and dose it contain suger confuseed help
2006-11-15 22:43:08 · 8 answers · asked by .x.expensive.x 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I have read several causative factors, the predominate being bile secretions from the gall bladder -- mainly from bilirubin.
Other notions include pigment that arises from the breakdown of the iron based pigment of red blood cells in the liver and bone marrow.
Iron in the waste product bilirubin gives rise to its brown color as well as the putrefaction caused by bacteria of the bowel contents.
... and THAT'S the scoop on poop !
2006-11-15 22:59:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's maily due to liver secretions. Bilirubin is red and oxidised bilirubin is known as biliverdin which is green. Both these are present in poo. If you ever try mixing red and green you get a browny colour. Thays the main reason hence it's almost always brown no matter what you eat. But obviously the food you eat does play a small part.
2006-11-18 20:23:29 · answer #2 · answered by Alicia D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poo is brown due to bile that is excreted by the gall bladder at the beginning of the small intestine to aid fat digestion.
2006-11-15 22:59:38 · answer #3 · answered by Helen J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This folder is for food, post your question in the health folder.
2006-11-15 22:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you mix different colors together you get brown. so when you mix all of the different colored foods to gether you get brown. that is my theory .
2006-11-15 23:53:39 · answer #5 · answered by {Jane™} 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not always brown, other colors may indicate problems
2006-11-15 22:53:06 · answer #6 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can get technical and say because its the useless leftover, but its brown because its s**t
2006-11-15 23:00:09 · answer #7 · answered by getmeout2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on what you eat.
2006-11-15 22:55:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋