My 4 year old granddaughter was visiting over the weekend and came up with one of those questions that adults dread. She came back from the bathroom and said "pops, where does Poo come from?".
I thought I would treat her as a grown up and gave her a scientific answer.
I said "Our poo or faeces is largely (75%) made up of water, although this differs from person to person.
Vegetarians have a higher water content in their stools. Those who consume less fibre and more protein have a lower water content. Fibre has a high water-carrying ability and makes our stools more bulky, increases the frequency of bowel movements and makes the process of passing bowel motions easier.
The other 25% of faeces is made up of solids, which are mainly organic (relating to living matter) materials. A small proportion of solids is made up of inorganic material such as calcium and iron phosphate as well as dried constituents of digestive juices.
Around 25-54% of the organic material is made up of microbes (dead and living), such as bacteria and viruses."
"That's great Pops" she said "but what about Tigger?"