, glucose,, and other nutrients) go back into the bloodstream, while the excess stuff and waste is taken out. Urine is whats left behind. But what is it exactly?
Urine contains:
*water
*urea, a waste product that forms when protiens are broken down
*urochrome, a pigmented blood product that gives pee it's yellowish color
*salts
*creatinine, a waste product that forms with the normal breakdown of muscle
*byproducts of bile from the liver
*ammonia
You've got to go!
Once pee is produced, it travels from the kidney to the bladder, where it's stored until you need to go to the bathroom. The bladder expands as it fills; when it's full, nerve endings in the bladder wall send a message to the brain that you need to pee.
When you're in the bathroom, ready to go, the bladder walls contract and the sphincter (a ringlike muscle that guards the exit fro the bladder to the urethra) relaxes. The urine then flows from the bladder and out of the body through the urethra. For boys, the urethra ends at the tip of the penis. For girls, it's above the vaginal opening.
Urinary tract health
1. Drink enough fluids. There's no magic amount, but be sure to drink plenty of water , especially when it's warm out or you're exercising and playing.
2. For girls, Wipe from front to back after going poop. Because of where the urethra is for girls, it's easy for poop bacteria to get in that area. If some of those bacteria get in the urinary tract, you could get an infection known as a UTI (urinary tract infection).
3. For everyone: Go to the bathroom when you need to go. Holding too long isn't good for your urinary tract- and it could lead to accidents. Uh-Oh!
Here are the funn facts now that you have had your health lesson!
#1: For centuries, humans just went anywhere. There weren't that many people around to see you go! Later, Man learned to go behind a rock or tree until he learned how to dig a hole for the elimination of both kinds of human waste. Holes were important for many more centuries until the rise of the Roman Empire and their advances in plumbing. The first urinal was said to have been invented by an obscure Roman named Ureacles.
It is rumored that Ureacles was spotted one day taking a pee in one of the recently invented Aqueducts, was immediately brought before Augustus Caesar, and met with an unknown and untimely end. There are indications that he may have been involved in some way with Roman Physicians' first attempts at performing a SEX CHANGE OPERATION!
Is there anything useful you can do with pee?
Actually NO! Some people derive some strange pleasure by using pee in their sexual relationships, this is calle a fetish, and it will not be discussed here as it is TOTALLY ICKY and I just don't go there!
There are some Very Strange people who insist that drinking your own pee has various health benefits. I think this practice shows it does not benefit Mental Health and I wouldn't even want to talk to these people, much less shake hands with them! The only good use I can think of for pee, is REVENGE! This can come in many shapes and forms, our language is full of refrences and phrases that will be discussed later in this blog.
Refrences and Phrases pertaining to Pee
1. I'm going to pee on your grave
2. Who peed in the pool?
3. Who peed in your cornflakes?
And the best for last.....
4. PISS ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Parts of the urinary tract
You drink, you pee. But urine is more than just a drink you had a few hours ago. The body produces pee as a way to get rid of waste and extra water that it does not need. Before leaving your body, urine travels through the urinary tract.
The urinary tract is a pathway that includes the:
*kidneys: two bean-shaped organs that filter waste from the blood and produce urine
*ureters: two thin tubes that take pee from the kidneys to the bladder
*bladder: a sac that holds pee until it is time to go to the bathroom
*urethra: the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body when you pee
The kidneys are key players in the urinary tract. They do two important jobs- filter waste from the blood and produce pee to get rid of it. If they didn't do this, toxins (bad stuff) would quickly build up in your body and make you sick. That is why you hear about people getting kidney transplants sometimes. You need at least one working kidney to be healthy.
You might wonder how your body ends up with waste it needs to get rid of. Body processes such as digestion and metabolism (when the body turns food intro energy) produces wastes, or byproducts. The body takes what it needs,, but the waste has to go somewhere. Thanks to the kidneys and pee, it has a way to get out.
What is pee made of?
When blood goes through the kidneys, water and some of the other stuff that is in blood (like protien, glucose,, and other nutrients) go back into the bloodstream, while the excess stuff and waste is taken out. Urine is whats left behind. But what is it exactly?
Urine contains:
*water
*urea, a waste product that forms when protiens are broken down
*urochrome, a pigmented blood product that gives pee it's yellowish color
*salts
*creatinine, a waste product that forms with the normal breakdown of muscle
*byproducts of bile from the liver
*ammonia
You've got to go!
Once pee is produced, it travels from the kidney to the bladder, where it's stored until you need to go to the bathroom. The bladder expands as it fills; when it's full, nerve endings in the bladder wall send a message to the brain that you need to pee.
When you're in the bathroom, ready to go, the bladder walls contract and the sphincter (a ringlike muscle that guards the exit fro the bladder to the urethra) relaxes. The urine then flows from the bladder and out of the body through the urethra. For boys, the urethra ends at the tip of the penis. For girls, it's above the vaginal opening.
Urinary tract health
1. Drink enough fluids. There's no magic amount, but be sure to drink plenty of water , especially when it's warm out or you're exercising and playing.
2. For girls, Wipe from front to back after going poop. Because of where the urethra is for girls, it's easy for poop bacteria to get in that area. If some of those bacteria get in the urinary tract, you could get an infection known as a UTI (urinary tract infection).
3. For everyone: Go to the bathroom when you need to go. Holding too long isn't good for your urinary tract- and it could lead to accidents. Uh-Oh!
Here are the funn facts now that you have had your health lesson!
#1: For centuries, humans just went anywhere. There weren't that many people around to see you go! Later, Man learned to go behind a rock or tree until he learned how to dig a hole for the elimination of both kinds of human waste. Holes were important for many more centuries until the rise of the Roman Empire and their advances in plumbing. The first urinal was said to have been invented by an obscure Roman named Ureacles.
It is rumored that Ureacles was spotted one day taking a pee in one of the recently invented Aqueducts, was immediately brought before Augustus Caesar, and met with an unknown and untimely end. There are indications that he may have been involved in some way with Roman Physicians' first attempts at performing a SEX CHANGE OPERATION!
Is there anything useful you can do with pee?
Actually NO! Some people derive some strange pleasure by using pee in their sexual relationships, this is calle a fetish, and it will not be discussed here as it is TOTALLY ICKY and I just don't go there!
There are some Very Strange people who insist that drinking your own pee has various health benefits. I think this practice shows it does not benefit Mental Health and I wouldn't even want to talk to these people, much less shake hands with them! The only good use I can think of for pee, is REVENGE! This can come in many shapes and forms, our language is full of refrences and phrases that will be discussed later in this blog.
Refrences and Phrases pertaining to Pee
1. I'm going to pee on your grave
2. Who peed in the pool?
3. Who peed in your cornflakes?
And the best for last.....
4. PISS ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, January 8, 2010
My Day That Was For The Birds
I had a wonderful, wintery, snowy, freaking cold, no work day photographing the most wonderful creatures known to man.... the birds. Hopefully sometime this weekend my honey will take me to take pictues of the EAGLE here in town as he has the "KEY TO THE EAGLE!" Enjoy these! 
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