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Why is poop brown
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Anonymous 4w

So you have this thing called bile produced in the gallbladder, and it helps you digest food. You have to digest the bile too, and that digested waste from bile is actually what gives poop it’s characteristic brown color

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

Okay thanks <3

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

You’re welcome

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

How much of the poop is bile vs food waste?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

If most of my poop is non-poop this is earth shattering

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

Oh no most of the poop is waste that you need to get rid of, like indigestible fibers and the such, the bile just pigments it

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