Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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It is a very basic assumption that everybody's poop stinks. But is this actually a sign of pathology? Is flatulence part and parcel of our existance, or a sign of gut dysbiosis? Do people who eat their traditional food, such as Kitvians, have any need for toilet paper?

Weston A. Price told us about the teeth of traditional people, but did anyone report on how digestive systems are supposed to work?

flag	asked Oct 20 2011 at 6:16 Glither 3,647●5●26

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I can't tell you what's natural and what's not, but I can tell you from experience that when I eat very healthily and get regular exercise I have no need for toilet paper. – harms.20 Oct 20 2011 at 6:26

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I can tell you that while on ZC, I don't have gas at all unless I have to go to the toilet. I also don't use that much toilet paper anymore. On the other hand, my stools are still nothing to be proud about. I'm working on that :) – Korion Oct 20 2011 at 7:34

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@Korion: I'm not sure being proud of your stools is ever a good idea unless you are a furniture maker :) – Matt Oct 20 2011 at 7:42

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On low carb, my flatulence went from infinity to zero. – majkinetor Oct 20 2011 at 9:09

Which solved nasty hemorrhoids too. – majkinetor Oct 20 2011 at 9:09

Matt · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-20 18:22:38Z UTC

I don't know about mankind but apparently gorillas were born to fart :)

Farting gorillas.

Another curious fact I've come across before is that the traditional Inuit pantheon of mythological beings included an important member called Matshishkapeu.

Matshishkapeu translates as the Fart Man. You can read about it in this paper:

RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGY AMONG THE INNU OF EASTERN QUEBEC AND LABRADOR

Matshishkapeu is the Innu Fart Man, the spirit of the anus who converses with the Innu with great frequency especially when they are in the country hunting, trapping, fishing, and gathering (Armitage, 1987).
Matshishkapeu is an important character both in myth and everyday social intercourse. But he is a paradoxical character: on the one hand, he is a humorous being and one of the most important sources of laughter to the Innu while they are living in the country; on the other, he is a serious character who is thought of as one of the most powerful beings in the pantheon of Innu spirits — able to control the animal masters as well as human behavior.

Edward J. Edmonds · Answer 2 · 2011-10-20 08:16:45Z UTC

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I pretty much stopped farting after I started eating this way, I'm pretty sure that its a sign stuff is being digested right, in the beginning I used my gas as my guide. My poop doesn't stink either, which is interesting.

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Could be perfectly natural though, other animals fart. – Edward J. Edmonds Oct 20 2011 at 8:21

Other animals in nature? – Glither Oct 20 2011 at 8:52

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I have to ask how you know this. I now have visions of you wandering through the forest, with your nose near the butt of a gazelle. Tell me it ain't so. – Glither Oct 20 2011 at 12:39

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@Glither: Do gorillas fart in the forest? bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Eastern_Gorilla#p00b36s2 – Matt Oct 20 2011 at 16:52

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You'll be surprised to hear that I haven't spent that much time thinking about whether gorillas fart - probably an oversight on my part :). But I do know that many things we've come to accept as normal are not normal at all. So it makes me wonder about everything. – Glither Oct 20 2011 at 19:09

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luckybastard · Answer 3 · 2011-10-20 19:07:22Z UTC

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my shit don't stink. and i think i'm better'n everyone else too :-)

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luckybastard♦
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Does it smell of roses? – Matt Oct 20 2011 at 19:47

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actually it smells of rose' – luckybastard♦ Oct 20 2011 at 19:59

Harry · Answer 4 · 2011-10-20 08:27:48Z UTC

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Before I started paleo and was consuming corn, oats &tc I had terrible gas all the time [and often resorted to charcoal tablets to reduce it]. Now: no gas at all.*

*Just so long as I avoid Brussels sporouts, which is easier said than done... :)

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Harry
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brussel sprouts roasted in tallow :) – sage_ Oct 20 2011 at 9:17

Adam · Answer 5 · 2011-10-20 11:09:29Z UTC

I tend to only get gas when I eat things that don't agree with me/ things maybe I shouldn't eat. Peanuts? Gas. Too much garlic? Gas. Dairy? Gas. When I eat clean no gas. I do notic my stools floating more, which I had read in the past meant you were eating too much fat as opposed to "sinkers."

What’s the natural state of poop or was mankind born to fart?

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