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MrsNespitt t1_iuck21h wrote

A hemorrhoid is an irritated and vein in your butt. If you put too much pressure on on your butt, like straining too hard while pooping, sitting too long, or have added pregnancy weight, it can bother the vein and a hemorrhoid happens. The vein swells and becomes itchy and can be painful or bleed.

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MrsNespitt t1_iucjqmg wrote

So first, I absolutely love that it just says hemorrhoids.

Your butt’s got a lot of veins and nerves in it just like everything else. But when it’s subjected to a lot of pressure ( sitting on the toilet with the added pregnancy weight, straining really hard during a difficult bowel movement, or else sitting for too long ) they become irritated and inflamed.

Will be itchy and can be painful and bleed. Must see a doctor for prescribed medication.

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MyMudEye t1_iucjpsn wrote

The turtles eat the plastic bags, probably thinking it's a jellyfish. It blocks them up and they die.

How your plastic bag in particular, ends up in the ocean depends a lot on the infrastructure that deals with waste.

A lot of western waste was exported to China for processing, but now goes to less developed countries where the rules may be a little bit lax.

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wishsleepwasoptional t1_iucitd1 wrote

Large corporations are mainly responsible for pollution - they’ve managed to create the idea that its up to us as individuals so they can skirt responsibility. However, plastic bags do end up in the sea and turtles eat jellyfish. They see the bags, think it’s dinner and choke to death. Using fewer and reusing plastic bags can reduce the number in circulation.

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MoistlyCompetent t1_iucioun wrote

I think this strongly depends on the country you are living in. I am from Hamburg, Germany and pretty sure that plastic from my trash can gets burned. If we put it into the recycling bin it's either used to produce new stuff or ends up in landfills so that future generations can (hopefully) use it to produce new stuff.

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