Eating poop is good for you

Question

Bacteria and parasites primarily feed off of degenerated cells in the body (Hall 27) and the "negative symptoms" associated with parasitic "infection" are simply the beginning stages in cellular detoxification. 

The bacteria and parasites found in poop --commonly Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Shigella spp, Echinococcus multilocularis, and others-- are not harmful, but rather, when contracted, they cause your toxified body to fight off the healthy germs, which therefore causes an initial undesirable response; this is temporary. After your gut microbe has been recolonized with poop bacteria, symptoms will cede. 

Eating poop is an essential part of a healthy diet. 

Answer 1

This statement is false. Eating poop would provide little to no heath benefits, and in fact puts you at risk of severe illness. Poison Controls website states, “ Depending on the pathogens in the feces, you may experience a range of symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. If vomiting and diarrhea are severe, dehydration can occur. If feces are contaminated with hepatitis A, liver toxicity can occur. Other diseases may be transmitted via feces as well.” While not all feces contain serious disease, the risk highly outweighs any sort of heath benefit. Most sites that claim that consuming feces is beneficial contain zero evidence to back up their claims, and they solely rely on the fact that feces contain some (but very little) good bacteria. However, if you are referencing “eating poop” in the medical world, there is some good news. In 2013, doctors discovered that by transplanting the feces of a healthy individual into the intestines of an individual suffering from C Diff it would significantly help or even irradiate the disease. Doctors were able to eliminate the C Diff bacteria 80% of the time, creating a new “cure” to a very harmful illness. Another method doctors used to deposit the healthy feces into the infected individual was orally, using small pill capsules. Although I wouldn’t classify that as “eating poop,” that may be the answer you were looking for. 

A link to Poison Control’s warnings of consuming feces: https://www.poison.org/articles/feces

A link to Yale’s study of C Diff: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2016/01/11/eat-poop-and-live/

Comments

I like how you used poison.org and a Yale study as your evidence both very reliable and have lots of info to add in your response to fully debunk this claim. also love how you went and researched the other side of the argument to see the other side and you also mentioned why people might believe eating poop is beneficial.

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This is a very good response because you added multiple sources to back up your claims. You also included adequate facts and data about how it is not beneficial to your health. Specifically, the quote "If feces are contaminated with hepatitis A, liver toxicity can occur. Other diseases may be transmitted via feces as well.” This solidifies the fact that it has been researched and tested.

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This was a great fact check, I like how you were quick and to the point; "eating feces is not good for your health and in fact puts you at risk", this was perfect. I also liked how you went with "poison control" when fact-checking this claim because it puts it into an even better understanding that 'poison control' is telling you no.

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This claim has no validity and your sources are a good way to prove they are false. The idea is bizarre and using the poison control warnings proves that the idea is unsafe and not ok for human consumption. The risks you mentioned such as liver toxicity and risk of contracting diseases are more than enough to prove this claim false.

Answer 2

This claim is false. Eating feces is not good for your health; it is the opposite. Eating feces will result in getting viruses and infections. Parasites like Cryptosporidium and Giardia can live in feces, and when consumed, they can cause dehydration and diarrhea. Animal feces carry bacteria that can be harmful to humans by causing infections. When you eat dog feces, you can be infected with Escherichia coli, salmonellosis, yersiniosis, and Campylobacter, which can result in you having diarrhea, or long-term symptoms can include arthritis and irritable bowel syndrome. Eating feces shows no signs of healthy benefits but shows signs of giving you harmful bacteria, parasites, and viruses, which is horrible for one's immune system. We poop because it's the way our bodies naturally get rid of waste, and not meant for us to consume in anyway. This article was medically reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, who has a Ph.D.

Article link:https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-happens-if-you-eat-poop

Comments

Thank you for this strong evidence supported answer. I admire your uses of factual  citations and on par choice of terms used.

Answer 3

In conclusion, the claim that eating poop is good for you and aids in detoxification is false. Proven by a vast amount of scientific and medical knowledge. Ingesting poop exposes the body to numerous harmful pathogens and carries significant health risks. This claim is false and dangerous. Consuming poop could lead to a number of viruses, bacteria or even parasites. In 2008 there was a lethal case of a young man who consumed a bowl of spagetti with feces in it and the case was so serious he died 10 hours after consuming. According to The National Library of Medicine.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-happens-if-you-eat-poop#risks 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3232990/

Answer 4

This statement is entirely false. Eating poop is not good for you and not a healthy thing to include into your diet. Eating feces can lead to getting diseases as well getting severely ill. Poison Control informs us that the pathogens in the feces, cause many symptoms including vomiting and dehydration. The falsehood with eating poop as a healthy diet is not worth the risk you put your body at to prevent diseases and illnesses. As a human species we were never intended to eat our own feces or any feces in that matter. 

Link to Poison Control :

https://www.poison.org/articles/feces

Answer 5

This statement is blatantly false. The bacteria and parasites found in poop, while some could be "beneficial", will overall cause more harm than good to the human body. According to the National Capital Poison Center: "If you unintentionally eat a small amount of feces, you may not experience any symptoms. However, feces can make you sick. Depending on the pathogens in the feces, you may experience a range of symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea, and fever". Feces can carry bacteria, viruses, and diseases that will work their way back into the body and have many negative effects. Feces are not sterile, nor should it be considered edible. Eating feces will cause damage to the body, especially in the digestive and stomach parts of the body. 

https://www.poison.org/articles/feces

Answer 6

This claim is false, and also extremely exaggerated. The claim given at the end, "eating poop is an essential part of a healthy diet" is not at all what a "healthy" diet consists of. I skimmed tons of sources, and Healthline seemed the most reliable and has not already been used for a fact-check response. According to Healthline, eating poop is "minimally toxic" and even though it contains bacteria naturally found in your intestines and are not harmful while they are in your intestines, it doesn't mean it isn't harmful to be ingested by your mouth. Healthline includes that bacterias usually found in poop are campylobacter, salmonella, E. coli, Shigella, which can lead to gastrointestinal infections. Eating poop even the causes possibility for the viruses Hepatitis A and E  to be transmitted. Eating these bacterias could cause nausea, diarrhea, vomitting, and fever. Healthline also points out that if children eat feces, it isn't the greatest concern as long as you give the child water and wash their hands and mouth, but if they eat other animal feces they are susceptible to other parasites such as roundworms. The Healthline article points out that eating poop shouldn't cause severe symptoms, it probably isn't the smartest and healthiest thing to incorporate into your diet and may cause long-term issues with your digestion.

https://www.healthline.com/health/what-happens-if-you-eat-poop#The-bottom-line