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In those rare, oh-so-uncomfortable situations where someone is holding onto a mountain of compacted... stuff (ie they’re constipated) in their gut, the total weight of the human microbiome might not tip the scales beyond 500 grams, unlike the popular belief of 1-2 kilograms.
Yes, you heard it right. This mind-boggling revelation is based on the average weight of human poop. A study showed that the average weight of faecal matter ranges from 83 to 420 grams. So, next time someone claims there are 1-2 kilograms of microorganisms residing in and on you, you can sassily correct them by saying that they are more like half a kilogram. Still, that's quite a microbial party going on inside you!
That's a whole lot of tiny critters.

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