But why are our digestive systems evolving to be less powerful? Is it because meat and stuff is easier to digest? Is it conceivable that one day we'll be pulling whole pieces of chicken out of our crap? (hey, recycling!)

I always thought that the skin of the corn is undigested, but the inside where all the nutrients are do get digested. In that case, isn't it only the skin of the corn that goes through?

If not, recycling!

Our digestive systems have evolved to be less efficient at digesting vegetable matter because what we have been eating has changed slowly over time. We eat a lot more meat now than primitive man did millions of years ago. As a result, our digestive systems have evolved to be more effective at digesting meat. However, what we had grown less effective at is digesting plant material. I do agree that it is mostly the skin of the corn that is difficult to digest, however, if the whole kernel is swallowed unchewed, then the whole kernel will be excreted in its whole form in our feces.

With respect to peanuts, we are less likely to swallow a whole peanut unchewed that a corn kernel. Chewed peanuts will be digested effectively and will not be seen in the stool.

-Dr. Adams

Well, that explains that then.

So.......whats the deal with the peanuts?

Someone accidentally swallowed a set of *dentures* and then shat them out?

One good reason to file down those canines....

well- to tell you the truth, ive never had corn in my poop, even after i eat it. why is that?

Poopyhead,

How can you be sure you have never have had corn in your poop? Have you actually collected your feces each time after eating corn and carefully examined the stool for any corn kernels? Other than this method, how can you really be sure?

-Dr. Adams

Dr. Adams: You should get out more.

As for Denture Person--was there any word on whether his or her rear end was traumatized when shitting them out?!

Actually, Doc, I have another question. When taking a normal dump, how much of the colon typically empties out? Just the descending colon? Or does the transverse colon empty out, too?

A lot of the time after I take a dump, within an hour I feel some fecal matter in my transverse colon, but it doesnt budge. I would love to poop that out, but it just stays there. I spend the day feeling unfulfilled.

My standards are probably impossibly high, which is why I am curious to know how much of the colon is supposed to empty out in the course of a normal, healthy defecation.

I'm sorry Dr Adams, but it is plain to me that you know very little about evolution. The primary mechanism for evolution is some kind of selective pressure. Humans have no such pressure driving them to alter their digestive systems, or to lessen the sizes of their jaws. If there was such a pressure, the large-jawed, corn-digesters would have less success reproducing than the small jawed, corny-poopers. Furthermore, even if this trend was occuring, you would not have nearly enough sample data to track humans' digestion of corn over such a large timescale necessitated by a real evolutionary trend. This is simply a bunch of fluffy-sounding pseudo-scientific talk with little to no basis in reality.

The real reason that corn ends up in your stool is evolutionary - but mostly based on the evolution of corn itself. Corn is a fairly recent incorporation into the human diet, and was essentially genetically engineered by humans a few thousand years ago from a smaller and more mealy varities of a crop called maize. As it stands, corn is more energy bearing than maize but as far as vegetables go, is not terribly nutritious. Essentially, corn is really not people-food, and this is why we do not digest it well.

As for the wisdom teeth comment, while it is true that people have problems with wisdom teeth, what most people fail to recognize is that people have ALWAYS had trouble with wisdom teeth. You can think of wisdom teeth as spares, or actually any of your molars as spares, as over the lifetime of less orally hygenic people, you tend to see some tooth loss in your life. If you lose a couple of teeth, you have some extras to pick up the extra duties.

I hope this clears up some confusion for everyone.

Thank you Ramshackle.

There is nothing better than proving a "know it all wanna be" wrong. I thought his theories sucked too, and I would have said something, but I had nothing to back my opinion with. If this guy was truly a professional doctor, why the fuck would he be wasting his time here?

Uh, doniker, you are flaming a young resident who has agreed to supply medical opinions on the site while he hones his craft? As my fake e-mail address indicates, we are talking about corn in our poop, not brain surgery here. Geez. Try to get upset about something more important next time.

First off, I am sorry have not responded to the comments made in this column. I have been very busy these past few weeks. But I have reminded myself that I do enjoy contributing to this site and adding any information which I think can be of benefit. I actually do not have the time to argue with ramshakle about my knowledge of evolution. I am confident that I do understand how evolution works. Evolution really did not provide me with any credentials to give me any confidence that he knows what he is talking about. As a physician and scientist, I certainly have spent a great deal of time learning about evolution.

As for Doniker, I have learned something about him too. He is a vulgar and mean spirited human being who never will get any help from me. I will not waste my time with those who are unappreciative and bitter. It is obvious to me that Doniker certainly is an unhappy and nasty person and I will avoid him at all costs.

And finally, if you don't trust me and think that I am not a real doctor, that is fine. I am very busy taking care of REAL human lives every day. I certainly can spend my time in other ways than on this website. So if you would rather not have the contributions of a real physician, please let me know and I will devote my energy elsewhere.

Thank you..........

-Dr. Adams

Dr. Adams, I would like to thank you first of all for posting that informative tidbit on corn in the poop. It's something I think everyone who is a regular corn eater and log observer wonders. However, I believe that corn in the poop was probably more of corn's way of propogating itself. Just as some flowers use bright colors and scents to attract bees which in turn fosters cross pollination, corn shows up in the poo of man. Consider the following scenario. Two cavemen, Ig and Ook. Ook eats some corn, or maize or whatever. 4 hours later Ook goes out back to 'open the bomb bay doors', he notices some yellow dots in his poo. Ook quickly grabs the poo and runs to find Ig. The conversation may have gone something like this -

Ook - "Ig! Check out this log! It's got yellow lumps!"

Ig - "What? What the fuck are you talking about?"

Ook - "Look!" (shoves the turd in Ig's face)

Ig (in revulsion and disgust) -"You fucking manaiac! That's your SHIT".

Ig then kills Ook, the turd is dropped to the ground, where the corn/maize proceeds to grow.

A CyberPoop scientific presentation

A very intresting and amusing observation. Likely, this sort of scenario did play out perhaps millions of years ago. And I do agree that corn (and many other plants) do propogate themselves via the poop of animals.

What I believe is so ludicrous about your "corn" theory, Dr. Adams, is that is based entirely upon of integrity of the Theory of Evolution (I express particular emphasis on "THEORY"). Would be kind enough to take a few hours of your time to prove to your readers the integrity of the Big Bang or any other of the various evolutionary theories that you perhaps subscibe to? We are here because we honestly want to know why our corn refuses to be digested properly. And here you are, a doctor (or so-called) who apparently cannot even distinguish between scientific fact and scientific theory, telling us, the loyal visitors of PooReport.com, that the corn in our poo is merely a kink in the evolutionary system. Science is the field and study of factual evidence. Evolution itself is as of yet not even a proper science -- it relies far too much on the help of other fields of study: Geology and Anatomy to be considered a science in it's own right,

and the results that it has yielded with the help of the two aforementioned sciences has proved to be inconclusive in proving Evolutionary Fiction to be Evolutionary Fact.

Can you even prove to us that the human digestive tract was any different a thousand years ago than it is now?

Were I the resident "poop doctor" here, I could have just as easily have told everyone that the corn in our poo is a result of the magic of Mr. Hanky(of South Park fame)'s Magic Handkerchief, and it would be more to their general amusement than even your take on the corn issue.

Mr. Bruce -

As much as I may find Dr. Adams' explanation to be dubious, I can find no fault in his basing his explanation on the theory of evolution.

Not only is evolution a science, it is as widely validated as perhaps any science, barring possibly quantum mechanics. Or should I say, the Theory of Quantum Mechanics? Along with the Theory of Relativity, many major scientific movements incorporate the word theory into their titles. The reason is that there are many definitions for the word theory, and in this sense it has nothing to do with our level of confidence in its accuracy (which is never absolute in any real science anyway). If these concepts are lost on you, I suggest you read the following

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/evolution-fact.html

and get back to us. If the above is too mentally taxing for you, you may rest assured that the theory of evolution is a very well tested scientific FACT and that without it, the entire field of modern biology would be a shambles.

By the way Dr. Adams, as a professional whose occupation should involve at least a slight understanding of science, I would really hope that you would understand that we do not judge what someone says based on their credentials, rather on the merit of their argument. What you are purporting is called Argument From Authority, and is a very dangerous concept. I fear for your patients, sir.

You provided a very interesting link, Ramshackle. It would certainly appear that you are a quite the intellectual. Why then, do you waste your time trying to make me look like an idiot by assuming that the evolutionary concepts are too "vast" for me to understand, or too "mentally taxing"? Did I at any point call refer to you or Adams a fool?

But I don't claim to have all of the answers ready at hand to give to you, just as you were apparently not ready to provide the Missing Link or any other gaps that I may believe to render evolution unto falsehood.

Indeed, rather than claiming to have proof that was unsurfaced by my own intellect, I will instead let people who are perhaps more qualified than I am do the talking:

Various problems with the theory of evolution, broken down into sections and sub-sections, etc..:

The various problems with the theory of evolution summarized (highly recommended)

Stupid message box...it won't post HTML links.

Here are the URLs...AGAIN.....

http://emporium.turnpike.net/C/cs/cartoon.htm

and....

http://www.darwins-theory-of-evolution.com

I believe it was somewhere in Matt Groenig's "School is Hell" that a wild-eyed college student, strung out on too much schoolthink, jabbed an accusing finger and howled "AU CONTRAIRE, MON FRERE!"

Academia is a rich tapestry of opinion. If every single scientist on earth agreed on anything, we'd never make any advances.

i like corn

Dr. Adams said "we eat a lot more meat now than primitive man did millions of years ago ..."

1) How many millions of years ago?

2) What "primitive man" is he referring to specifically?

3) Is there evidence of this claim ... like "primitive man" copralites from millions of years ago?

4) Who exactly are "we" ... Americans, Third World inhabitants, or just who is it that eats a lot more meat than "primitive man of millions of years ago?"

5) For exactly how long has "modern man" been eating "a lot more meat than primitive man millions of years ago?"

6) Did Neanderthal man eat a lot of meat? More meat than vegetables? I think there is evidence available on this from prehistoric site evaluations. So did Neanderthal man, who lived for thousands of generations and up until about 25,000 years ago, have problems with corny poops too?

7) Oh, that's right, there weren't any peanuts and maize around when Neanderthal man lived, so I guess he just had undigested whole wild seeds blowing out his ass, huh, Doc. Adams?

8)Native Amerindians had about 20,000 years or so, that's like over a thousand generations, to evolve at least a little ability to digest maize ... what's up with that?

9)There is strong evidence that Cromagnon man, that's us, developed our superior and specialized abilities, when compared to Neanderthal, due to eating a diet rich in shellfish and marine birds ... that's MEAT. And there is strong evidence that Neanderthals ate a diet rich in red meat.

10)I can provide documentatioin on the above. Is there documentation available regarding our "evolutionary inability to digest corn and peanuts due to our evolutionary trend toward more meat than 'primitive man' of millions of years ago?"

Have you ever eaten so much corn that when it came out it was ribbed for your pleasure?

LOL Green Dave! I never did that, but I crapped out a log that was so textured that it looked like a brown corn cob.

My dog used to shit in the shape of pine cones.

People, I have just one intellegent comment. Why are you few,(you know who you are),putting down this doctor who takes his time to help out? He obviously does know what he is talking about. He has an intelligent brain. For those people out there who are wondering why he is taking his time to go on here and explain things, there are doctors out there who actually have/own/take care of websites answering questions for people about everything. They take care of that website in their spare time. Dr.Moore, a simple word for you, instead of crabbing at him and being a complete asshole to him, help him out and explain things, not just question him like an asshole. You are the kind of doctor that I tell people not to go to. Do you treat your patients like that?? "Doctor, my stomach hurts." Do you tell them it doesn't? That they don't know what they are talking about and they are just faking it??? You probley are. Those people that doctor's like you say are faking it and not actually prove they are end up dieing cause of people like you. So back off and leave a REAL HONEST TRUE HELPFUL doctor a lone.

My question is this: Is there a 4" tube that goes directly from the stomach to the anus? There must be, because every time that I eat corn, there hasn't been enough time for it to pass through my entire system before I'm putting the "gold" in the "golden-nugget".

STFU, Ramshackle! Leave the good Dr. Adams alone. He does not need to be pestered by your insignificant patronizing of his knowledge, really. He had to go through several more years of college than you did to be called a doctor! I think I would beleive Dr. Adams before I would beleive the stuff you are spewing out. Just stop attacking the things he is saying, he knows a lot more than you do, he is *REQUIRED* to study that kind of stuff in medical school. Dr. Adams, you prove a good point, we DO eat more meat than the older, more primitive species of human. We are able to mass-produce animals to eat, than they could only eat when they were able to kill a large animal, often meaning this had to happen every day, depending on the animal's size. Nowadays, we need only go to the store, or a resturant to get our daily meat intake. Much easier, seeing as how most people eat a lot of meat everyday. The average human now probably eats 2-3 times more meat in a year than our ancestors did in a year, because getting food back then was hard, so they often would not eat for a week, because their hunters could not get any food. This all supports what Dr. Adams was saying, and I'm pretty sure he would agree with a few of the things I stated. Thank you!

Anyone remember those butt spiders from Lexx? (I don't personally watch that sick-ass show!) I wonder what shape your poo would come in if you crapped one of those out?

Um, I have an idea... with all this talk of "recycling", does anyone realize that they could just "pick" some of the undigested material out of their feces, (like corn, mushrooms, etc.) wash them off really and Re-Serve them! I mean, most of the time, the time, the veggies are still intact enough, and people probably wouldn't even know the difference! I mean think about it, you could just "slip" some of those "recycled" veggies into, like, a casserole dish or something, and serve it to someone you didn't like, and they would probably not even notice!!!! Well what do you guys think? Has anyone ever tried this before? Come on tell me, I wanna know!!!!

Poophead, you obviously have never eaten lunch in a school and/or hospital cafeteria. They do it all the time. At least it tastes that way.

I am staying at my sister's house and she just shit out a chunk of corn. The strange thing was she hadn't eaten corn for two weeks. Now that's just freaky!

try corn salsa it has the strangest odor when you poop it out

Tonight while I was reading Poop Report, of all things, my ass crack itched. I reached into my crack and low and behold I pulled out a strawberry seed! Corn isn't the only thing that survives the bowels.

BTW, I just has some corn. Let's see how many days it takes for it to come out the other side!

ithought that this page was a very amazing tip to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No corn yet.

Mr. Adams, we actually do want the contributions of a real physician. If at some time you spot one, please promote this site to him. As well, please enlist the help of a psychiatrist, he will most likely prescribe powerful drugs for your acute psychosis.

Still waiting on that corn.

Forget it! It's gone! I can only get used grapefruit skins in my shit anyway.

I highly enjoyed the verbal swordplay between all the various eggheads, pseudo or otherwise, on this topic. Please continue, I am laughing my ass off, and learning something too.

Dr. Adams does have a point, although we didn't eat corn millions of years ago we did eat more plant material. This may or may not have been corn, stuff like nuts, berries and leafy plants. The human digestive tract isn't to good at digesting cellulose. Cellulose is in the cell wall of plants, it gives them their rigidity. In parts like corn kernals and nuts there is a lot more cellulose so it is less likely that in the chewing process that the cell wall we be broken enough for the enzymes to digest it. Millions of years ago like Dr. Adams said, we were better equiped for eating this sort of stuff. Larger, stronger jaws, with more molars for grinding the food. Now we have weaker jaws and smaller teeth, so like Dr. Adams said a smaller amount of the corn will be chewed.

Well, what do you know! Lo and behold, there was a corn kernel in my poop this afternoon. That could be a record for corn holding!!!

I belive that eating things that are harder to digest "execises" the digestive tract and makes it stronger. Like the doc said it doesn't seem to have any trouble w/ odd things, I tried some pieces of bone once and was able to digest them pretty well. Even certain rocks and metal will digest but plastic and glass will not.

WOW this is a great site! Our poo problems are cured! Now our poo is happy as ever! and we can thank you for out happy poo! We have learned many new techniques such as the ass muffler! Have you ever heard of indian poo? It's kind of like oh henry but it comes from indians! thanx

My best friend told me that when he changes his son's diaper after a corn eating, theres always whole kernals that look thoroughly cooked and ready to eat. His theory is, they're cooked, and the digestive system acts as an oven for the corn, so they should be ok to eat if one was up to eating something thats been through the digestive system. Not that anybody would actually do it (would they?), but in theory, wouldn't it be safe to remove the kernals from the poop, rinse them off, and eat them as if they were just cooked? (More of our thoughts on poop at http://fly.to/theweirdworld)

corn in my poop disgusts me bahaha

When I ate corn and the whole kernel came out of my ass, it hurt. The kernel kind of scraped my ass cheeks. This was always a problem for me as I am a huge corn connoisseur and enjoy an occasional corn on the cob from the grill. However, I have realized that if you swallow your flem after eating corn, it acts as a lubricated coating to the shit and the kernel do not scrape my ass. I hope this is beneficial to anyone that is experiencing the scraping sensation.

I'm probably beating a dead horse, as it were, but I have some comments. First of all, take everything I say with a grain of salt as I am rather hungover. Kudos to Random Input for boiling it down to cellulose. Perhaps Dr. Adams should have simply said "...because corn kernels are comprised mostly of cellulose which the human digestive system cannot digest." Thanks to Ramshakle for his discussion of the misinterpretation of the word "theory" by those not trained in a scientific discipline. Despite the perceived level of development of any scientific field, the "factual" component is always the body of data. How it is organized, interpreted and explained is always a matter theory. Those confounded by this should look up both "theory" and "law" in any decent dictionary, as I think they unreasonably expect a theory (e.g. Evolution or Relativity) to be on par with a law (e.g. Boyle's Law). This is not possible, nor is it really expected or even desirable, as revision of theories is how science advances. Lastly, I feel I must respond to Doniker, who commented, "If this guy truly was a professional doctor, why the fuck would he be wasting his time here?" Just because one chooses to subject himself to eight plus years of higher education does not mean he can no longer take pleasure in poop. I myself will have a Ph.D. soon enough, and as I embark on my eighth year of study I find shit more intriguing and hilarious than ever. To think that someone with the word "doctor" in front of his or her name would or should no longer enjoy talking about poop is, in my opinion, a rather odd idea.

meat sucks

I have to say that altho the theory of evolution brings up many debates a simple the digestive system is uncapable of digesting it properly and possibly the parts of the digestive system that plays the role would of been a better diagnostic response. Not everyone believes in the theory of evalution but we all must agree that how our digestive system works can be explained in medical terminology.

Yesterday I shat out a turd with corn in it. The scary thing is that I haven't had corn since Hurricane Frances.

Wow! I never thought that I'd actually read such a loooooong debate about corn in poop...but I did. Brava to poop lover...you just saved me a lot of typing!

You think corn is cool just eat poppy seed anything and check it out. With poppy seed in addition to the speckled robin egg effect you get the additional benefit of "buckshot". "Buckshot" results from a 5 or above (0 to 10 scale) fart that is dry but has the feel and consistency of the second comming (a second turd that lurks immediately behind the first but misses the first's expulsion. You know the kind, it comes back a second time to haunt you 15 minutes after you thought you were done, great when your a truck driver). You check for fecal contamination and viola, no real discharge just speckles of poppy seed, hence "buckshot". Corn on the other hand is never seen without its traveling companion. Or how about black stool producer (Oreo cookies) and corn. Would be just the thing for Halloween decorations due to it yellow on black coloration. Whew! Sorry, I just get so inspired reading this kind of crap my bowels begin to growl. Chow!

Could the fact that it shows up be a clue to why it's not good for us?

From Dr. Mercola, author of the No Grain Diet:

http://www.mercola.com/2004/apr/10/corn_fat.htm Six Reasons Why Corn is Making You Fat

http://creativehealth.netfirms.com/soy_corn.shtml Corn Bio Engineered

http://creativehealth.netfirms.com/biotech.shtml More on Corn Engineering

The fact is 90% of what we know is all theory. Some have more facts to back them up than others, but none are bulletproof. I find it interesting that people with one theory of the world are argueing with people with a different theory, each not realizing that their view is actually a theory and not fact. I mean, how many of us were around millions of years ago and what concrete proof do we have? It's all theory and both sides can argue until they are blue in the face. But unfortunately when you don't realize that your view is just a theory, it makes it impossible to learn. Instead you just gather evidence to prove what you already decided and lever learn a thing.

well well....... I like to use peanuts to gauge how fast my poop moves thru me............ corn is good but peanuts stand up better

Hi
I was just checking to find out how long the human body needs to to digest and expel the remnants of corn after ingestion. It was ...fun but can anyone there let me know if they have the info I'm searching?
just wanna know

First of all, thanks to sara for the shout out. Second, scott makes a good point. As any serious scholar knows, what was accepted as the gospel truth in any discipline in the past (like 10 or 20 years ago in mine) has been completely debunked and proven wrong by now. But we always need to bear in mind the fundamental difference between "theory" and "fact". Evolution is a theory, the "Theory of Evolution". No scientist anywhere in the world, ever, would argue with that statement. The reason something like evolution, for example, is a "theory" is that there always needs to be room for minor modifications as knowledge advances. Facts are indisputable. They are what drive the modification of theories. As new facts are discovered, theories need to be modified in order to accomodate them. No scientist, even the ones who are proponents of evolution, claim to have absolute knowledge. It is simply that a well thought out and organized "theory" is the most plausible and elegant explanation of an extensive body of "facts". The point is that it is the best answer until it is modified again to bring it up to date as more things are discovered. I strenuously stress that if this were not the case there would be no advances at all. To say "oh, that's just a theory so it can't be right" is tantamount to giving up entirely.

hows come my poop smells like corn?

so that's why i'm 35 and not blessed with wisdom teeth.

finally i have found the answer...thanks poopreport!

I agree with Ramshackle

IF YOU DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITHOUT PROVEN AUTHORITY DON'T BLOODY WELL PRETEND YOU DO AND GUISE YOUR OPINION AS FACT AND *THEN* GET ALL BITCHY ABOUT IT WHEN SOMEONE COMES ALONG AND PULLS YOUR PLUG.

Just Admit your opinion as such and open yourself up to the truth NOT INITIATE SOME KIND OF PISS CONTEST on who has the bigger cock and balls. Not pointing any fingers just setting a proposed standard for improvement.

Why is the internet plagued with this type of mentality?

The glorius? internet if comprised of so many useless opinions. So many of which not even to the point of actually being literate. And THAT is a sad fact.

Seek true knowledge. Let the rest wither fall away.

PS I just zoomed out some really nice corn not just 10 mins ago. Honestly...all I can say pure relief.

POOP ON...

nvr had corn in ur poop? how can dat be possibily true? i mean i nvr looked in my poop...but most people say that dey hav yellow stuff in there poop!

my friend jill poops corn

If you eat corn, you poop corn. That's how it goes.

"If you eat corn, you poop corn. That's how it goes."

I don't know if that's true. The human digestive system is different than a cow's in that a cow's is specialized while ours is not. A cow can get a lot of nutrients out of fiber and plant material, but can't do anything with meat or fat. We, on the other hand, can handle protein, fat, and carbs. Those are three components of food. The fourth component is fiber, which we cannot digest.

Our stomach can handle everything we throw down there, but it has finite resources. If it gets a meal of meat, potatoes and veggies, it's going to digest the potatoes first because they're carbs -- the easiest. Then the protein and the fat. That's why the Atkins diet works in theory -- if you eliminate the carbs, your stomach will focus fully on digesting fat and protein.

What's this got to do with corn? The outer part of corn is tougher than the inside part -- if it's not fiber, it's something close. The stomach CAN digest corn, but because it's very hard to digest the stomach will focus on the easier parts of your meal first. In a dinner of meat, potatoes and corn, the potatoes go first, then the meat, then the bits of corn. For many of us, the corn passes right through before the stomach has a chance to dedicate the resources to it.

But I'll bet that if you eat nothing but corn, your stomach will digest it completely.

Of course, I could be wrong.

I'm imagining that this was the first ever post on PR by the anonymous coward 4 posts up who tentatively offered "nvr had corn in ur poop? She probably thought that by placing this question on a two-year-old story, maybe it would go unnoticed. But within a couple days, another first time poster ventured, tentatively, "my friend jill poops corn." And within a few hours of that Dave, the Lord and creator PR, has personally taken this on with an indepth analysis of why Fart Poopie's short quip "if you eat corn, you poop corn" might be an oversimplification. Where else have you ever gotten service like this, anonymous coward?

Have you got another question?

I think the problem is that we can't see the shit for the trees, or in this case, the corn.

We've gotten bogged down in a debate over the theory of evolution, instead of addressing the very real concerns of many Americans who look at their stool in horror after having consumed a moderate amount of corn.

Is the corn industry lying to us? Is there something about corn the US government isn't telling us?

For example, I don't eat sand because I know it has no health benefits and will very likely end up in my stool. If corn is the vegetable equivalent of sand, maybe we should know?

It's a multi-billion dollar industry with a lot of high rollers. I'm not saying there is a conspiracy to cover up the true health benefits of corn, but I am concerned that we are consuming corn without being fully informed.

Or do my eyes deceive me?

Until we have an honest answer from the scientific community and the US government I think we should consider boycotting corn until a thorough scientific study (peer reviewed and published in a reputable journal) has been undertaken.

-Cornholeo

LOL u guys are funny always fighting about something that most people dont have time to think about haha good luck ;)

lmfao i never knew people had sites for this kind of crap. just moments ago my stomach was bothering me really badly, like, it was just a very sharp unusual pain, it was also in my lower abdomen. i guess the main reason was bad gas and i had to shxt, but its not normal. anyway, so i went to take a dump, and there was corn in it. its the first time i've actually seen corn in my poop. i thought it was something bad, so i did a search on google and found out its actually normal. i was laughing about it though because a while ago my friend used to talk about it. she'd ask me, "was there corn in your poo?" and it reminded me of that...

so, you guys are arguing poop. i hope none of you are over like. 10. but then again, here i am. oh well.

I just stumbled on this page. I'm curious. If one was to eat corn would it help with weight loss then?

ok I agree with almost all the posters here how is that so? because I realize that as ironically it is the very same quantum theory debunked as nonscience in an earlier post that asserts and supports the ideas that gives us the ability to totally disagree with every thing anyone believes of says...that truth is at least partially defined by the observer..also because..I too sometimes crap corn like the fabled "jimmy"..sometimes I digest it sometimes it comes back on me..if I take my time and actually chew th corn and its prepared well then I think it gets digested well it least too the point were I cant see it in my stool. If I eat it too fast and too much of it then it fucks me up for at least a day..and it really hurts my stomach at poo time..and comes out like diarrhea.
Evolution is an ongoing process..and so whatever the anthropologists can say about our ancestors, the fact remains that anything having to do with our bodies, is affected by and affects its evolution in the future. I don't believe in one factor or even set of factors limits the process of evolution..in my mind without having to fuck around with academia and dictionaries, tyhe word evolution is synonomous with change, and it's a very true saying that goes, the only thing that is absolutely certain is change. Going back to Quantum theories, in physics that I took in high school, acceleration was taught as any change in speed and or direction..of ANYthing, so I think in quantum thought even things that appear to stay the same are now different if they move.
because the nature of any singular facet of reality appears to be nonstatic and totally depending upon how it relates to everything else in its field or field of influence to form the whole. I gather this idea not even having read any books or had any lesson iin quantum theory but it just adds up to me, that thats what its about, and I am no doctor if I'm wrong then I welcome anyone helpful hanks or nitpicking know it all nancies to put it in better terms..but my thing it is, if it makes sense to me it is also almost as good as truth to me. Perhaps that's why I and everything I know of including you who read this..is more than theoretically doomed to one day become wrong and out of place, doomed to become one with entropy. I see this as fact because in this case logic intersects with faith,( as this idea was explicitly presented to me by a cleric of my faith/religion, in scientific terms that my logic and reason could agree with) and in who's reason,logic and spiritual significance I trust. The problem with many who decry theories in science particularly that of evolution, is that they feel that it contradicts their spiritual beliefs, but their appraoch is wrong as are scientists who can admit that they don't understand all the qualities of the universe but can somehow deny with absolute conviction that no God or being exists that created the omniverse, both of these approaches are wrong to me. Because they both seem to assume that reality must conform to the observer and not the other way around.
I tend to think that if there is a god he/it would create a universe that behaves in a way that is logical at least in terms of that gods logic, and any creature in that universe that is blessed with the reason to discern that logic would eventually see it in som..logical scope, and determine that logic to be truth...
basically what i'm saying is that if god made the world to behave evolutionarily then religion or no religion if im looking to see how the world came to be as it is and i have the faculties to do so, then i would eventually see patterns of evolution..science people should probably try not to be so short sighted in the ultimately human interpretations of the "facts" and religious people should probably try to be humble in the interpretations of the prophecies (after all it's likely that only god knows best the final linguistic interpretations and meaning of the words revealed in those holy books. At any rate I don't want to keep crapping corn so if i eat it i'm going to take my time and chew thoroughly..if I like the corn i should do this anyway and savor the flavor, before entropy blands all of it..boy do i suddenly feel wrong for mentioning god in a blog about poop?..hmm well poop is the way god wanted it so be it.

So we poop in God's image? God is a huge corn-encrusted turd, I guess.

I have to say i thought iw as the only one wondering about the poop and corn thing. Wierd and a small world. Why does taking a poo hurt sometimes?

Corn poop is the best, specially if it is the size of a snickers bar

I am a Human Espresso Machine

Dr. Adams knows what he is talking about, and I believe he explained himself very well. You have to be rather general when explaining what actions take place in the human body, since not everyone who will read that information has the same understanding. I can see how some people think he should have specificially mentioned how cellulose, which in contained in the cells of plant tissue, is not able to be digested by humans, but come on. It's really self explanatory. Plants have cellulose...corn is a plant...therefore corn contains cellulose.
And yes, evolution is just a theory. However, it is the theory which best explains why human jaws and teeth have gotten smaller over time as our diets have changed. Everyone is so quick to mention that evolution is a theory, but no one seems to doubt gravity. Gravity is still a theory, but I don't hear anyone denying its existance or validity. So, I suggest to let the theory of evolution stand in this case; it really has the best explanation.
Also, it is not necessary at all to specify which anicent human, its location, whatever. Humans used to be (and still are in some cultures) hunter-gathers, and meat is much harder to come by than plants. Today, meat is much easier to come by, so we adapted teeth and jaws to more easily tear apart meat. Plant matter is now harder to break down and much more difficult to digest due to these diet changes. And yes, plant matter is very good for your digestive system. Meat basically sits in the colon for a while a rots, while plant matter sweeps through and cleans you out. It also helps to keep you more regular. Though we can't digest cellulose, it still serves a good purpose.

Celery has a lot of cellulose. Anyone ever see celery "strings" in their poop?

I know cucumber skin and seeds are indigestable, because when I was a kid, my mother tried to pass off cucumber sandwiches with the skin still on the cucumber. You could see THAT in your poop!

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This whole page has to be one of the funniest things I've ever read. I laughed til I stopped.

I'm going to go eat a can of whole kernel corn without chewing, just to do my own "scientific tests" :-)

curious pooper says that he/she "laughed til (he/she) stopped."

Now THAT made me laugh "til I stopped."

Genius!

People really do u still need to be here and talk about poop. Dr. Adams left a LONG LONG time ago and you still need to be here talking. GET OUT AND FIND YOURSELVES LIFES. jesus.... I am sorry but something had to be said.

WTF. You have no idea how many of us here needed, and wanted, to hear your tough-love message. Unfortunately, we're in such desparate shape by now (Dave's a real bastard and grand manipulator, TBW grows like a fungus on you, daphne's such a tease), that we need therapy and can't afford it. You will find on the front page a way of making a generous contribution, much of which will go to help people like me. Please care enough to give, will you?

There is abundant evidence for "microevolution," or adaptation within a given species, which is what Dr. Adams originally described above. But there is absolutely zero--zilch--nada--evidence whatsoever for so-called "macroevolution"; that is, how a piece of corn evolved into Logjam.

I love WTF's grammar. In caps, no less. GET OUT AND FIND YOURSELVES LIFES.

And by the same token, those of you who are unmarried and straight need to GET OUT AND FIND YOURSELVES WIFES.

Oh, that English Major Demon in me!

You boys are so cute. *smooch* :P
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Well, "Theory" not fact! Thats what I hear from you all. I am not a MD or Scientist. Niether do I care about evolutionary opinions. But try determining what corn is "made of" and if our bodies can break that "makeup" down, today. Not millions of years ago which does not matter. I'm sure our bodies have acids, enzymes, or maybe added drinks or juices that we can take while eating corn to help the "breakdown process". I do agree with Dr. Adams on the chewing method as fact for myself. Because, I have chewed and swallowed whole kernels and only the whole kernels come out in my poop with exception of the outer layer (skin) sometimes. So, the factual answer to question is that: Our bodies do not have what it takes to break down "whole" kernels of corn, Today 2006. Why, I dont know? You'all can argue that. As Dr. Adams stated, the other fact is that if you chew the kernel it will most likely break down and not appear in your poop.

This still sheds no light on the prior proposition: How does something as simple as a piece of corn evolve into something as complex as Logjam?

SJJ 10/02/2003
You were saying that you "crapped out a log that was so textured that it looked like a brown corn cob". I poop like that very frequently. It is a sign that you bowels are properly working. Now I will digress.

For some reason, I rarely have corn poo's. I am guessing that Dr. Adam's theory might have a grain of truth to it. I happen to have fairly large molars, I am also one of the few lucky ones who was able to retain their wisdom teeth.

I do however, chew my food up very fine. The only way I have a corn poo, is A: If I take a laxative. B. If I eat copious amounts of corn in one sitting.

So teeth size may play a role in how much corn shows up at the other end. I was originally thinking that transit time was a factor, but reading TSV's comments, corn can show up at the other end with slow transit. Also, it appears that how well a person is able to chew their food plays a role in corn poo.

Does anyone else have corn free poo's, dispite ingesting corn.
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Born to clog your bog, with a giant log.

Lets get technical about corn.

The corn seed (kernel) is composed of four main parts: the endosperm, the pericarp, the germ, and the tip cap. The endosperm is most of the dry weight of the kernel. It is also the source of energy for the seed. The pericarp is the hard, outer coat that protects the kernel both before and after planting. The germ is the living part of the corn kernel. The germ contains genetic information, vitamins, and minerals that the kernel needs to grow. The tip cap is where the kernel was attached to the cob.

The part that you see exit your body as part of your fecal matter is actually the part that the human digestive system can't do much with, because we don't have the enzymes (complicated proteins that the body creates) to break apart what the corn kernel covering is made of.

The rest of the corn kernel (the interior stuff) is easily digestible by the human digestive system. The center part of the kernel is mainly starch (complex carbohydrate) and a little bit of protein...and a few vitamins and minerals. The human body then can absorb the breakdown products from the starch and protein, as well as the vitamins and minerals into the blood stream, where the materials can be delivered to the rest of the body tissues.

Eating corn is not any different than it would be if you were eating some other plant food without first removing it from its protective shell.

The destruction of the integrity of the pericarp whether it be by the teeth from chewing, or the processing of the kernels by machinery is what determines the visual effect in the waste after digestion.

If you swallow whole sunflower seeds, you will see them in your poop. If you grind them up to a fine dust and eat them, you won't "see" them, but they will still be there.

If you were to eat a cornbread muffin, then have the feces analyzed by a lab, chances are that the tiny particles of corn husks (pericarps) that were ground into the meal to make the cornbread will be unchanged by the digestive process. It just will not appear as a kernel of corn.

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Always looking out for number two!

Alas! It IS how ground up the corn is that determines its appearance when it makes an exit.

Thanks ML.
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Born to clog your bog, with a giant log.

I ate some whole corn a day or two ago, and earlier I saw what looked like kernels in my poop. Now I know that it's just the outside of the kernel and not the whole thing. I guess now we can understand how we get corn poop even if we chew the corn excessively--the inside just comes out and that's what gets digested.

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I'm so good at clogging up toilets, I can make mine back up when there's nothing in it.

I hate it when I ingest too much endosperm. I heard that Rod Stewart had so get his stomach pumped.
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Ok so what if i eat nothing but corn and dont chew it well for a few days... will i poop out a machine gun of kernels?? cause that would be sweet

I find this whole topic corny (cackle-cackle). TSV - "That could be a record for corn holding!!!" Forgive me, but does that make you the Great Cornholdio??

Anamalous, I hope you stick around for a while. And come join us in the forums!

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I was a category five! Category five, I tell you! Get it right or I'll be back to PROVE IT!!!!- Katrina

This has been a highly entertaining diversion from my archaeology paper. But now it's time to throw in my anthropological perspective.

I study evolution - that's a huge part of anthropology, especially paleoanthropology, which the good doctor referenced. Yes, hominids millions of years ago had larger molars for grinding foods, and yes we are quite sure that that's what they were doing - grinding up tough plant foods. Humans are just another animal, and their bodily structures follow the same rules other animals' do, and we know from creatures like cows and things that grind up plant matter that teeth that grind up plant material are very large. We can also examine the tiny scratches and abrasions on the tooth surfaces of these robust hominids and figure out that they were eating more plant foods. Our teeth don't need to be that large any more because we eat meat, which is more easily digestible for us, and there are energy and mineral costs to maintaining big teeth. So if you can survive with smaller teeth, that's better. So we have smaller teeth.

So to whoever was talking about how we have no real evidence as to what hominids were doing millions of years ago....yes we do. We may not know every detail of their lives, but a surprising amount of lifestyle info can be found if you know where to look. Take a human evolution or paleoanthropology class.

As far as "evolution is just a theory" - you say that to an anthropologist or anyone studying evolution, and you're liable to get yourself bitch-slapped. "Just a theory" is crap. The scientific definition of a theory is different than the public perception of the word, and it means that this is an idea that has yet to be disproven while being supported by tons of data. We don't use the term "law" any more. Gravity, by the way, is a THEORY. You hear of the "law of gravity" - yeah it's actually a scientific theory. It is supported by mountains of data and has yet to be disproved. THEORY. So really, evolution is basically considered fact.

Now, on to the reason I stumbled onto this site - I was trying to find out how usual it is to see whole leaves of spinach and the skin of tomatoes in your poo a couple hours after you eat a spinach salad with tomatoes. I figured it shouldn't really be unusual, given that humans don't have the digestive factory going for them that herbivores do, but it always makes me laugh to see that kind of colorfulness in the toliet bowl. Also, if I've been eating peas, I'll frequently notice that along with the regular poop, there are several round balls of poop floating around that are exactly the size and shape you'd expect of poop-covered peas. So I wonder why those get themselves covered in a nice layer, while other stuff, like my spinach leaves, are quite bare.

Just thought I'd share some non-corn vegetables that I've found...

Ok I just read this and its amazing that the corn in poop topic has been going on here for over three years. But I have a question that was asked by someone else way long time ago in this blog. IF I HAVEN'T EATEN CORN FOR MONTHS THEN WHY IS IT COMING OUT IN MY DOOKIE NOW? Where has it been hiding for all these months? Thanks everyone, this has been the best laugh I have had in a long time. Ghost Corn- poop that I dont understand even after I have read this blog for about 35 min's.

SB

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mr poopillo.

I have the opposite problem that maybe you can address--corn never gets in the stool. When I eat corn or corn products, I get violently ill. Now, it wasn't always like this. All my life, I ate corn in all forms from roasted on the grill to tamales. Then, I turned 35 and all hell broke loose (literally). Within 24 hours of eating corn products---I no longer can tolerate any whole kernels, (small doses of popcorn being the only exception), I get severe sulfuric belches, vomiting and diahrrea with the foulest oof odors---rotten egg odors. It takes about 24 hours to pass. (I know, you're going to say, if it hurts don't do it) but I really would like to know the physiology behind what's going on in my body. And now--my daughter, age 23 has developed the same problem. No one seems to know what causes it. Is it a true allergy, or just an intolerance to digesting corn? Please explain,if you can.
Thanks!

I just wanna say that corn in your poo is so gross!MY boyfriend is always leaving corn shit chunks in the shower sponge!!EWE!!!GROSS!!Maybe someone out ther can develope something you can take to help the damn corn terds from coming out of your pooper?_______
fartqueen

For people who want to shit EVERYTHING out of their system.
Try drinking a mix of water and bamboo salt.
You will clean your system out.
Trust me. It works.

-R.P. Doc

all I know is I take laxitives, and that with corn, equals liquid gold!!!

poop. everyone does it. why is everyones so different? haha

Thanks for the information, I found a very visible cluster of corn in my stool just now and this has cleaned my doubts of it being a parasite or something. I ate corn just last night. Scared me though when i saw it.

It does sound like you have an allergy to corn if you are having digestive issues like that. Or it could simply be that you're getting older. The digestive system seems to get less efficient.

I find that as I get older, the list of stuff I can no longer digest gets longer. I lost the ability to digest meat in my late twenties, though I can still handle fish. Except anchovies. A couple of years ago, I discovered to my dismay that anchovies now give me extraordinarily painful gas. And now I'm having issues with soy, though it seems that it has to do with the amount of soy I eat. If I eat over a certain threshold amount, I will pooping all day long. (Dark, tarry, sticky poop that takes forever to get out of your ass.)

Corn is nice though. Nice firm stools. It's nature's laxative! I think I'm going to make corn meal mush right now.

hello all...I have to agree this site is very funny and interesting.....but my question as follows is very worrysome sometimes....I know corn is supposed to be in the stool but is it a problem if it comes out within 20 minutes after eating? Especially when the poop is full of it and u haven't eaten corn for 1-2 weeks prior?

This page is absolutely disgusting. I wonder if the person that swallowed the dentures put them back in their mouth after retreiving them from their poop.

I would like to than Dr Adams for giving us an answer to this. And believe it or not I would like to thank the folks that doubted him. without questions we wouldn't get new answers. That being said I would like to caution against people arguing against something because it doesn't agree with their current beliefs. It is fine to believe in something, and it is fine to completely dismiss something because it conflicts with those beliefs. But it does not give someone the right to cast doubts on others based on unprovable arguments. just because science uses the word theory doesnt mean it isnt as valid as something you call belief. And people that dont believe in evolution commonly scream where are the missing links, but the absence of confirmation does not discredit these things. now I know that usually the argument against evolution is made by religious people and that is fine, but dont use one unprovable book (the bible) to discredit another unprovable book (origin of species) Yes I know one is older and possibly far more widely accepted. but it is still just as unprovable.

What I am trying to say is this is a place for questions, not accusations. so please be nice to each other.

So, I just had some corn in my poo...and decided to Google, because I was curious about this phenomenon (it has happened to me many times, but only now did I care enough to Google).

According to Wikipedia, the pH of your stomach acid is around 1. So that is some pretty strong acid. I remember learing (years ago) in science class that Hydrochloric Acid is also around pH 1 and can eat through metal.

So my question is, does corn have some acid resistant properties? I mean the way that stomach acid is described, ANYTHING would be dissolved on contact.

And if corn is acid-proof, could researchers working with strong acids use gloves made of corn kernels?

I drank a lot of soda pop and ate a whole bunch of corn.

Later on, I looked into the toilet and lo-and-behold, there was a bunch of popcorn.

So, I googled "peanuts and the human digestive track" and got this amazing website. However, I want to know why I've been crapping out pain all day? See, I ate a lot of peanuts last night, and I know they have a lot of protein, but I just assumed that it would make me poop more, like coffee poops, those don't hurt and are actually enjoyable. So what's the deal? Did I eat too much protein? Why is my ass on fire? This has happened before when I ate peanuts. Any information would be helpful, thanks

Does Halloween candy corn digest, or does it come out solid and orange?

In response to pooplover's comment:
"Lastly, I feel I must respond to Doniker, who commented, "If this guy truly was a professional doctor, why the fuck would he be wasting his time here?" Just because one chooses to subject himself to eight plus years of higher education does not mean he can no longer take pleasure in poop. I myself will have a Ph.D. soon enough, and as I embark on my eighth year of study I find shit more intriguing and hilarious than ever. To think that someone with the word "doctor" in front of his or her name would or should no longer enjoy talking about poop is, in my opinion, a rather odd idea."

hahaha amen dude. If I was a doctor, I'd still think poop was funny and intriguing. Anyone who disagrees should lighten up =)

JJPPP, you can laugh at poop all you want, just as long as you are not my proctologist. My ass is very sensitive.

how does one swallow dentures? and better yet, how do you digest dentures... how does that work?

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all aboard the farty train to pooterville..if you can't shit at my house, we aren't friends

What a thread. Ramshackle may be intelligent and well-read, but wow, what an ego. I remember people from college like this; their brains were so full of information that the place reserved for manners and senses of humor had been rented out.

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I hold an earned Ph.D., and I retain my lifelong interest in poop and pooping. Getting the doctorate (30 years ago now) did not change my body, so I still poop, even with the Dr. in my address. I still watch for what comes through in my poop, with corn the primary entrant in the sweepstakes. You never outgrow your need to poop. If Dr. Adams is interested in poop, so be it, and hurrah for him! I am grateful for his interest, and for this site.

Rich, poor. Doctor, laborer. Male, female. Gay, straight. Black, white. Thats what makes poop great. We all have it, and for the most part, we all have corn in it. It is the great equalizer.

Say, poop master, I searched stomach acid and it is hydrochloric acid.

how long is common for undigested food such as corn to stay in your stomach? especially if it is normally passed in stool? If one did not have corn at all for over a week, ate various foods, daily, and vomited quite a bit of corn kernels, could there be a problem to watch for.also..3 weeks prior passing a 18" rope-like parasite, after a strong dose of amoxicillin, any clue- on what one shall do?

18 inch parasite? I don't know about anyone else, but I'd take the bastard to the taxidermist and have it stuffed, then mount it over my fireplace, next to the huge tick I removed from my left nut when I was 6.

Undigestable food such as corn tend to pass through me faster than others. A few days back I ate corn and it was all through me in 4 hours.

AC....the most effective method for corn eating is CHEW FIRST, THEN SWALLOW. Works pretty well, a few rogue kernels slip by, but most the others are well digested.

a few months ago i sufferd from servere colon pain before i went i would have to go poop i had a colonoscopy, they found nothing,the doctor suggested i changed my diet and i did the pain went away but last night i ate a lot of corn and today i had got the same pain in my colon as before, could it be the corn?

hey u ever have corn in ur piles and u never even had corn? tell me how the heck did that get there? hmmmm? WEIRDORAMA!

It happened to my friend just last week. He ate corn and a whole lot of them left him the very next day happily digested. 3 days later another bunch of kernels came out. He swore he never had any corn since that day so those kernels must have had a wonderful vacation in his bowels before deciding their time was up and proceeded to his rectum :)

this has to be one of the funniest web sites i have been to. Just finished eating dinner and the subject of not being able to digest corn came up and we could not figure out why it came out in your shitsky...thank god for the internet

This is why I eat creamy corn.

Anyone ever crap out whole blueberries? Gross thing I found this morning, full blueberries in my poop.

I just ate 5 cobs of the sweetest tasting corn.
and now I wait...

o man like i just ate some corn about 2 days ago and my shit was loaded with it today! THEY WERE EVERYWHERE!!!

OK - here's a corn question for you. I frequently get backed up...sometime for over a week. My dr has asked I take Colace to rectify this problem, but I had been so backed up and feeling awful, I took a laxative. I finally went yesterday morning and everything seemed to be fine. However, I was crampy and feeling ill for the whole day and even had a slight fever when I went home. This morning when I awoke, I felt the need to go and I passed extremely loose, but still solid stool. Per usual, I examined my stool, only to behold corn kernels. Ok - I immediately called my boyfriend and asked, "Honey, um, have I eaten corn since the BBQ over Labor Day weekend? He replied - no, honey, you have not had corn. I said, "I didn't think so!"

OK - so my question is this. Today is September 23rd and I just passed corn in my stool that was consumed on August 31st. I know it's possible because it just happened to me - but, what does this indicate? (if anything) and should I be concerned? I've had slight fevers everyday for a while now and constantly wake up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat.

Any information will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much,
E

AC--corn just now coming through from 3 weeks ago? Sometimes little pockets (diverticula) form in the intestine; maybe (just maybe) some of the corn got stuck in one of them and somehow just now emerged. Aside from that, I don't know--but your doctor might! How long ago did he suggest Colace? I'd suggest a return visit.

I just looked at this site and i love it! I love all you poop-freaks, you can come and use my toilet anytime! HA! Philosophical debates over the science of shitting, evolution Vs. Big-Bang Vs. Religion. IT'S ALL POOP, NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT!

Keep on poopin'

Hey "E",

You probably have parasites clambering for some ME time in the bowels of well, your bowels. You probably have some clogged pipes as well... Consider cleaning out your drain pipes - and while I'm writing to be amusing, it's quite a common thing to do colon cleansing... Google it.

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I just had a bowel movement today and there was corn in it. The last time I ate corn was over 10 days ago. Should I be concerned?

i was eating corn when i started reading this. by the way, i swallowed a thermometer once too. after digestion it came as a bucket of water.

I hear ya AC. It never bothered me to pass a thermometer, but when they somehow change into a bucket.....OUCH.

I am pretty much amused with the heated exchanges here six years ago. Too bad, I wasn't "online" yet at that time. I may have wrecked havoc back then.

Anyways isn't that dangerous, swallowing a thermometer with its mercury content?