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blacknblueballs -> RE: Scat (10/17/2005 9:47:34 PM)
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sepsis is far different from feces digesting within the stomach. within the body cavity, the bacteria of the intestinal tract run rampant, invading spaces that have never been exposed to such and overwhelming our immune system. our stomachs conversely, see quite a bit of bacteria - more or less depending on what we eat.
feces is roughly composed of three quarters water (give or take - loose stool more and hard stool less, obviously). of the remaining quarter, roughly a third is dead bacteria from the intestines. roughly another third is indigestible matter - cellulose - you know, the fiber we are told to eat to help move things along. what remains 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.
whether or not we become ill is dependant on several factors - the health of the person doing the pooing, the health of the person eating (which in this case is the same), what sorts of foods that have been eaten are being voided, and the body's own immune system.
the most important thing to remember is - if you do not have something, you cannot get it. so, in the case of hepatitis or HIV, if you do not carry it, you will not give it to yourself. since the intestines contain many different strands of e. coli, that may be passed back to one's self. however, the great majority of these are harmless. those that are not could cause sickness, vomiting, diarrhea, or in rare cases, infection. truly, each of us are different and each of us has a different immune system - what may not make me sick may make someone else very sick.
to say that the consumption of feces has no adverse consequences simply because it is one's own is misleading. even something like rimming can have adverse consequences. but, we dig for information, ask questions, sift through the answers, and digest what we've gathered. then we make a decision.
i'm not a doctor, nor am i any sort of medical expert. i only speak from experience and from wondering these same questions (and more) well over twenty years ago and spending what seems a lifetime finding out as much as i could. i've never gotten sick, or ill, nor have i had any adverse affects. and i'm still alive and kicking :)
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