the year of the rat has not been kind to my health

shame is an important cause of death by colon cancer.

i do not have colon cancer that i know of, but i noticed this week when i was having a partial bowel obstruction that it is generally not ok to tell people about your bowel health until you're geriatric and among peers. i found myself wanting to explain to my coworkers that i was in some distress and would appreciate a few breaks but i couldn't fully explain why, and i felt like it warranted at least some detail. i was not trying to tell everyone exactly what was or was not flowing out of my butt, but i felt like telling people that i was in the midst of an uncomfortable bowel event.

anyway... everyone poops.. and it's time to let go of the taboos about talking about colon's circumstances. until we do i think people will continue to not catch serious intestinal issues (like colon cancer) because they can't talk about it. or worse, they're so ashamed of the fact that they defecated they completely ignore any details about it like mucous or blood in the stool, or other early warning signs of various problems.

anyway... good times.