Researchers Find Strange Link Between Marathon Running and Cancer

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 know the weird thing?... I went back to check it because of what you said and the comment section wasn't there. And then scrolled up and down for the comment button you mentioned and... nothing. Then out of nowhere where it was asking to log or registered, the comment section emerged once again without me doing anything. So... Can't tell you what nonsense is going on in there. The savvy coders will have to come up with more educated guesses than I can.

But it's just a bunch of non-runners and runners attacking each other. You're not missing anything. Just more internet dumpster fire.

Speaking of middle age, colonoscopy and hemorrhoids... One interesting thing that has been proposed by some is that us in the western world are more likely to have hemorrhoids because of the use of toilet paper. In middle Eastern and Eastern societies they are less likely because they often use the installed shower handle. Or the bide. Proctologists have confirmed that the recurrent drying of the anus that is essentially a mucous membrane is indeed not a good idea. And the shower handle or the bide are much better options. Maybe there's a "lobbying toilet paper conspiracy" that doesn't want more people knowing about this. I'm joking but that might be true, who knows? The irony is that both the environment and our assholes would be much aliviated for the switch.

But for conforming polyps, a colonoscopy is required. I'm 40 and I'm clean so far. I also started using the installed shower handle at home. Everywhere else is not up to me.

But look at us breaking a social barrier right here!

One of the reasons why there's so much intestinal cancer deaths and untreated hemorrhoids that become larger problems is because there's social stigma and people feel like it's a tabu and never talk about it. Proctologists say this is their biggest obstacle. They have no idea how many people are suffering in quiet because of fear of shame.

I would say the only place where it would be understandable to not adress it would be during shared meals. Any other time and anywhere else is time to start talking talk about it. Especially if there's a problem.

Everybody has an asshole and everybody needs to use it everyday. So, it's just silly that there's even a social stigma around this.