Thursday, August 13, 2009

Cholera diarrhea has the consistency of rice water!

Steph and I had a bunch of cherries earlier - good stuff! Reminds me that I forgot to offer frozen ones to Billie when she was over just a couple days ago, but they're still good for another few months in my freezer!


Facebook quizzes taken from Heather and Natalie:

Leslie took the quiz "How annoying are you" and got the result: Pleasant / Easygoing! You are thoughtful and considerate, and other people think you are a pleasure to have around. You actually realize it is not all about you.

Leslie took the quiz "Which Captain Planet Planeteer Are You?" and got the result: Kwame, the Planeteer of Earth! Kwame comes from Ghana, Africa, and was chosen to be a Planeteer for his sustainability efforts on the savannah. Kwame is the leader of the Planeteers, and always initiated the Captain Planet calling by saying, "Let our powers combine." This translates to your personality, giving you strong convictions and a constant perspective on the "big picture" - making you the perfect leader in groups. People tend to listen to you. However, you tend to have limited grace under extreme pressure, and can be impatient with others. Your earth ring allows you to create earthquakes, landforms, and craters.


Poo nugget for Thursday, August 13: Number Three - Why Is It Coming Out In Liquid Form? - Diarrhea has two main causes: GI tract infection and maldigestion. Inadvertent consumption of bacteria / viruses / toxins from undercooked meat or week-old potato salad causes the small bowel to secrete large volumes of fluid into the GI tract. This deluge of fluid, coupled with brisk intestinal transit (picture the torrent of Class 5 rapids) results in the delivery of large amounts of liquid to the rectum. Cholera infection is the most severe example of this. The diarrhea produced by cholera is classically referred to as having the consistency of "rice water," and leads rapidly to life-threatening dehydration. (POO OF THE MONTH!)

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