This part of the pregnant woman is actually the fetus's sewage outlet

We know that the fetus lives and grows in the translucent amniotic fluid in the uterus, and the nutrients and oxygen it needs are exchanged with the mother through the placenta and umbilical cord. Since we have food and drink, where do the excrement and urine go?

Will the fetus' urine be excreted directly into the amniotic fluid?

Does this mean that the unborn baby drinks its own urine and is exposed to its own feces for the first seven months of life?

Expert’s answer: That’s right! (Oh my god! This answer really makes me unable to sleep. I can only thank God for letting us have a clear mind at that time! I have no memory at all!)

To answer your questions, let's now explain how the digestive system of an unborn fetus circulates!

Eat and drink:

The exchange of substances between the fetus and the mother is mainly through the villi on the placenta. Because there are a large number of villi in the placenta, and the villi contain capillaries, these capillaries are interconnected with the blood vessels in the umbilical cord, so the space between the villi is filled with the mother's blood.

Lhasa:

The fetus will start to urinate after it is basically formed after more than 2 months, and this will continue until it is born, and their urine will be directly discharged into the amniotic fluid. Amniotic fluid is the watery liquid surrounding the fetus. Its function is to provide buoyancy and cushion the fetus. It is also essential for a stable temperature environment.

Isn't this too disgusting?

Of course! The reality is not as bad as imagined. Although the amniotic fluid contains a large amount of urine, the urine is much better than that of adults. At least there will not be too much waste, and the fetus only absorbs necessary nutrients. Even if the fetus drinks the urine, apart from the bad taste, there are no bacteria or viruses, so it will not cause any adverse effects on the fetus. After the urine is discharged into the amniotic fluid, the mother will continuously remove excess waste substances such as uric acid and urea in the amniotic fluid through blood circulation to ensure that the growth environment of the fetus is suitable. So there is no need to worry that “your past self” will drink real “urine”.

So will the fetus poop?

In fact, the nutrients needed for fetal development are input through the umbilical cord. These nutrients are the essence extracted after the mother digests and absorbs the food. Therefore, there is no food residue. The gastrointestinal system of the fetus does not need to digest food, and no normal hard feces will be accumulated.

Of course, during the metabolism process, the fetus will also produce some waste materials, so there is feces in the fetus's belly sac, but it is not ordinary feces, but more like dark green mucus.

Normally, a normal fetus will not pass meconium before delivery.

However, if fetal hypoxia occurs due to other reasons, the anal sphincter will relax and meconium will be expelled prematurely. Observe the color of the amniotic fluid during delivery. If it is dark green mucus, it means that hypoxia occurred during the delivery process. There is no need to say more about the results, just use your imagination!

Although drinking water containing one's own feces will not have an adverse effect on the fetus, everyone who reads this may think, I wish I could breathe faster...

Don’t think too much about it. Your health now is the best proof of your strong growth against all odds!