# Feces and infection question ---(may be a little disgusting)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 11, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feces-and-infection-question-may-be-a-little-disgusting/335162 "2005-12-11T20:06:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feces-and-infection-question-may-be-a-little-disgusting/335162/21 "2005-12-16T01:32:59Z")

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Is it the fecal coliform that caused the rashes, or is there something else in the feces that might be the cause of irritation? I mean, like, HCl frintance? How much HCl from the stomach is left over in the feces after passage through the bowels?

Maybe I’ll try asking the gastroenterologists at work. They’re pretty good with gross answers to honest poop questions.

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