Ever since I learned that Elvis died with more than 30 lbs of feces in his body all I can think of is….. how???? Assuming a person is continuing to eat day after day, how can you continue to put things in and have nothing come out? I don’t understand why your body wouldn’t force you to expel what’s in your system (well before 30lbs) one way or another?
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As someone who was born with a “slow transit colon” which developed into a megacolon by the age of 12 (my worst superhero name ever) – it goes like this. Gradually.
You don’t suddenly wake up with 30lb of shit in you. It builds up over time. You get some impacted faeces. It gets hard. Stool will still go around the blockage and you shit like normal, maybe a bit of diarrhoea. This can go on for months. In the meantime this hard lump inside gets bigger ever day. The colon is quite stretchy. It’s usually once you start getting noticeable pain from an impacted colon that you notice and get treatment. When I was 12, I had a nasal gastric tube put down my nose and spent 8 weeks in hospital getting my bowel cleared out. It’s the same mixture that’s used for colonoscopy prep. It’s easier to deliver it via a NG tube then drink it for impacted colons that aren’t going to rupture. I lost 10-12 kilos after my bowel clean out when I was 12.
Yes, my bowel is still a pain in my literal arse. I’ve now got an ileostomy.
*edit* I’ve now realised one of my most upvoted comments is about the fact I can’t shit. Sweet.
*second edit* sweet jesus please dont make it to the main page
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