Comments on: Colon Firth—The Final Innard Entry

By: lynne

lynne — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:06:47 +0000

Dear MS Pudding,

You have an amazingly clean and shiny colon! I’m pleased t announce your colon passes our health and safety standards inspection with flying colours.

Actually, I have never seen what a colon likes before. I am amazed at what you learn on the internet.

I hope you and you colon have a good day.

Kind regards

By: jdg

jdg — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:06:31 +0000

whoa, I don’t even know what my own wife’s colon looks like.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:59:38 +0000

Can you post something else so I can quit looking at your colon?

By: La La

La La — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:43:12 +0000

Love your blog! Butt… I will be glad when you post again ’cause I’m kind of getting freaked out by seeing this pop up every day when I open all my blogs to read. :-)

By: pharmgirl

pharmgirl — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:11:29 +0000

nice prep.

By: kristin

kristin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:00:31 +0000

Hey, I have that same quilt! I was diagnosed three years ago, after 13 years of getting sick every time I ate. Just knowing what is wrong with you is a big part of feeling better. I pretty much eat whatever I want at home now, but I’m really careful when I go out to eat. My triggers are melted cheese, milk, and super greasy things (hello, last night’s homemade fries). After I was diagnosed, I bought “Eating for IBS” by Heather Van Vorous. It has some good recipes, especially if you like Asian foods (which, unfortunately, I don’t so much). It’s a good place to start.

By: kimblahg

kimblahg — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:41:25 +0000

glad everything turned out relatively okay. your colon does kinda freak me out though. i’ve never visualized my own colon.

By: K a b l o o e y

K a b l o o e y — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:36:26 +0000

Are you sure that’s shine and not powdered sugar? Because your colon firth looks a little like a cruller, no? And it sounds like Lynn’s measures could have spared you a scoping, but then again, then we wouldn’t have known what a shiny chemistry teacher looks like. Also great to have Crohn’s eliminated. Hope the sushi was epic.

By: lynn @ human, being

lynn @ human, being — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:00:28 +0000

1) Yay, I’m so glad it’s not Crohn’s
2) I conquered IBS through very deliberate measures and now only rarely have attacks. These measures were:

a) taking 3 Tablespoons of benefiber daily
b) taking a probiotic daily
c) having my Vitamin D level checked, learning it was 11 (should be 60) and starting on a long, high-dose regimen of supplementation
d) stopping hormonal birth control (I really started feeling better once I got rid of the Fucking Mirena IUD)
e) acupuncture
f) quitting dairy, except for cheese and ice cream on occasion (and then I pay for it)
g) taking Valerian and Kava Kava when I feel stressed, because stress is the #1 trigger for most IBS

It’s a journey to figure out your exact prescription. The best guide I found was a naturopath. The MDs don’t know shit (ha!), and IBS is essentially a throw-away diagnosis for “we don’t see anything structurally wrong with you so here’s a name for what ails you and there is no good pharmaceutical so good luck with that.”

Yes, I am a little bitter. :)

By: KBO

KBO — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:52:50 +0000

It looks like a meat doughnut.