y is poop always brown? and y does it smell bad?
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Why does poop stink?\n    Poop stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur- or nitrogen-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. \nWhy is poop brown?\n    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. \nWhat other colors of poop are possible?\n    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. Bloody poop can also be a sign of colon cancer, so you should get it checked out by a doctor if you see blood in your stool. 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. \n    Poop can also be stained red if you eat beets, according to Ellen. \n    One can experience white poop after consuming a barium milkshake for the purposes of getting an x-ray of the upper gastrointestinal tract. \nWhat is the cause of yellow poop?\n    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." \n    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. \nWhat is the cause of green poop?\n    (Question submitted by ap, CrAzYMiC98 and several others) \n    I have consulted with a doctor, a physiologist and a microbiologist on this question, and the following summarizes their answers: \n    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.). \n    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
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Do a colon cleanse and make sure you eat at least one serving of raw vegetables a day. If your a big meat eater cut back. Sometimes meat can sit in your system and basically rot there causing extra smelly odors. Also get more good bacteria into your colon through yogurt or pills you can find at the health food store.
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Because they come out your butt!  And what else comes out your butt??  POO!!  That's why they stink!
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any three colors mixed together gives you brown.
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Its brown colouration comes from a combination of bile and dead red blood cells. In newborn babies, fecal matter is initially yellow/green after the meconium. This colouration comes from the presence of bile alone. In time, as the body starts expelling excess dead red blood cells, it acquires its familiar brown appearance. Throughout the life of an ordinary human, one may experience many types of feces. A "green" and sometimes "clay-like" appearance to the feces is a result in a lack of blood cells expelled. Bile overload is very rare, and not a health threat. Food may sometimes appear in the feces. Common undigested foods found in human feces are seeds, nuts, corn, and beans, mainly for their high fiber content.
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It depends, are you talking an alive person, or dead? If you're talking alive, then all we smell like is blood, kind of like iron and meat, except for the stomach, colon and bowels. They really aren't pleasant to smell. If you have an infection, that part of you will smell bad, it's really pretty nasty. \n\nIf you are talking dead, then yes, you stink. The smell comes from bacteria created to feed off your dead tissue, decomposition. That really smells horrible!! There is nothing worse then the smell of a decomposing body. As another person stated, when someone dies they will evacuate everything in their bowels and bladder. So that smell adds to the smell of decay. \n\nWhen I used to do medical research on bodies, the smell was horrible, but it's because of the chemicals they use to preserve the body. There were some days it took everything in me not to have to leave the room. I learned that the best way around it is a little bit of vikks vapor rub under your nose.. you don't smell anything after that, and it leaves your lip nice and tingly!!
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the worse your diet, ie the more fatty food you eat the worse it smells. A high fibre diet with low saturated fat should produce an inofensive firm stool that would indicate a healthier gut.\nlong and short of it cut out the pizza, beer &take-aways!
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What's brown and sticky?\n\n\n\n\n\nA brown stick.
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You need to go to the doctor.  Mucous in stool is not normal, and can be a symptom of parasites (like tapeworms) and other intestinal problems.
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Poop. Yeah, that's right. Poop.
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Poop stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur- or nitrogen-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.
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It was probably something you ate or drank. My kids get bright green poop when they eat blue popsicles, kool-aid and if they eat lots of green veggies. The human body doesn't digest the blue dyes very well. If you didn't eat anything that could of caused it I would call your doctor.
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when your red blood cells die, they are pooed out of the body. this is what makes your poo brown!
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Just go get a colonic. It's not gross at all.  I haven't had much luck with herbs and stuff--mostly they are just laxative-type products which make me sick, not feeling clean and slim like a colonic does.
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Simple evolution my boy... those of us who think poop and all its relatives smell bad have been naturally selected for survival because we avoid things that smell "bad" and therefore we aren't as exposed to all the nasty germs and bacteria that come along with excretement as much as a person who thinks it smells like roses.
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Stool normally has an unpleasant odor, but one that is recognized as fairly common. Stools that have an extremely bad, out-of-the-ordinary odor may be associated with certain medical conditions. Foul-smelling stools also have normal causes, most notably diet.\n\nFoul smelling stools may occur in conjunction with floating stools.\n\nCommon Causes    Return to top \n\nCystic fibrosis \nGluten-induced enteropathy (sprue, celiac disease) \nMalabsorption \nIdiopathic steatorrhea (fatty stools with no known cause) \nDisaccharidase deficiency (insufficient amounts of the sugar-digesting enzymes) \nShort bowel syndrome \nCrohn's disease \nUlcerative colitis \nInfectious colitis (colon infections) \nChronic pancreatitis
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I'm pretty sure you're okay, keep in mind that your stool resembles what you eat.  Kind of like my 22 month old when I change his diaper....I'm not trying to relate your bowel movements to my baby boy however I am trying to say that when you eat something, it's going to reflect in your stool.\n\nExample, when my boy eats peas, his poo is pea green in color!\n\nI think you're experiencing the same thing....uh...without the diaper.  \n\n;-)