🚽💡 THREAD: Ever wonder why poop is brown? Here's the fascinating science behind your bathroom visits!
1/6 Fun fact: The average person produces 11,030 kg of waste in their lifetime - that's 6+ SUVs worth! But despite eating colorful foods, poop is usually brown. Here's why... 🌈➡️🤎
2/6 The journey: Your rainbow salad gets broken down by stomach acid, then pancreatic enzymes. Your liver adds YELLOW bile (containing bilirubin from broken-down red blood cells) - this is key to the color story! 🟡
3/6 The magic happens in your large intestine: Gut bacteria transform that yellow bilirubin into STERCOBILIN - the brown compound that gives poop its classic color! 🦠➡️🤎
4/6 But sometimes things get colorful! Red beets can make poop reddish (our bodies only absorb half the pigments). Certain stomach medicines with bismuth can turn it pitch black. Usually no cause for worry! 🔴⚫
5/6 When to pay attention: Ideal poop is brown, semi-soft, sausage-shaped & easy to pass. Green = too fast transit, Yellow/floating = fat absorption issues, Pale = bile problems, Red/black = potential bleeding 🚨
6/6 Bottom line: A few days of unusual poop is normal, but persistent changes lasting >1 week warrant a doctor visit. Don't be shy - your bowels benefit from early intervention! #HealthTips #ScienceIsCool