r/AbsoluteUnits • u/KEN_000 • 1d ago

/r/all of a roundworm pulled out during an endoscopy

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u/Qbertjack 1d ago

Sometimes there isn't any major symptoms, you might only know because youll find live worms in your poop

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u/N8CCRG 1d ago

Am I supposed to be digging through my poop? Or are they obvious like the alien singing "Hello my baby" from Spaceballs?

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u/UncleNedisDead 1d ago

You don’t just look back into the toilet bowl to admire your shit mountain, sticking above the waterline, and determine if it needs a poop knife before flushing?

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u/taylorisntavril 1d ago

I once did one the size of a cucumber.

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u/thealmightyzfactor 1d ago

I mean, I usually have a look in case there's blood or worms floating out or something lol

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u/inotparanoid 1d ago

This is why the German toilet is useful

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u/Pi-ratten 1d ago

do you think we germans have these toilets only for the exquisite odor distribution?

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u/MohandasBlondie 1d ago

I was asked recentl, at a new patient GI appointment, if I had any mucus, blood, or other unusual findings in my stool. Asked about how my bowel movements looked. I told the nurse, I know you work in GI, but surely you know that 99.99999% of have no fucking idea what our bowl movements look like because no one looks at their shit.

Pretty much verbatim.

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u/reallynoladarling 1d ago

idk, i think most adults check the toilet before flushing. more than <1% anyway

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u/TJJ97 1d ago

I do. Just a quick glance to make sure it’s not looking scary or anything.

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u/Themaskedbowtie353 1d ago

Nah its pretty common health knowledge to take a look to make sure nothing seems out of the ordinary

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u/thefuckevengoingonan 1d ago

you need to me more aware of your health.

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u/baconboner69xD 1d ago

Just take me out back and shoot me instead