Scatophilia is a psychiatric disease that is part of the framework of paraphilias, that is to say, sexual behavior outside the norm, or deviant, even perverse. Scatology is the “light” version that even adapts to the humor called “scato”

The word scatophilia comes from the Greek: love (philia) of excrement (skor). A scatophile when he is not human lives or grows on excrement. A scatophagus (or coprophage or stercoraria) eats them, such as the Mouche or the Machoiron (fish living near sewer spills) or the pillaging gull.

 The human scatophile has an attraction for excrement (faeces, faeces) at the source of his sexual arousal which is considered pathological.

Farmland has always been “smoked” with human and animal excrement. We continue to fertilize them with manure. It is a Roman named Picus who would be the inventor, but it is his father the god Stercus who left a trace at the origin of the word stercoraire. The goddess Cloacina watched over the wardrobes and gave the word cesspool to her posterity. The cult of Belphégor includes a posterior presentation in front of his altar, followed by a defecation. The concept of the poop gift is old, and of course it can be found in the human baby.

In the practices of witchcraft and bewitchments, excrement is used in the composition of amulets, talismans, love potions. Sexuality and luck come into play.

The adage that one does not regret walking on dog poop because it brings good luck probably does not come from psychoanalysis. But Freud nevertheless brings together excrement or garbage, luck, fortune, money, a gift, the penis.

In his psychosexual evolution, the baby passes from the oral stage to the anal stage between 2 and 3 years. The anus is an erogenous zone stimulated by the fecal rod. The retention and expulsion of stool induces pleasure. The baby “offers” his poo to his mother who congratulates him, or expresses his aggressiveness by refusing it.

As in the anal stage, in this adult psychiatric pathology, it is a question of control, fear of control, and humiliation whether given or received. Like anorexia or bulimia, scatophilia is a way of being in control through your body when everything seems to be getting out of hand, when the person feels like they no longer have control over their life.

It is an unspecified paraphilia, that is to say, it can relate to sadism, masochism or fetishism indifferently.

The scatophile feels a strong sexual arousal as soon as the feces come into play without intercourse, whether it is eating them or making them eat, coating the body of his / her partner or himself with it. cover it yourself. An entire program. 

It is a rare pathology, relatively dangerous (possible transmissions of bacterial infectious diseases). Treatment varies from patient to patient: some are clearly psychotic and require medication, others may benefit from psychotherapy, and of course the two approaches can be combined.

In klysmaphilia, sexuality is aroused by the practice of enemas. In urophilia (or ondinism), sexuality is aroused by urine (urinating on the partner or vice versa). Necrophiliac Gets Orgasm Near Corpse

Gilles de la Tourette syndrome belongs to the field of scatology: rude words punctuate the sentences of patients who utter filthy words uncontrollably.

Rabelais’ work is full of rude words and suggestive images. The XNUMXth century is famous for its abundant scatological literature. But currently, children’s books have nothing to envy him (Kiki pooping, Prout fart fart, Leon the turd …).

Samuel Beckett is the subject of a study on his “scatological trilogy” (Molloy, Malone meurt, L’Innommable). La Palatine, princess, sister-in-law of Louis XIV, is probably the best known of the scatologist women, but the most famous scatophile in the world is Mozart (who would have said so). Her correspondence is a piece of filthy talk sent to her cousins.