Apparently.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170427-why-do
Dunnoabout that, cows and horses at last it just plops out, about four chimpanzees.
Dogs always look like they are having a hard time of it.“We learned that most elephants and other herbivores create “floaters” while most tigers and other carnivores create “sinkers”. “
not surprising at all, given the diets..
“What else did we learn? Bigger animals have longer feces. And bigger animals also defecate at higher speed. “
longer? elephant and rhino scat is round in shape…
giraffe (a rather large species) have very small pellet like scats.. throwing a spanner in their works (they don’t mention them). Giraffe are ruminants, but very efficient at utilizing all of what they eat, a good Savannah skill.
I am unaware of how fast they defecate.
I wonder how humans go on the stink scale, I would guess very high but that might just be that we find human poo very offensive. I find horse poo to be totally inoffensive but stable straw can get a pretty heavy ammonia load from horses.
Rabbit poo would have next to no smell.
Carnivores generally I think have bad smelling poo but again that might just be extra awareness to the presence of dangerous meat eaters.
Sounds like a load of bullshit to me. There are so many variables I honestly don’t know why they bother.
,,,,this may be of some interest…:)
The Bristol stool scale, Bristol stool chart (BSC), Bristol stool form scale, or BSF scale is a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories. It is used in both clinical and experimental fields. It is sometimes referred to in the UK as the Meyers scale.
Developed and proposed for the first time in England by Dr. Stephen Lewis and Dr. Ken Heaton at the University Department of Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, it was suggested by the authors as a clinical assessment tool in 1997 in the journal Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology after a previous prospective study, conducted in 1992 on a sample of the population (838 men and 1,059 women), had shown an unexpected prevalence of defecation disorders related to the shape and type of stool. The authors of the former paper concluded that the form of the stool is a useful surrogate measure of colon transit time. That conclusion has since been challenged as having limited validity, and only in types 1 and 2 when the subject is not constipated; however, it remains in use as a research tool to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for various diseases of the bowel, as well as a clinical communication aid.
The Bristol stool scale is part of the diagnostic triad for irritable bowel syndrome: pain/discomfort (quality and quantity), bowel habit (quality and quantity), and bloating (in women).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_stool_scale
macx
Ha, macx is back and talking shit…
Hi macx :)
Bubblecar said:
Ha, macx is back and talking shit…Hi macx :)
!https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/BristolStoolChart.png
I heard some business person talking health to business people and she claimed that your stools should have floaties rather than sink to the bottom. Do you, macx, have any information on this shit?
I only discovered the existence of the Bristol stool chart (BSC) while doing rehab after having a spinal fusion procedure. spine is now stabilized but still compressed spinal cord requiring further work. Was told that cord was reduced to a ribbon.
I have lost motor function in my legs and in part my arms as well. I can not distinguish temperature and have no touch sensation eg I don’t know if I am holding something tightly enough ans as a result usually drop things.
Such is life but I remain optimistic and in good humour.
macx
macx said:
I only discovered the existence of the Bristol stool chart (BSC) while doing rehab after having a spinal fusion procedure. spine is now stabilized but still compressed spinal cord requiring further work. Was told that cord was reduced to a ribbon.I have lost motor function in my legs and in part my arms as well. I can not distinguish temperature and have no touch sensation eg I don’t know if I am holding something tightly enough ans as a result usually drop things.
Such is life but I remain optimistic and in good humour.
macx
Glad you felt able to share time with us.
macx said:
I only discovered the existence of the Bristol stool chart (BSC) while doing rehab after having a spinal fusion procedure. spine is now stabilized but still compressed spinal cord requiring further work. Was told that cord was reduced to a ribbon.I have lost motor function in my legs and in part my arms as well. I can not distinguish temperature and have no touch sensation eg I don’t know if I am holding something tightly enough ans as a result usually drop things.
Such is life but I remain optimistic and in good humour.
macx
My sympathies, that’s sounds a terrible turn of events :(
Did you have some sort of accident?
Good to hear your keeping the spirits up.
Still, no explanation of the floaties versus sinkies theme.
Bubblecar said:
macx said:
I only discovered the existence of the Bristol stool chart (BSC) while doing rehab after having a spinal fusion procedure. spine is now stabilized but still compressed spinal cord requiring further work. Was told that cord was reduced to a ribbon.I have lost motor function in my legs and in part my arms as well. I can not distinguish temperature and have no touch sensation eg I don’t know if I am holding something tightly enough ans as a result usually drop things.
Such is life but I remain optimistic and in good humour.
macx
My sympathies, that’s sounds a terrible turn of events :(
Did you have some sort of accident?
Good to hear your keeping the spirits up.
your = you’re
I have been told that I talk a load of s**t most of the time !!
“,,, stools should have floaties rather than sink to the bottom. Do you, macx, have any information on this shit?,,,”
I seem to recall that floaties are a result of too much fat in the diet, I can neither confirm or deny this statement. It may be fake news!
:)
macx
macx said:
I have been told that I talk a load of s**t most of the time !!“,,, stools should have floaties rather than sink to the bottom. Do you, macx, have any information on this shit?,,,”
I seem to recall that floaties are a result of too much fat in the diet, I can neither confirm or deny this statement. It may be fake news!
:)
macx
That’s terrible, macx. What happened?
“…Did you have some sort of accident?”
Simple wear and tear as far as I can tell. The neck vertebrae are a full on mess…bone on bone, prolapsed discs and no discs at all in a couple of places.
Them’s the breaks so to speak.
Fond regards to everyone,,, I have been lurking for a while and it’s good to see so many old cyber friends.
:)
macx
So you accidentally got old then, macx? :)
roughbarked said:
macx said:
I have been told that I talk a load of s**t most of the time !!“,,, stools should have floaties rather than sink to the bottom. Do you, macx, have any information on this shit?,,,”
I seem to recall that floaties are a result of too much fat in the diet, I can neither confirm or deny this statement. It may be fake news!
:)
macx
From memory the chick with the whiteboard said it had something to do with liver function but I think she was talking shit anyway.
When fatty food is cooked and left to cool, the fat concentration is found on the surface, so the floaters are likely to be from the consumption of fatty foods, which can also cause constipation and hence a drier stool, also aiding its floating ability.
Anyhoo, back to the OP. The time it takes for a toddler to do a poo is directly proportionate to how far away from a toilet they are. The further away they are, the more imminent the pooing.
macx said:
“…Did you have some sort of accident?”Simple wear and tear as far as I can tell. The neck vertebrae are a full on mess…bone on bone, prolapsed discs and no discs at all in a couple of places.
Them’s the breaks so to speak.
Fond regards to everyone,,, I have been lurking for a while and it’s good to see so many old cyber friends.
:)
macx
It’s good to see you peeping in, macx.
My Dad had a lot of trouble with discs etc over the years, spent a lot of time in hospital being tinkered with. But he always returned to something resembling functional locomotion :)
But your situation sounds a lot more compromising of everyday life.
“…But your situation sounds a lot more compromising of everyday life.”
My two great hates are wheelchairs and doors,,,especially when they meet!!
I get around by wheelchair, walker/pusher and crutch’s. Non of these are elegantly done but I am grateful for what I’ve got. I am literaly one good (sic) pothole away from being quad if the cord is broken!
Eeeek!
macx
Bubblecar said:
macx said:
“…Did you have some sort of accident?”Simple wear and tear as far as I can tell. The neck vertebrae are a full on mess…bone on bone, prolapsed discs and no discs at all in a couple of places.
Them’s the breaks so to speak.
Fond regards to everyone,,, I have been lurking for a while and it’s good to see so many old cyber friends.
:)
macx
It’s good to see you peeping in, macx.
My Dad had a lot of trouble with discs etc over the years, spent a lot of time in hospital being tinkered with. But he always returned to something resembling functional locomotion :)
But your situation sounds a lot more compromising of everyday life.
My sympathies. I have eight previously fractured and arthritic vertebrae. My daughter crash landed a paraglider and compressed a few of hers.
There is a life after. She has had two children since. You are old but still with us.
macx said:
“…But your situation sounds a lot more compromising of everyday life.”My two great hates are wheelchairs and doors,,,especially when they meet!!
I get around by wheelchair, walker/pusher and crutch’s. Non of these are elegantly done but I am grateful for what I’ve got. I am literaly one good (sic) pothole away from being quad if the cord is broken!
Eeeek!
macx
You are still considerably better off than my neighbour who broke his spinal cord by coughing spasm a few hours before he died.
macx said:
“…But your situation sounds a lot more compromising of everyday life.”My two great hates are wheelchairs and doors,,,especially when they meet!!
I get around by wheelchair, walker/pusher and crutch’s. Non of these are elegantly done but I am grateful for what I’ve got. I am literaly one good (sic) pothole away from being quad if the cord is broken!
Eeeek!
macx
Well keep it all plugged in, whatever you do :)
Bubblecar said:
macx said:
“…But your situation sounds a lot more compromising of everyday life.”My two great hates are wheelchairs and doors,,,especially when they meet!!
I get around by wheelchair, walker/pusher and crutch’s. Non of these are elegantly done but I am grateful for what I’ve got. I am literaly one good (sic) pothole away from being quad if the cord is broken!
Eeeek!
macx
Well keep it all plugged in, whatever you do :)
sorry to hear your story, macx… hope you adjust ok. If you have any questions on coping and dealing with it or what may happen later, feel free to ask. I’m sure your medical people have it covered, but from a ‘non medical much experience’ point of view.
> As fluid dynamicists
Me too.
thoughts and prayers, macx.
:-)