From KT Park’s twitter feed: npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/09/02/218232266/is-your-pricey-cup-of-cat-poop-coffee-fake-there-s-a-test-for-that …

Dr. Balistreri briefly referred to civet cat poop coffee in his clinical year in review of studies.  This year’s focus was on the microbiome.  The lecture pulled together a large number of divergent sources to show how the microbiome can affect everything, including inflammatory bowel disease, colic and obesity.  The reference to Civet Cat poop coffee indicates that ingesting stool may not be as disgusting as it sounds.