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A Man Constipated From Birth Was Carrying Over 28 Pounds of Feces
inverse ^ | June 12, 2017 | Peter Hess

Posted on 06/17/2017 7:22:13 AM PDT by Morgana

magine two decades of never being able to fully relieve yourself in the bathroom.

That was the experience a 22-year-old Chinese man lived with before doctors in Shanghai removed 30 inches of his extremely swollen colon. Weighing nearly 29 pounds, his colon was filled with feces that had accumulated there over his lifetime. He told doctors that he’d suffered constipation for his entire life, and that laxatives only offered minor relief. Doctor Yin Lu of Tenth People’s Hospital of Shanghai, where the surgery was performed, told Chinese news site The Paper that the man’s abdomen looked as if he was more than nine months pregnant.

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To: sagar

I hope you have good plumbing. I've been eating a lot of cheese lately. I just can't get enough cheese.


41 posted on 06/17/2017 8:53:52 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Joe 6-pack

Proof of what we know about democrats.


42 posted on 06/17/2017 9:03:56 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: DPMD

Now I know where that old saying “You’re full of sh$t” came from. Can you imagine????


43 posted on 06/17/2017 9:06:09 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Morgana

No because the man lacked nerve cells to induce peristalsis. Without the muscle contractions nothing goes anywhere.


44 posted on 06/17/2017 9:07:39 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the cloudslo)
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To: Flag_This

Ah it’s a new band of millenials


45 posted on 06/17/2017 9:08:29 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the cloudslo)
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To: Morgana

So, this guy is a stock market analyst?


46 posted on 06/17/2017 9:10:08 AM PDT by Clioman
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To: Joe 6-pack

My dad suffered from constipation most of his life. His colon ruptured from it, he got septic poisoning and died.
I think Elvis Presley had 40 pounds of waste in him they found during his autopsy.


47 posted on 06/17/2017 9:23:08 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Morgana

I didn’t know obunghole weighed that much!


48 posted on 06/17/2017 9:25:03 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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To: Morgana

Lucky me. I’m like a bird dog. I eat and then crap. Lucky me.


49 posted on 06/17/2017 9:35:26 AM PDT by Original Lurker
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To: Flag_This

“Swollen colon...wasn’t that the name of the bathhouse that Barry the Kenyan used to frequent in Chicago?”

Yep...he was also a big fan of the Flaming Anus.


50 posted on 06/17/2017 9:40:13 AM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: Morgana
A Man Constipated From Birth Was Carrying Over 28 Pounds of Feces

I'm disappointed - I thought this was going to be a story about Chuck Schumer ...

51 posted on 06/17/2017 9:44:53 AM PDT by SFConservative
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To: Joe 6-pack

I thought it was fake. Like those stories from India and Pakistan.

But i read it and it’s the sensationalist and presentation headline that makes it seem fake.

It’s a known and characterized genetic disease.

Hirschsprung’s disease.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirschsprung%27s_disease


52 posted on 06/17/2017 9:46:41 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Morgana

Oh my goodness, that poor man! That he had to spend so many years suffering tells you what a terrible healthcare system China has.


53 posted on 06/17/2017 9:50:01 AM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: King Moonracer

With friends like this who needs enemas


54 posted on 06/17/2017 9:53:01 AM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: Morgana

Eating too much white rice can cause serious constipation. Hubby and I learned this the hard way when we vacationed in Spain. We ate way too much paella LMAO.


55 posted on 06/17/2017 9:53:08 AM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: KeyLargo

Canned mashed pumpkin added to cat or dog food can help with constipation.


56 posted on 06/17/2017 9:55:08 AM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: Victor
After my surgery (and using opiates-no choice because of unbelievable pain) I used magnesium citrate every few days.

For occasional use, it's great. However magnesium citrate side effects: "If this product is used too frequently, it may cause loss of normal bowel function and an inability to have a bowel movement without using the product (laxative dependence)".

57 posted on 06/17/2017 10:05:17 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: Morgana

Most people with this complication become democrats and newscasters.


58 posted on 06/17/2017 10:11:39 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: ifinnegan

Did he win the Crepitation Contest? https://www.amazon.com/Crepitation-Contest-CD-Farting/dp/B000KSXEZ0


59 posted on 06/17/2017 10:25:52 AM PDT by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: GnuThere

Man, would hate to be the Tidy Bowl Man after this guy.....


60 posted on 06/17/2017 10:32:24 AM PDT by njslim
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