Human Feces and Digestive Waste

Human feces is the solid or semisolid remains of food that could not be digested or absorbed in the small intestine of humans, but has been further broken down by bacteria in the large intestine.

Human feces contains bacteria, a relatively small amount of metabolic waste products, and dead epithelial cells from the lining of the gut.

Human feces is discharged through the anus during a process called defecation.

<p>Normally human feces is semisolid, with a mucus coating. Small pieces of harder, less moist feces can sometimes be seen impacted in the distal end.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Containing human feces and preventing the spreading of pathogens from human feces via the fecal–oral route are the main goals of sanitation.</p> Signup and view all the answers