All posts tagged: Poo

‘Everyone assumed it represented a poo emoji!’ 27 writers on the greatest cake of their life | Cake

‘Everyone assumed it represented a poo emoji!’ 27 writers on the greatest cake of their life | Cake

Published by Sam Flores

A Sorting Hat sponge cake The Sorting Hat sponge I made for my son’s Harry Potter party is not the best cake I’ve ever tasted. That would be anything baked by my granny, or the coffee religieuse (a choux pastry puff) I ate in Boulogne-sur-Mer with my mum. But it’s the most surprisingly edible cake I’ve ever made – a vaguely Jamie-Oliver recipe with buttercream filling and tinned mandarin slices. It didn’t only work; it tasted great, and wasn’t quite as teeth-screechingly sweet as expected. My one regret is that I over-pimped the decoration: it looked so sinister in the fridge with its cold, Sorting Hat stare that the next day I stuck on googly eyes and further sparkles. This perhaps explains why everyone assumed it was a poo emoji cake, despite it being a Harry Potter party with heavy-touch theming. That people thought I actually wanted children to eat shit is a shame, but it still remains my greatest culinary success. Catherine Shoard A perfectly piped 35th birthday cake A knockout 35th birthday cake …

The unexpected health benefit of a baby’s first encounter with mom’s poo

The unexpected health benefit of a baby’s first encounter with mom’s poo

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore It may sound surprising – even a little shocking – but the very first thing many babies encounter when they’re born is their mother’s poo. If they’re born vaginally, head down, with the face against their mother’s rectum, the pressure can expel faecal material just as they are born. In other words, they can be born with their mother’s poo on their face. As confronting as that image may be, this early exposure is not only normal but likely beneficial. Microbes from their mother acquired during birth, and especially from the mother’s poo, help shape a baby’s developing gut and immune system, setting the stage for lifelong health. But that doesn’t mean you can smear poo on your newborn baby’s face to boost their exposure to microbes. That’s dangerous and definitely not advised. Birth is the moment when babies are exposed …

Is My Baby's Poo Normal? What Colours To Expect And Why

Is My Baby's Poo Normal? What Colours To Expect And Why

Published by Sam Flores

One thing nobody prepares you for when you welcome a new addition is the sheer volume of poo you’ll encounter This article contains pictures of baby poo.  One thing nobody prepares you for when you welcome a new addition is the sheer volume of poo you’ll encounter – we’re talking up to 15 nappy changes a day and more bowel movements than you can count on one hand. Then there are the colours, textures and that weird-but-kinda-disgusting sickly sweet smell. Good heavens, it’s a lot.  I remember the first time I saw the contents of my daughter’s nappy – I genuinely thought there was something wrong with her. Turns out it was meconium, aka a newborn baby’s first poo – it’s a delightful tar-like substance that is thick, sticky and black (or greeny-black) in colour. Completely terrifying to the uninitiated and, honestly, like something from another planet.  I’d like to say the only way was up from that point onwards, but we all know that’s total BS. Every week your baby’s poo seems to change …

Feeling Constipated? Five Unexpected Foods That Can Help You Poo

Feeling Constipated? Five Unexpected Foods That Can Help You Poo

Published by Sam Flores

It’s true that prunes and prune juice really do help you go, and could even be better at getting things moving than psyllium husk. That’s because they’re high in a sugar alcohol called sorbitol, which draws water into your colon and softens the stool. The added pressure it places on your bowels encourages motion, too. Prunes have a lot of gut-friendly fibre, though the drink doesn’t. But if you don’t like the dried plums or are looking for a little variety, here are some other foods to get the show back on the road: 1) Chewing gum In a remarkable opening line, health myth buster, GP, and surgeon Dr Karan Rajan said in a video that “chewing gum could help you in your quest to churn out fresh colon sausage”. That’s for two reasons. Firstly, it tricks your body into thinking you’re eating, which kick-starts the motion of the digestive ocean. And secondly, sugar-free gum often contains that helpful ingredient, sorbitol. 2) Popcorn Popcorn is surprisingly high in fibre. And the type of fibre it …

Married couple quit £40k police jobs to launch own business – picking up dog poo

Married couple quit £40k police jobs to launch own business – picking up dog poo

Published by Sam Flores

A married couple who left their jobs in the police have launched an unusual business cleaning up dog mess in gardens and are now earning thousands of pounds a year from the service. David Wiles and Shauna Wiles, from Peterborough, previously worked for Cambridgeshire Constabulary before quitting to focus on their growing side hustle. The pair now run a professional dog waste removal service alongside a window cleaning business, offering subscriptions and one-off cleans for homeowners, including elderly and disabled clients. They say the idea came after noticing messy gardens while working and realising there was a gap in the UK market for a more professional service. Source link

Ancient jar proves Roman doctors used human poo as medicine | Science | News

Ancient jar proves Roman doctors used human poo as medicine | Science | News

Published by Sam Flores

Dr İlker Demirbolat investigates the vial (Image: Cenker Atila) Archaeologists have discovered that ancient Romans utilised human excrement as a remedy for common health issues. Following the analysis of a 2,000-year-old glass vial, it’s now certain that human faeces were indeed part of the ancient medical arsenal. The Romans are thought to have used it to combat infections and inflammation, a practice also documented in ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Greek texts. This latest study provides the first tangible evidence supporting the notion that they believed faeces could cure ailments, reports the Daily Star. Scientists examined the brown remnants inside the vial and found traces of human waste and thyme, likely used to disguise the unpleasant odour. The vial was unearthed in a tomb in Pergamon, an ancient city in present-day Turkey that was remodelled by the Roman emperor Trajan in the early second century. China’s crazy flying starfighter carrier, ‘coral’ found on Mars, man vs bear, and a human population gaffe – all this and more in our latest weird science newsletter Pergamon was also home …

Mum Shares Hack To Get Son Up For School: A Poo Playlist

Mum Shares Hack To Get Son Up For School: A Poo Playlist

Published by Sam Flores

A parent has opened up about the somewhat surprising (well, not-so-surprising if you’re the owner of a small child) hack that helped encourage her son to get out of bed and get ready for school. In a self-titled “emergency broadcast about poo”, author Laura Jane Williams explained that on the second day back after the Christmas break, her son, who is of primary school age, really didn’t want to get out of bed to go to class. (In fairness, who can blame him? These dark, cold mornings aren’t exactly the most inviting!) Laura shared on Instagram that she tried bribing her son with the offer of an extra five minutes playtime on his Nintendo Switch and she even offered to do a “spa night” for him with candles in the bathroom (a new favourite pastime for the youngster – again, can’t blame him), yet neither of those options encouraged him to budge. So, she offered to play music instead. “Sea shanties? He loves a sea shanty. No, no,” the author recalled in a reel. “Pink …