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by pcmaffey 2824 days ago
Humans are one of the only animals that don’t eat poop. The benefits of poo exposure is an increased diversity of gut bacteria and biome, which we are just starting to understand the benefits of.

This is one big benefit of having a dog.

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Given the hygiene standards in the middle ages, humans were very much exposed to poop of all kind of sources, so I doubt that additional exposure would be of any benefit.
> This is one big benefit of having a dog.

You get to eat its poop?

It eats it's own poop and then licks your mouth, or your fingers which you then eat with.