Heh. Running is bad for you. Not running is bad for you.
Interesting article though. 15% of marathon runners having anomalies vs ~1.5% is a big variance.
Time to invent the ass bra - an inflatable insertable colon suspension device. Although the article seems to say it’s altered blood flow that causes the issue rather than implying it’s a physical movement issue.
I didn’t see any comments so I looked around and found the comments button and they still didn’t come up, must be getting blocked by my ad blocker or something. Strange.
That said… as someone who used to run 5-10 miles a day and started getting blood in my stool around 18-20, I always just assumed they were hemroids from elongated motorcycle rides and stress and just ignored them. I would have never thought to question the difference between them and polyps.
Welp, guess I’ll find out in my 40s when I go for a colonoscopy.
Let me just say this… you don’t HAVE to wait. Visible blood in the stool means you likely have more you can’t see. Speaking from experience.
Docs couldn’t figure out where the anemia was coming from so sent me in for the combo Endoscopy/Colonoscopy.
17 polyps. SEVENTEEN. Doc tells me anything more than 5 is abnormal, and anything bigger than 5mm is abnormal. 1 was 20mm, another was 30mm.
So, yeah, if you have symptoms, don’t sleep on this.
Yes, the prep absolutely sucks. You drink a gallon of what tastes like fake saltwater one day, 1/2 a gallon the next day, then the remaining 1/2 the morning of your appointment.
You know that fake salt made with potassium instead of sodium? Tastes like that.
But the procedure is cake. Lights out, wake up, it’s done.
Yes, the prep absolutely sucks. You drink a gallon of what tastes like fake saltwater one day, 1/2 a gallon the next day, then the remaining 1/2 the morning of your appointment.
You seem to be leaving out the intended effect of drinking said substance, which is a not-insignificant part of why the experience is not exactly pleasant.
Been there. Not as many, but the ones I had were huge. I got sent to a specialist who could remove them without surgery. I don’t know if that would ever be useful for you, but let me know, because “I know a guy”.
Yeah I always try to stay an open book so long as the location isn’t a place people are forced to be such as work, or like you said while people are eating, I find it best to just talk openly about most topics. My spouse was surprised a few times because she wasnt used to be able to talk openly about herself. She grew up in smaller towns in Tennessee and it was taboo apparently for her to ever even mention she started having periods, so when I met her she was 30 and still was afraid of mentioning them. Her asking me to pick up pads/tampons or something when I was going to the store was a big hurdle for her. That was something I talked to her about that I would never want our kids (if we had any) to grow up that way. If someone is hurting, whether it be physically, mentally/psychology whatever it is, I’d rather us both know about it and have no solutions than one of us be in the dark and the other living in fear.
No reason to apologize for spelling. I’m glad to hear your circle has gotten nicer as well. (Also I hope your mother is well)
To be honest I always try to spell things like Brasil instead of Brazil when I can, not because it matters much, but when Trump wanted to say we should call it something other than the Golf of Mexico, I figured I should move my choice of words further the other direction.
It accomplishes nothing, but sometimes it’s the little things in life that keep you positive.
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Heh. Running is bad for you. Not running is bad for you.
Interesting article though. 15% of marathon runners having anomalies vs ~1.5% is a big variance.
Time to invent the ass bra - an inflatable insertable colon suspension device. Although the article seems to say it’s altered blood flow that causes the issue rather than implying it’s a physical movement issue.
I didn’t see any comments so I looked around and found the comments button and they still didn’t come up, must be getting blocked by my ad blocker or something. Strange.
That said… as someone who used to run 5-10 miles a day and started getting blood in my stool around 18-20, I always just assumed they were hemroids from elongated motorcycle rides and stress and just ignored them. I would have never thought to question the difference between them and polyps.
Welp, guess I’ll find out in my 40s when I go for a colonoscopy.
Let me just say this… you don’t HAVE to wait. Visible blood in the stool means you likely have more you can’t see. Speaking from experience.
Docs couldn’t figure out where the anemia was coming from so sent me in for the combo Endoscopy/Colonoscopy.
17 polyps. SEVENTEEN. Doc tells me anything more than 5 is abnormal, and anything bigger than 5mm is abnormal. 1 was 20mm, another was 30mm.
So, yeah, if you have symptoms, don’t sleep on this.
Yes, the prep absolutely sucks. You drink a gallon of what tastes like fake saltwater one day, 1/2 a gallon the next day, then the remaining 1/2 the morning of your appointment.
You know that fake salt made with potassium instead of sodium? Tastes like that.
But the procedure is cake. Lights out, wake up, it’s done.
You seem to be leaving out the intended effect of drinking said substance, which is a not-insignificant part of why the experience is not exactly pleasant.
Still, worth the hassle
I actually had an easier time with the other end of things, but that crappy saltwater and no food blew chunks. LOL.
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We’re going hard. Fortunately, none of it rose to the level of cancer.
Next up is genetic testing to see if I have any of the scary markers and re-do the colonoscopy in January.
Been there. Not as many, but the ones I had were huge. I got sent to a specialist who could remove them without surgery. I don’t know if that would ever be useful for you, but let me know, because “I know a guy”.
My current doc is excellent, and although her notes indicated it was complicated and stressful for her, it all got done!
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Yeah I always try to stay an open book so long as the location isn’t a place people are forced to be such as work, or like you said while people are eating, I find it best to just talk openly about most topics. My spouse was surprised a few times because she wasnt used to be able to talk openly about herself. She grew up in smaller towns in Tennessee and it was taboo apparently for her to ever even mention she started having periods, so when I met her she was 30 and still was afraid of mentioning them. Her asking me to pick up pads/tampons or something when I was going to the store was a big hurdle for her. That was something I talked to her about that I would never want our kids (if we had any) to grow up that way. If someone is hurting, whether it be physically, mentally/psychology whatever it is, I’d rather us both know about it and have no solutions than one of us be in the dark and the other living in fear.
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No reason to apologize for spelling. I’m glad to hear your circle has gotten nicer as well. (Also I hope your mother is well)
To be honest I always try to spell things like Brasil instead of Brazil when I can, not because it matters much, but when Trump wanted to say we should call it something other than the Golf of Mexico, I figured I should move my choice of words further the other direction.
It accomplishes nothing, but sometimes it’s the little things in life that keep you positive.