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Answer The Call Everyday!!
When Nature Calls.. ..
xxxxxxxAnswering the call of nature means to respond the call from basic nature. It simply means involving the needs of using toilet, or, going to the restroom.
xxxxxxxHuman Feces, Aka stools, is the waste removed from the human digestive system expelled through the anus during defecation. It differs from size, shape, colour and odour depending on your digestive system situation, at the same time influenced by diet and health condition.
xxxxxxxWell… this topic is quite.. Perhaps it may disgust you. But from the point of my view, I feel that our body health condition can be determined or predicted from our most basic “habit”. So, I hope you enjoy the post and learn something beneficial!!
Bristol Stool Chart
xxxxxxxThe Bristol Stool Chart or Bristol Stool Scale is a health check aid designed to categorized the type of human feces. The shape of the stool depends on the duration stayed in the colon.
Type 1 and 2 signifying constipation.
Type 3 and 4 are the beeeest Stools to pass.
Type 5, 6 and 7 consists of the symtoms toward diarrhea or urgency!! BEWARE!!
>> This stool is categoried under Type 6 in the Bristol Stool Chart
>>Looks very fibrous, so should be categorized under Type 5 in the Bristol Stool Chart
According to a JAPAN feces specialist .. ..
• 3 cm in diameter, in golden yellow
• Soft but not too soft like a mud
• Moderate odour
• The feces should contain 75% of water content with 25% of solid matter
• Should be floating on the water.
• The pressure is less during defecation, means tat you will answer the “call” easily without pressing too hard on it. (no GEK SAI)
In term of hardness:
• Soft and in a complete form.
• Cylindrical, modest in size and a feel of shiny texture.
So if you’re not rushing in time, try to observe your stool, concern about it and understand your body health!! ^^
Colouring Time!!
Yellow
xxx• Giardiasis, caused by the infection of the small intestine by a single-celled organism called Giardia lamblia. If Giardia infects the intestines it can cause severe yellow diarrhea.
xxx• Another cause of yellowing is Gilbert's Syndrome. It is a deficiency in the liver where red blood cells are broken down. People with Gilbert's Syndrome do not produce as many blood cells as normal people. Therefore, their poop will be appeared in pale yellow due to the low quantity of discarded red blood cell matter. This condition is characterized by jaundice occurs when too much bilirubin is present.
xxx• A more serious problem is yellow stool resulting from malabsorption. When your body does not absorb fats properly from the food you ingest, the excess fat are removed into your stool, giving yellowish stool.
Saturated and unsaturated fatty acid
Black
xxx• Melena, where the blood in the intestines is long enough to be broken down by digestive enzymes. Normally, this is due bleeding in the upper digestive tract, such as from a bleeding peptic ulcer which normally found in gastrointestinal tract that is usually acidic and thus super painful.
Feces of Melena
xxx• Iron deficiency anemia, where blood lost within the body and it may show up in your stools, hence producing black or bloody stools.
xxx• Hematochezia indicates the large intestine is bleeding somewhere. The most common causes are inflamed pouches of the colon. Excessive and frequent consumption of alcohol can also cause abnormalities of blood circulation throughout the body.
Feces of Hematochezia
Green
xxx• Diet rich in leafy green vegetables, or consume large quantities of food coloring.
xxx• Excess iron (II) salts in the diet when the body does not absorb the iron thoroughly. If digestion is malfunction by illness, bilirubin will be less concentrated and the green color may become more obvious. This can happen when a person is afflicted with diarrhea.
Why are bird’s feces not in brown colour??
xxxxxxBecause birds are not mammals!!! They don’t urinate!! Instead of excreting it as urea dissolved in urine as homo sapien do, they expel it in the form of uric acid. Uric acid appears in form of white paste because it has very low water solubility.
So you will always saw bird’s feces stick on car’s windscreen in white colour paste.
Why does poop stink?
1. Poop stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur- or nitrogen-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, as well as inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide, H2S as well.
How 2 Make Poo poo Smell Better??
Spray Perfume or Colongne!!!
• Reduced fast food intake and snaks!!
• Eating healthy , natural foods will reduce stool odor.
• increase the amount of fiber in your diet. Fiber cuts down on stool odor, by minimizing constipation.
• Drinking more water helps a lot,
• Minimize the amount of animal fat you consume. Animal fat leads to the production of sulphorous gas in your intestines.
• Eat more yogurt and buttermilk. These foods decrease odor production by introducing healthy bacteria into your digestive system .
• Consider adding supplements to your diet. Look for tablets containing chlorophyll or Beano.
Chlorophyll Drink
Why baby’s early Poo in Green??OMG!!
xxxxxxxMeconium is a thick, green, tar like substance that lines your baby's intestines during pregnancy. Typically this substance is not release in your baby's bowel movements until after birth.
xxxxxxxMeconium is the earliest stools of an infant. Meconium is consists of products ingested during the duration spend in the uterus which are intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile, and water.
xxxxxxxDuring pregnancy the baby floats in the amniotic fluid within the uterus. This fluid protects the baby while he or she grows and develops. The baby swallows the amniotic fluid which contains all the other constituents mentioned above.
xxxxxxxTherefore, all of the contents other than the amniotic fluid are filtered out and remain behind in the intestine until MECOMNIUM!! ^^
SO CUTE!!!! LOOK AT HIS EYES!!!
AFTER seeing this… not cute liaooooo
WARNING!!!!
xxxxxxxNO NO NO!!!! Don’t ever squat on the toilet bowl. There are many cases of squatting on the toilet bowl and unfortunately it broke, so… (Use your imagination)
xxxxxxxI know, you may think of you bum’s hygient purposes, but these toilet bowls are not designed to support concentrated weight!!
xxxxxxxThere are still many alternatives to prevent sitting on the dirty surface directly. I myself will always take sufficient toilet paper and place on the surface to be sitted. Else, you may also use water to rinse the mouth of the toilet bowl.
REMEMBER!! NEVER EVER SQUAT on the toilet bowl!!! FOR YOUR OWN SAKE!!
Else, BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES yourself!!!
Lastly…
xxxxxxxWould you dare to try Food made of the shape of Stool?? Even the colour is super similar?? Well… There’s no harm trying New things Right?? ENJOY!! ^^
Stool Bread!!
Stool shape Ice cream!! Yummy!!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Issac Newton!
My Loyal FRIEND – APPLE!!
Apple and the gravity!! NEWTON!!
xxxxxxxWhen we think of Isaac Newton, we will think of him sitting under an apple tree and suddenly an apple fall to the ground. When he saw the apple fall, Newton began to think about why apple will fall down but not going up to the sky. He understood that an object with more mass exerted the greater force, or pulled smaller object toward it. That meant that the large mass of the earth pulled objects toward it. That is why the apple fell down instead of up, and why people don’t float on the earth!! YES!!
P/S: It reminds me of Physics Newton 1st law, 2nd law and 3rd law!! Duhhhh..
Why Larynx is known as Adam’s appls??
xxxxxxxIt came after the story of the Garden of Eden where Adam ate a piece of the forbidden fruit and got stuck in his throat!! And that is why boys have larger Adam’s apple. An Adam's apple sometimes looks like a small, rounded apple just under the skin in the front of the throat.
Fight Fight Fight!!
xxxxxxxApples are high in vitamin C and are high in soluble fiber. Pectin, natural therapeutic ingredient found in the rind and the pulp Pectin aids in detoxification by supplying the 'galacturonic acid' needed to get rid of certain destructive substances. It also helps to prevent decomposition of protein matter in the alimentary canal. Pectin contain soluble fibre will absorbs water in the colon enabling to solve constipation problem. It keeps your stool soft and prevents them from getting hard. Also pectin fiber can lower your cholesterol levels. It has the ability to trap cholesterol in its gummy consistency and rout it out of your body.
xxxxxxxTry this out!! Raw apple every morning!! No heavy food like egg, bacon, Nasi lemak, or cereal until lunch time, you may have a better chance of clearing your constipation. Guess I should try it out myself too as I have “unable-to-bangsai” problem sometimes!! ^^
CAUTIONS!!
xxxxx• Apples should not be consumed on empty stomach as it may lead to indigestion.
xxxxx• Washand clean before consumption because fruits are often sprayed with poisonous chemical to maintain its life span. SO REMEMBER to clean thouroughly before you take a Bite on it!!
WHY FRESH CUT APPLES TURN BROWN??
xxxxxxxYou have probably noticed that fresh apples and other fruits such as bananas, potatoes, and pears turn brown after they have been cut or bruised. WHY? MAGIC?? NATURE?? Or FUNGI??
xxxxxxxDon’t be ridiculous liao!! Of course is due to the chemical reaction of Oxidation!! Apples contain an enzyme known as tyrosinase which will react with oxygen and iron-containing phenols that are also found in the apple. The oxidation reaction essentially forms kind of like “rust” on the surface of the apple. We Homo-sapien contain uncountable cells and tissues. So does apple which contain million of cells. The process of browning when cut due to the damaging of cells allowing oxygen in the air to react with the enzyme and other chemicals.
xxxxxxxIn Homo-Sapien, tyrosinase is a crucial factor such that it helps to create melanin, which causes tanning. The lack of tyrosinase in humans leads to albinism like many Australians have. So in Homo-sapien, tanning is actually a good thing. I always had troubles with skin tan when I exposed to UV RAY!! Guys, always look at the bright side!!
Tanned or ALBINISM??
How to keep apples from turning brown?
Eat your apples quickly...before they have time to go brown!
•Denature the enzyme with heat
xxxx–cooking-
•Reducing the pH on the surface of the fruit
xxxx-add lemon juice-
•Reducing the amount of available oxygen
xxxx-place cut fruit under water-
•Adding certain preservative chemicals
xxxx-like sulfur dioxide-
HELP!! Wax Coating!!
xxxxxxxWax holds water in fruits as well as moisturizing the skin so that it looks fresh and attractive. Wax on the surface of fruit protects against bruising, mold, and extends the life span of. Apples for example have the natural waxes; however get washed off during processing.
xxxxxxxOne of the example waxes is carnauba extract from the leaves of palm trees. It is a superior natural wax emulsion with a high gloss, long shelf life and superior drying characteristics.
xxxxxxxWaxes are fats. They are big enough that they slide directly through our digestive tract without absorbing them. Food toxicologists have carried out waxes experiment on rats, so far found no effect on metabolism or cancer risk, even when they are eating 10% of their diet from waxes.
xxxxxxxWax is used for a preservation purpose and then cold stored. It is just another option for supermarket to ship their goods over a long distance. About one to two drops of natural wax is only added to each apple. Surprisingly, one pound of the wax used can actually cover up to 160,000 pieces of fruit!!
xxxxxxxFood industry spokes persons declared that the wax is safe to be consumed. These coatings are not harmful, but for your own sake, just rinse your apples with soap and water or with vinegar before you give a bite on it.
Apple VS Antioxidant!!
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” The fact is most Malaysians hardly eat an apple a week.
xxxxxxxAntioxidants play an important role of lower down our risk of heart disease and cancer. They're also frequently discussed in relation to vitamins C and E, and perhaps other plant compounds such as beta-carotene.
xxxxxxxThe antioxidant of flavonoids is one reason that apples are again in the limelight. An apple has about 6 milligrams of vitamin C. But scientists have shown that the antioxidant power of an apple is equal to more than 1,500 milligrams of vitamin C. The enormous of its antioxidants come from flavonoids.
Flavanoid
xxxxxxxxAnother major antioxidant components content in apples are polyphenols contained mainly in the skin known as quercetin glycoside, phloretin glycoside, chlorogenic acid, and epicatechin. A polyphenol antioxidant is a type of antioxidant containing a polyphenolic substructure. In human health these compounds, numbering over 4,000 distinct species, are thought to be instrumental in combating oxidative stress, a process associated with some neurodegenerative diseases and some cardiovascular diseases.
Polyphenols
Apple seeds are poisonous!! Believe it or not??
xxxxxxxApple seeds contain The seeds are mildly poisonous, containing a small amount of amygdalin, glycoside and cyanogenic but not up to the level of killing humans yet. They contain cyanide but locked in a harmless form.
xxxxxxxChewing the seeds is much more hazardous to your health. Children and pets are most likely tto suffer from poisoning from eating the seeds compare to human adult.
xxxxxxxSymptoms of mild poisoning include headache, dizziness, confusion, anxiety, and vomiting.
xxxxxxxSymptoms of large doses can lead to difficulty breathing, increased blood pressure and heart rate, and kidney failure.
xxxxxxxDon’t worry, eat one or two is okay la. No worry no worry!!
Bulldog said: “Do you know that apple seeds can be toxic??”
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