5 June: Thursday plunchspurger.

Big, fat dumpload. This was a lot of poo. I'm a big believer that there's no "normal" poo, but I will admit it's nice to see a big fat log like this. Makes me very happy to see something other than a plop. I think I'm going to start taking in more fiber as part of my diet. More fruits, more veggies (even though I'm not a big fan of veggies). I might start back on Metamucil. Everything I've read says your gut microbiome LOVES fiber. And a healthy gut microbiome goes a long way to becoming more healthy overall. 

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4 June: Wednesday humplunker.

Back to pooing normally. Better than normal--last two days I've taken a healthy dump in the morning and then no more poos for that day. Two weeks ago I was taking five dumps a day. And that SUCKED. Gastro doc (the same one who did my colonoscopy) said it was likely a mild form of food poisoning. But it looks like my guy microbiome is back to normal. Whew. But an exciting poo, but I'll take it. There you go 

eNjoy.

A note about vitamin D.

I've been supplementing with vitamin D since March, 2020 when the pandemic started. The more I read, the more important I think vitamin D supplementation is. I think most people (in the US, anyway) don't get enough vitamin D because they don't get outside enough--too much time inside, and not enough time in the sun. I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. But I think my clean colonoscopy is due, in part, to the fact that I've been supplementing with vitamin D. My readers should think about getting this checked out. Talk to your doctor and get your serum vitamin D level checked. And then consider supplementing with vitamin D. I currently take one small 2000 IU capsule a day. I probably don't need that much, but it was on sale, and that's not nearly enough to be toxic. Think about it. Do some research. Talk to your doctor. Check it out. You could be doing yourself a lot of good.

Take a look at this: 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4229786/

3 June: frunchgunion.

First regular post-colonoscopy poo. Kind of--globular. Bulbous. So far, no ill effects from the colonoscopy. Poo is getting back to normal. (BTW, the doctor said my prep was excellent.) Looking forward to pooing as usual. That's all we can ask for, right? 

eNjoy.

2 June: colonoscopy.

Here are the results. All normal, no polyps found. I have internal hemorrhoids, but I already knew I had them. They don't bother me. I didn't even know I had them until my first colonoscopy. Always good to know I don't have colon cancer. I don't have to get another colonoscopy will be in five years. Cheers. 

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1 June: colonoscopy prep.

First poo after I started prepping for the colonoscopy. It was all liquid after this. That's the worst part of a colonoscopy: prepping for it. You spend a lot of time on the toilet, crapping. Although, not really crapping. It's squeezing fluid out of your ass. And because my colonoscopy wasn't scheduled until 2 pm the next day, I spent most of the next morning on the toilet. 

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1 June: Sunday blunchfunion.

This poo got me out of bed this morning. Funny pass Go, don't make coffee, go right to the bathroom. What did Dr. Malcom say? "When you gotta go, you gotta go." And this was a LOAD. Bi-colored; I squirted out the dark blob at the bottom toward the end, after the main load was out. This was a substantial load. My pants fit a little better after that load. Good day. Happy June! 

eNjoy.