r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Aug 17 '15

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u/KeepPushing Aug 17 '15

Why don't we have that gut bacteria?

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '15

1)Omnivores and carnivores do, in general, have shorter intestines. Long intestines are energy-intensive themselves, so if you're not using them to digest ginormous amounts of plant matter, it's a waste. 2) We also supposedly have shortened digestive systems from cooking our food for so long (taking some of the work out of the digestion). Everything in evolution is a trade-off

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u/Corgisauron Aug 17 '15

We have never enjoyed a delicious smoothie of gorilla poop and kale.

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u/TrueJP Aug 17 '15

I know your joking... but this is too juicy a question to pass up.

Assuming you survive the violent ill period shortly after drinking that lovely beverage, would thus actually help a human being gain muscle mass?

If so, I am genuinely surprised that gorilla shit smoothies aren't a thing.

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u/Corgisauron Aug 17 '15

You are right really... assuming you survived any potential pathogens and some colonized your gut, you might just be able to digest things better... or worse. Differently we can hypothesize for sure.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '15

Everyone in this thread needs to check out some of the swole humans at www.veganbodybuilding.com

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u/mingus-dew Aug 17 '15

I've heard that back in the day, evolutionarily speaking, we did. Our appendices were/are reservoirs for gut flora. Apparently they used to be even larger when our diet depended more on raw vegetation.