[Belle]

I went to bed one nite feeling fine.. woke up feeling like I was gonna puke.. didnt think much of it.. till i got on the elevator in the dorm to go to class.. it stopped on the 4th floor.. some girl got on there eating a granola bar, and was smacking..

i threw up in my mouth.. literally.. elevator stopped on the 2nd floor.. i had to get off and run to the bathroom.. but puked all in my hands and on my shirt on the way there..

(to this day, i cant eat cherry cobbler.. i had some the day before.. thats what i puked up...)

called my mom 2 hours away in jackson, and told her i wasnt going to class.. cause i puked.. and that i felt like shit.. she told me to go to the doctor's office on campus.. Student Health something or another? i forget.. i didnt want to go..

i kept getting weaker and weaker.. my roommate came in from class around 3pm.. saw me and freaked out.. took me over there.. i had to wait three hours.. i was laying on the floor in the lobby curled up crying..

they couldnt figure out what was wrong with me.. sent me to the ER.. they did an ultrasound to check my gall bladder..

anyway, it was appendicitis. They had to do emergency appendectomy.. said if I had waited any longer, it could have killed me.. (who knew something that serves no purpose could rupture and make ya worm meal..) I woke up during surgery.. fuckin A. that wasnt fun.. could feel them cutting through my stomach muscles..

Now, my Q is.. WTF causes appendicitis? ive always wondered that..

and that is all.

[Raiden]

can I lick your scar?

[Belle]

sure.. its about 3 inches long.. and you can see little lines running across where the stitches were..

so it might be bumpy.

[leeman]

What causes .... Hmmmm

The apendix .....

[Jimmy]

It's caused by your appendix being blocked. Weren't you paying attention or were you in too much pain, sissy. If the blockage continues, the inflamed tissue becomes infected with bacteria and begins to die from a lack of blood supply, which finally results in the appendix bursting.

FYI.

There's one less thing your enemies can wish upon you now. Good deal.

[Dr. Lecter]

I was just wondering if he got to lick it- replies?

[VitaminE]

I was hoping for some lesbian experimentation.


This was a total buzz kill.

[SizeMatters]

I once "tirggered" append**** by eating pizza and chugging vodka. it happens apparently.

[asshat]

The appendix is found at the bottom of the cecum, a pouchlike swelling of the large intestine (see illustration).




Digestive waste matter from the small intestine (not shown in diagram) flows into the cecum through the ileocecal valve (theoretically a one-way valve). The appendix is a narrow tube with a channel opening into the cecum. When this channel becomes blocked with hardened fecal matter, the appendix becomes infected and inflamed – a condition called "appendicitis."

To understand how this blockage can occur, we need to see how the colon functions. Wastes enter the cecum in a liquid state and gradually solidify as they move towards the rectum. This change from liquid to solid means that water is continuously being extracted. The colon can be compared to a "giant dryer."

The cecum should only contain liquids and should be squeezed empty each day. Otherwise, the continual drying process can quickly harden and trap the wastes, blocking the appendix. This happens frequently in westernized countries because, in the sitting toilet position, it is physically impossible to compress the cecum.

The sitting toilet requires the use of the "Valsalva Maneuver" (holding your breath and pushing downwards with the diaphragm.) But the exit from the cecum is upwards into the ascending colon. Pushing downwards creates pressure without movement. It often forces wastes into the appendix, where they will solidify, as water is continuously extracted. The appendix suffocates, becomes infected and inflamed – appendicitis.

Pushing against the natural upward flow of peristalsis (intestinal movements) also affects the ileocecal valve. The valve was designed to be supported by the right thigh during evacuation. Without this support, it is easily overwhelmed by the back-pressure created by a forceful Valsalva Maneuver. Ecoli bacteria can leak into the small intestine, often leading to Crohn's Disease (next section).

Despite all the straining, the cecum never gets evacuated. Residual wastes adhere to the colon wall, increasing the risk of inflammation and cancer.

By contrast, in the squatting posture, the right thigh squeezes the cecum from its base. Its contents are pushed up into the ascending colon, where peristalsis carries them away. There is no need to hold one's breath or push downwards, since the posture generates the pressure automatically.

The force is all directed upwards, and the ileocecal valve remains tightly sealed. The squeezing action protects the appendix, keeping it clean and free of disease. These organs were not "poorly designed" – as is currently taught in medical schools. Like the rest of the colon, they were designed with squatting in mind.


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In summary, you were not shitting properly and allowed solids to build up in your appendix and it exploded.

[Bill]

In summary, you were not shitting properly and allowed solids to build up in your appendix and it exploded.

and here I was about to post that it might have something to do with her jizz guzzeling at the frat party the night before.

[Anhil8tor]

i miss you tammyc