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Chrysalisair t1_j294x4y wrote

Its easy to think someone is your perfect type and see this as a massive missed opportunity. But turns out life isn't that simple at all.

There's no one right person for you. There are people that will be different levels of good and despite that you'll still have to fight to make things work. And often the kind of person people think will be right for them isn't.

Basically there's very little to regret because there was no definite positive outcome. But there's an opportunity to realise a few things about yourself here, and maybe look into that anxiety/awkwardness.

(Maybe ask: What was your subconscious scared of?)

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serf_mobile t1_j294ttj wrote

It's extraordinarily rare for people under 30 to have colon/colorectal cancer. I went to the doctor a handful of years ago for some digestive system issues and my doc told me the #1 reason by far for blood in your stool in younger people is hemorrhoids.

You absolutely need to get checked out, but I personally have way, WAY too much experience fearing the worst about things only to find out in the end it was some minor shit that was pretty easily resolved. Stressing over what might be, only makes you miserable for no reason at all. Get answers first before thinking the absolute worst.

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slavnar95 t1_j2921xt wrote

My moms mother starved her as a kid. They were upper middle class (Grandfather was a banker) and they came from money. Her mom would only feed them oatmeal in the morning, a sandwich and a piece of fruit for lunch, and usually a hamburger patty, some sort of starch and salad for dinner. No snacks. No extra. Her youngest brother got to eat whatever he wanted. So, my mom got maybe 1000 calories a day as a growing kid, max.

So now as an adult she FEEDS any hungry kid or adult.

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Lumpy-Ad-3201 t1_j291rys wrote

Pepto is composed of pink bismuth, and even though it works, doctors aren't completely sure exactly why. They have some strong theories that make sense medically, but the exact mechanism isn't known. When you digest it, your body breaks it down to bismuth and other things. Since bismuth is essentially inert in the digestive system, it gets moved out as what it is: ultra-fine particles of a dull grey metal.

It makes poops turn grey or black, in some cases. Totally normal.

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