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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When John Wayne died he had around 25 lbs of impacted fecal matter in his colon. He never ate properly. Most times, whiskey and a steak. Rarely any veggies or fiber.
This happens to some who are afflicted with Asperger’s Syndrome.
There was a case where a ‘clump’ had formed in a child’s colon and other matter would bypass the ‘clump’.
After an x-ray revealed the problem it was removed and the Asperger’s disappeared.
Yeah,what’s so unique about that? There are millions of democrats full of it.
from the article:
Despite frequent use of laxatives throughout his lifetime, the man had not been able to attain a significant degree of relief. In short, it didn’t work because laxatives aren’t meant to replace the natural peristaltic movement of the intestines.
So why didn’t laxatives work? Well, there’s a few classes of them, each of which has its own way of making you poop. Bulk-forming laxatives, saline laxatives, and hyperosmotic laxatives all work a little differently, but basically they pull more water into your poop to help stimulate your intestines to move it more quickly. Lubricant laxatives like mineral oil work under the same basic principle, preventing water loss and helping the feces move. Stimulant laxatives activate peristalsis. Here’s the thing, though: None of these laxatives work if your intestines aren’t working properly. Without peristalsis, it’s all for naught.
That took a load off his mind.
Maybe it was the impacted colon.
Blackstrap molasses. A couple of teaspoons in warm water or coffee. Repeat in a few hours if necessary. Lots of dark green leafy vegetables. Both great natural sources of magnesium. Oranges are good and so are bananas to provide potassium & fiber.
When I was a kid, we were given Milk of Magnesia or Ex-Lax. If that didn’t do the trick, it was the old enema syringe. My mother mixed Ivory hand soap with warm water. We never took castor oil.
I felt the same way after my four abdominal surgeries. I wasn't worried about constipation though. I just didn't like the way the pills made me feel.
Ha ha!
Al Gore?
I've never heard that about The Duke. Almost as bad as Elvis 😩
He might have needed surgery. I have reached up into the colon and 'dug' a large, dehydrated turd out....but goodness...nothing like a 28 pound.
How’d they work? Well Doc, for all the good those `glycerine suppositories’ did me, I might as well have stuffed them up my butt. woo woo woo
Chief Bowels
“I’m disappointed - I thought this was going to be a story about Chuck Schumer .”
I figured it would be anyone from Planned Parenthood.
I am scared now. Heading over to Walgreens to get a couple of enemas....
Just checking in for the comments. They haven’t disappointed.
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