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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Crap like this has never seen the light of day.
Having to take some opiate pain killers briefly after my surgery gave me some incredible constipation. Nothing worked to remedy it except a few tablespoons of mineral oil.
After my surgery, I took exactly ONE pain killer, and stopped. I figured I would rather deal with the pain, than that other issue. 😷🙄😊
I read this yesterday ,, seems his last 2 feet of intestine lacked nerve endings and couldn’t contract/push ... basically it’s similar to what happens to people on painkillers.... but for this guy it was a lifetime..
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He was a regular at "Man Country" but that would be funny...
That’s what I call a bowel movement. Terrible. I hope this fixes the problem for this man.
See. Stories like this are what amaze me as a society. You would of figured that maybe a doctor or even a witchdoctor might have offered his services sometime in the last 22 years.
We need a new word. HEALTHCARE is neither.
No way I’m going to click on the link. I’m already feeling nauseous just thinking about it. Gross.
Had similar experience after surgery. Psyllium husks are a great source of fiber to fix that. I prefer taking them in capsule form. It has the side-benefit of helping lower cholesterol levels.
Ahhh yes. I remember that super-bean burrito from around Christmas 2003. It was a good one
Heh, heh!
Had a related problem years ago until one day the wife announced that her mother was moving in with us and I've been regular as an atomic clock since......
LOL
“Having to take some opiate pain killers briefly after my surgery gave me some incredible constipation. Nothing worked to remedy it except a few tablespoons of mineral oil.”
Our dog came home from knee surgery Wednesday and last pooped four days ago. Same thing in animals given pain meds.
Tramadol: “Other side effects your dog might have include agitation, anxiety, tremors, constipation,”
Amazing stuff- super clean-out and cheap enough at around $1.50 a bottle.
“A diet of mainly white rice (Wall paper paste) will do that to you.”
That’s racist.
Yes, have been using “Natural Calm” powder for over a year.
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