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Medical Forum / General / General / April 2006What is it with fat people's rancid bowel movements?
I've noticed that extremely overweight people stink up the restroom in a particularly foul way - has this particularly pungent edge that about bowls you over. What causes this? > I've noticed that extremely overweight people stink up the restroom in > a particularly foul way - has this particularly pungent edge that about > bowls you over. > > What causes this? American fast food. Regards, Steve Per Spob: >I've noticed that extremely overweight people stink up the restroom in >a particularly foul way - has this particularly pungent edge that about >bowls you over. > >What causes this? My first guess would be too much food and not enough bile. I base this on my own experience since getting my gall bladder removed. There are jokes about people who think their bowel movements don't stink, but I've got to say that on a scale of 1-10, before the operation I was a 1 or 2 and after I'm a fairly consistently 9 or 10. It's *really* gross. OTOH, flatulence is greatly reduced. OTOOH, what gas happens, the smell is constantly very bad.  SignaturePeteCresswell > >I've noticed that extremely overweight people stink up the restroom in > >a particularly foul way - has this particularly pungent edge that about [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > consistently 9 or 10. It's *really* gross. OTOH, flatulence is greatly > reduced. OTOOH, what gas happens, the smell is constantly very bad. Could be... Bile salts enable you to digest and absorb fats. Without enough of them, I expect that most will go through to the colon, where they get fermented by the resident bacteria. Fermenting fats generally produce butyric acid (a/k/a butanoic acid), which is really nasty smelling stuff, and the basis for a lot of high-school pranks. Dale Per Dale Worley: >Fermenting fats >generally produce butyric acid (a/k/a butanoic acid), which is really >nasty smelling stuff, and the basis for a lot of high-school pranks. We had a high school science teacher who kept order in the class partially via the punishment of uncorking the bottle of butyric acid when we got too out of hand. It worked pretty well... SignaturePeteCresswell Ahhh Pete you just brought back a fond high school memory to me. My Sophmore bio teacher one day in front of the class let rip with an "expansion of gas through his anal orfice" (his exact words) that had the entire class rolling. When ever I go back to my high school days in my minds eye I grin about that little episode. Regards Hopalong Howie >> >I've noticed that extremely overweight people stink up the restroom in >> >a particularly foul way - has this particularly pungent edge that about [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Dale A good source for answering this question is Bobbi Sanchez who posts to SSFA using the name Lady Veteran. She is a morbidly obese woman who posts frequently on the fat-acceptance newsgroup and has often mentioned her flatulence. Frankie >I've noticed that extremely overweight people stink up the restroom in >a particularly foul way - has this particularly pungent edge that about >bowls you over. > >What causes this? Address this question to Bobbi Sanchez. Sandy
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