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feces
Also known as faeces, excrement, stool, poo, fecal matter, kak, poop, dung
Feces (also faeces or fæces) are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Feces contain a relatively small amount of metabolic waste products such as bacterially-altered bilirubin and dead epithelial cells from the lining of the gut.
AI overview
Feces are the solid or semi-solid waste that your body produces after digesting food—they consist mainly of undigested food that was broken down by bacteria in your large intestine, along with small amounts of metabolic waste and dead cells from your gut lining. Understanding feces matters because they represent what your digestive system couldn't use and need to be eliminated from your body.
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Research
149,375 papers- Faeces transplantation—new wonder medicine?Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke · 2014Valeur J, Midtvedt TDOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1261
- The meaning of oral bacteria in faeces.Nature microbiology · 2024DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01692-z
- Haemophili in faeces.Journal of medical microbiology · 1981Palmer GGDOI: 10.1099/00222615-14-1-147
- Klebsiella in faeces.Lancet (London, England) · 1970Thom BTDOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(70)92845-x
- Review of synthetic human faeces and faecal sludge for sanitation and wastewater research.Review
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Physiology
- Ecology
- Human feces
- Uses of animal feces
- Fertilizer
- Energy
- Coprolites and paleofeces
- Other uses
- Terminology
- Etymology
- Synonyms
- Feces of animals
- Society and culture
- Feelings of disgust
- Social media
- Jokes
- See also
- References
- External links
Feces (also faeces or fæces) are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Feces contain a relatively small amount of metabolic waste products such as bacterially-altered bilirubin and dead epithelial cells from the lining of the gut.
Feces are discharged through the anus or cloaca during defecation.