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Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:52 pm
by Roger Red Hat
This has bugged me for a while now. I like a drop of the black stuff and if I have a few pints of it I can guarantee that my 'hangover sh!te' will be black. What is it? Why does it do it?

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:18 pm
by andy_g
its the iron, dude

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:05 pm
by red till i die!!
as andy says its the iron.
the colour isnt as bad a problem as the smell that accompanies it,especially after a skin full :laugh: .
i got a pint in the abbey road a few years back and it was one of them push button things and god it was awful so i hope you aint drinking that.i soon found o neils and its a top bar with a top pint :nod .

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:06 pm
by Kharhaz
When I was a cellarman I used to clean the pipes of all the other beers and lagers in one morning but had to give the Guiness one a morning of its own. It was an absolute b!tch to clean. The amount of line cleaner I had to use to get them throughly clean was ridiculous.

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:08 pm
by ethanr
I've only drank Guinness heavily once.  I don't remember my poo turning black.

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:26 pm
by Reg
If a black man drinks 10 pints of Guinness does his poo come out white?   :nod

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:30 pm
by Kenny Kan
andy_g » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:18 pm wrote:its the iron, dude

It's a bit of a myth about the (amount) of iron in guinness.

0.3mg -> 0.5mg of iron per pint.

RDA = 8mg (men) and 18mg (women)

Red wine  has more iron  than stout.

Stout - 0.28mg/pint or 0.12mg/unit
Red wine - 1.58mg/glass (175ml), or 0.75mg/unit

http://bristlingbadger.blogspot.com.au/ ... r-you.html

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:40 pm
by andy_g
Kharhaz » Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:06 pm wrote:When I was a cellarman I used to clean the pipes of all the other beers and lagers in one morning but had to give the Guiness one a morning of its own. It was an absolute b!tch to clean. The amount of line cleaner I had to use to get them throughly clean was ridiculous.


its the iron, dude

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:45 pm
by Kenny Kan
Kharhaz » Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:06 pm wrote:When I was a cellarman I used to clean the pipes of all the other beers and lagers in one morning but had to give the Guiness one a morning of its own. It was an absolute b!tch to clean. The amount of line cleaner I had to use to get them throughly clean was ridiculous.

t's a bit of a myth about the (amount) of iron in guinness.

0.3mg -> 0.5mg of iron per pint.

RDA = 8mg (men) and 18mg (women)

Red wine  has more iron  than stout.

Stout - 0.28mg/pint or 0.12mg/unit
Red wine - 1.58mg/glass (175ml), or 0.75mg/unit

http://bristlingbadger.blogspot.com.au/ ... r-you.html

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:52 pm
by Kenny Kan
Roger Red Hat » Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:52 pm wrote:This has bugged me for a while now. I like a drop of the black stuff and if I have a few pints of it I can guarantee that my 'hangover sh!te' will be black. What is it? Why does it do it?

The barley is roasted to give Guinness its dark colour and characteristic taste. It is due to the darkness of the barley when it passes through you

Read more http://www.kgbanswers.co.uk/why-does-gu ... z23Bcqj2OZ

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:08 am
by stmichael
Roger Red Hat » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:52 pm wrote:This has bugged me for a while now. I like a drop of the black stuff and if I have a few pints of it I can guarantee that my 'hangover sh!te' will be black. What is it? Why does it do it?


racist. 8 game ban :p

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 2:00 am
by babu
Roger Red Hat » Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:52 pm wrote:This has bugged me for a while now. I like a drop of the black stuff and if I have a few pints of it I can guarantee that my 'hangover sh!te' will be black. What is it? Why does it do it?


Same thing happens if you drink a couple bottle of red wine

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:05 pm
by Roger Red Hat
I once and only once went on a session and had a belly full of guinness and then went onto the red wine. when I inevitably spewed my hoop I thought I was dying, it looked just like clotted blood heaving up. I shouted for my missus to ring for an ambulance I thought I was a gonna, she opened the bog door and took one look and said...   fek off ***** up tw@t.

Re: Why does Guinness make your poo black?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:14 pm
by fivecups
Roger Red Hat » Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:05 pm wrote:I once and only once went on a session and had a belly full of guinness and then went onto the red wine. when I inevitably spewed my hoop I thought I was dying, it looked just like clotted blood heaving up. I shouted for my missus to ring for an ambulance I thought I was a gonna, she opened the bog door and took one look and said...   fek off ***** up tw@t.


:laugh:  :buttrock