Corn in your poop, why isn't it digested?

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Corn in your poop, why isn't it digested?

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You remember Fat Bastard's remark about having corn in his poop bigger than Austin Powers?

In my years of existence I have never had problems digesting things like shrimp tail, crab shells, and even the odd whole m&m. However, I, like everyone else, shits corn out of my butt. Does corn have a property protecting it from digestion if not chewed?
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It's made entirely out of insoulable fiber. Your body doesn't have an enzyme capable of breaking it down. Lots of seeds have that property. It's not unique to corn.
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Ghetto edit: The seed's shell is made out of insoulable fiber, not the entire seed itself.
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Yeah, the corn in your shit is actually just the shell. AFAIK, the insides get digested.
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Yeah but what if you eat it again? Could you just keep eating it and eventually have it broken down?
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Superman wrote:Yeah but what if you eat it again? Could you just keep eating it and eventually have it broken down?
I don't know enough biochem to give you a good answer, but anything that your body doesn't break down in ONE trip through the digestive tract would be likely to survive MANY. The fibers in corn seedwalls just isn't soluble in any of the acids/enzymes the human digestive tract throws at it.
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I've noticed the same issue with peas as well.
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Well, there's only one thing to do. Eat your poop. In the name of science. Eventually it will break down.
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Sometimes my poop smells like alcohol, even thought I haven't drunk or eaten a single sip of it. Weird, weird. I hope it's nothing bad.
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Shinova wrote:Sometimes my poop smells like alcohol, even thought I haven't drunk or eaten a single sip of it. Weird, weird. I hope it's nothing bad.
Likely just didn't shit for long enough that it fermented. :P

Note: That wasn't serious...

More seriously: alcohol would metabolize in your liver, so it's unlikely any of the enzymes that cause the characteristic smell would come through in your shit. Possible enough though, I suppose, as I'm no expert...
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My poop smells like cardboard most of the time. In christmas colors.
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Mine tends to smell like steamed cabbage...

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