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why is shit brown?

Red blood cells are continually being broken down and replaced. The main byproduct of this process is called bilirubin, which is (specifically) a breakdown product of hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Bilirubin (like many other biochemical wastes) is dumped by the liver into the large intestine via the gall bladder. Stuff that the gall bladder secretes (including bilirubin) is called 'bile', and it is the characteristic color of bile (the main component of which is bilirubin) that gives feces its typical color. Without bile, feces would probably be the color of vomit, as you might expect .

hey wow.

i never really cared that much to wonder.

hmm.

Zark seems somewhat anally fixated today.

its bin a shitty week. glad you caught the theme. :icon14:

7zark7 wrote:why is shit brown?

Red blood cells are continually being broken down and replaced. The main byproduct of this process is called bilirubin, which is (specifically) a breakdown product of hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Bilirubin (like many other biochemical wastes) is dumped by the liver into the large intestine via the gall bladder. Stuff that the gall bladder secretes (including bilirubin) is called 'bile', and it is the characteristic color of bile (the main component of which is bilirubin) that gives feces its typical color. Without bile, feces would probably be the color of vomit, as you might expect .

Truth. And the fact that I know this makes me want to reevaluate the worth of my life...

werldhed wrote:

7zark7 wrote:why is shit brown?

Red blood cells are continually being broken down and replaced. The main byproduct of this process is called bilirubin, which is (specifically) a breakdown product of hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Bilirubin (like many other biochemical wastes) is dumped by the liver into the large intestine via the gall bladder. Stuff that the gall bladder secretes (including bilirubin) is called 'bile', and it is the characteristic color of bile (the main component of which is bilirubin) that gives feces its typical color. Without bile, feces would probably be the color of vomit, as you might expect .

Truth. And the fact that I know this makes me want to reevaluate the worth of my life...

I dunno, it's not quite as shocking as the thought that someone has had to have the idea of figuring out why poop is brown.

Eraser wrote:

werldhed wrote:
I dunno, it's not quite as shocking as the thought that someone has had to have the idea of figuring out why poop is brown.

Its good fact to know and throw out during those awkard silences when you meet new people.

great, I really needed to know that

Thx for sharing.

*lol* That is probably a little more detail than I needed on this subject

great info