Sunday, October 25, 2009

Composition of Human Feces?

i want to know the composition of Human fecal matter. to analyze whether it is possible to produce bio-gas economically using it. please tell me what is the general composition of feces, like x% of proteins y % of carbohydrates . or any kind of information on its composition. (i know it wary)
are there any professionals who do studies on these matter? for example specialist doctors?
Answer:
fecal matter contains undigested food which could not b absorbed or digested due to lack of specific enzymes, e.g. cellulose is a carbohydrate but not absorbed as the bond between its glucose residues does not have the specific enzyme in our GIT.. so they tell us always to increase our dietary fibres to lose weight (contain cellulose)
concerning protein %26 fat most of them r absorbed except in GIT diseases as malabsorption syndrome, steatorrhea, ... etc.
other materials, u may not make use of it as bile pigments containing bilirubin (RBC's breakdown products) %26 detoxified products by the liver, ... etc , this gives stool its colour (%26 smell by bacterial action %26 oxygen)
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