Humans don't digest fibre, and nor do any animals, but some creatures have micro-organisms (bacteria, I'm guessing) in their gut which digest fibre for them. My question is, could humans take some sort of pill and establish our own fibre-digesting colonies in our intestines? Has this been tried? Supposing it could be done, would you suppose it would have any negative effects on our health? (i.e.. would those whose gut digested fibre for them be stuck on a low-fibre diet?).
Purpose of question: just wondering. It would be cool to be able to eat bark.
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