1. fecation
2. I'm going more frequently, before it was like maybe once a day, now it's 3 or 4 times a day
3. everything but meat, so grain, dairy, fruits and vegetables
I'm just assuming since my body isn't use to it maybe this is normal, it's only been more frequently for the past 3 or 4 days, but I've been a vegetarian for 8 days
I think your assumption is valid.
- We can digest most proteins.
- We can digest some carbohydrates.
- We can digest most lipids.
Because of this, the higher the ratio is of fiber to non-fiber in your diet, the more abundant your feces will become. Fiber is (a) not digestible and (b) used to form stools. (For a quick-and-easy check,
Wikipedia, but consult a medical text if you want to feel more certain. Or just take my word for it. ;D)
So if before you were eating 1:1:1:1:1:1 of various food groups, and now you've taken out one of those 1's (the meat 1) and the numbers now read 0:1:1:2:1:1, and if the "2" is either in the fruits compartment, veggies, grains, or maybe even a gentle combination between all three, it would mean that you're intaking more cellulose (fiber) than you used to. And more fiber means more feces.
Here's a chart for you to look at if you'd like:
the Bristol Stool Chart. Don't answer with numbers, but let's look at it like this:
- find on the chart what your poop used to look like most commonly before your dietary change (let's call that 'x')
- now find what your poop looks like now (let's call that 'y')
If the number for 'x' is larger than the number for 'y', then that would certainly suggest a lower-fat diet; and since fat is commonly associated with both raw meat as well as the preparation of meat in cooking, it's possible that this change is nothing more than a reflection of your change in diet.
If the number is more or less the same, that's fine, too. It may mean that your daily intake of fat has not drastically changed as a result of your quitting eating meat. (For example, if you no longer eat meat but you eat a lot more cheese and potato chips, lol, you're definitely not going to see much of a decrease in fat content.)
Regardless, if you are unhappy with your stool's consistency (too hard? too watery?), there are vegetarian solutions to both of these problems.
Also, excessive intake of fat is a main contributor to the especially malodorous nature of some human feces. (Typically, "stinky yellow poop" indicates very high fat intake and/or very low fat digestive capabilities. Medically, we look for this when considering problems with the gallbladder, pancreas, and small intestine. The browner the poop is, the less likely it indicates fat-related problems.) So if you have been having a problem with that either before or now, just lower your fat intake and voila.
So please do be sure you're getting it from something, whether it's milk or eggs or whatever.