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Can we humans eat poop?
Question Date: 2020-01-10
Answer 1:

Feces, or commonly called, poop, are food remains that an animal's digestive track can no longer break down. Coprophagia, the consumption of feces, have been observed in dogs, flies, and many other animals. In history, feces have been used as medicine. Therefore it is definitely possible for human to ingest feces. However, ingesting feces may have possible toxic effects and doing so are not advisable.



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