What is the fear of feces called?
Most people, of course, consider fecal material to be very disgusting. But there are some people who have extreme, irrational and persistent fear of feces and this fear is called coprophobia.
It's hard to trace typical reasons for such a fear. Coprophobia may be brought about by a bad experience in one's childhood or past life, such as some unpleasant accidents with incontinence or stepping in a dog poop in a park.
Another reason for this fear is the knowledge that fecal material is laden with germs and bacteria thus this phobia could also be linked to bacteriophobia or fear of germs and bacteria.
More Info:
www.phobiasource.com
What are your thoughts on this subject?
68 Comments
John Cogar
Crappy question!
Ketan Patel
Crapophobia sounds more appropriate!
Frank Barretto
Mucho miedo de kaka.
Louise C.
Pays to wear my glasses, I thought the question was What is the fear of faces is called lol
George Oliver Prince
Think I had that fear when our first child was born
Scott Sumone
what a crappy subject....
Jeff Lupetin
no me gusta poo poo
marilynroman
John Cogar, Good one! L.O.L.
JohnnyRoulette
John Cogar, Could have been worse. Could have been about coprophagia
Player
Annie, pretty much everything has a fear attached even if has one sufferer.l
Player
I knew coprophagia was the eating of faeces
Annie
Had no idea there was even such a phobia!
ninakamwene
Lucky guess
Cheryl McMeekin
Never heard of this before, but can understand it. Phobias are real!!!
littledick
Christopher John Goddard, It may be lazy, but it's certainly more rational. Do the Brits actually pronounce "civilization" with an "s", or hissing sound? At any rate, some credit possibly should be given to Webster. Possibly in a spirit of revolutionary ardor, he helped bring about the change.
littledick
I'd rather be that than a coprophage. At any rate, pity the poor guy Thomas Crapper who is often given credit for inventing the flush toilet. His name is used now more than ever, when people excuse themselves to go to the "crapper" or when someone says "I gotta take a crap". But what the verb used in this latter phrase mystifies me completely. Perhaps, subconsciously, a coprophage?
Suzanne Beer
No idea didn’t know there was such a phobia..
Don Agey
If you are one and you live in California you really need to exit this toilet
Bruce Means
A good fear to have.
Christopher John Goddard
Neil Curry, America never used AE diphthong or any other combination i.e Encyclopaedia
becomes encyclopedia, very lazy American English ain't The Queen's English.
earlepg
Copro was the all-telling clue.
docluci
Asy question for this MD who know the root syllables