Historically it was also common practise to die from diseases spread through fecal matter. Or if not death, bad outcomes like hookworms, which were common in t

Historically it was also common practise to die from diseases spread through fecal matter. Or if not death, bad outcomes like hookworms, which were common in the american south and literally caused people to be stupid. They mostly went away when people stopped pooping in the woods. Of course, it is all a matter of concentration.