FIELD TRIP: My Butt, a Colonoscopy Ride Along & How-To
Come check out my butt with me! 1 in 16 people in the U.S. will have colon cancer, and 0 in 16 want to talk about getting a camera up your guts to check things out. I am one of them, but after losing loved ones to colon cancer – and staring down the barrel of my first-ever colonoscope — I recorded tips, tricks, taste tests, foggy drug hazes, bar room advice, and finally my surprising results. It may save a life. Possibly yours.
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Links to things we discussed:
Your colon can explode if you don’t prep
Masterclass: How to Anal Douche
John of Arderne, The Father of British Proctology
Colorectal Cancer—Patient Information
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Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions, Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media and Mark David Christenson
Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
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