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> Strictly speaking, poop is not your body's output A significant fraction of poop is bacteria. Sources vary a bit, but for example, this study gives the fract
by ac29 4y ago
> Strictly speaking, poop is not your body's output
A significant fraction of poop is bacteria. Sources vary a bit, but for example, this study gives the fraction as ~55% of solid matter: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7359576/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7359576/
To the extent that your body contains a large bioreactor in the gut to maintain a population of beneficial microflora, you could argue poop thus is one of your bodies outputs (and yes, it contains waste products as well).