Snus use and colon issues

[WickedKitchen]

What what in the butt?

Sorry to hear of your uncomfortable state, Eric. Roo mentioned Metamucil. That stuff is the bomb-diggedy. It's like the hand of God just pushing everything out. I swear when I use it i expel more than I take in. I try to use it often. My wife is having some IBS issues and the Psyllium fiber in the Metamucil helps your body produce iodine. If I were smart enough I could better explain a better chemical relationship but I do know that low dairy, low wheat, and no meat makes my body good.

That being said I am having some massive brontosaurus steaks tonight. Cant' remember that last time I ate red meat though so I had better double up on the Metamucil tonight. Tomorrow will be really productive. It's probably weird that I look forward to that.

[N0mad]

WK, Steaks and a BM that should be a sticky... lol
Topic: What have you expelled today?

[c.nash]

I love red meat so I can't go that route I don't know how vegetarians and vegans do it. I can't go without my red meat and chicken. They are my staples. Lol

[WickedKitchen]

Dude, my brother and I bought half of a cow last spring. That's why I ended up getting a vacuum sealer and we're going to have meat for over a year. The stuff is fantastic.

So tomorrow morning I'll be thinking of the "I Shit My Pants" thread. Metamucil, Coffee, Thunder ES, and about five minutes...putting duct tape around the bowl now to shield the explosion. The funny part is...we have company! Hahahahahahaha!

I mostly have chicken, fish, and soy-based stuff. I couldn't live w/o chicken. Well, sure I could but I love chicken. Did you know there are more chickens on this planet than people? Even though the chicken industry is pretty sick...nom nom nom.

[snusgetter]

And the latest in health news says that chicken accounts for more food poisoninng than any other food.


Poultry the leading culprit in food poisoning outbreaks--CDC

According to the U.S. health officials, an estimated 76 million people a year suffer from food borne illness, with poultry items such as grilled chicken being the leading culprit in food poisoning outbreaks.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new statistics on foodborne illness outbreaks in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Thursday which reflects the overall picture of infections in 48 continental states and Puerto Rico.

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Just sayin': be extra-careful with poultry.

[GoVegan]

I think that eating meat is crude as you are completely taking advantage of another living being simply because you can. I equate it to buying a rug that was made an India by some 8 year old kid that was beaten and sold into slavery by his father just because it will look nice on my floor. I don't need meat to survive and have 100's if not 1000's of other options available that seem more ethical to me. Hamburgers, hot dogs and pepperoni are not even good for you so in a way we are abusing and killing animals strictly for entertainment. Also, the environmental costs of a meat based diet are huge. It takes 8-11 lbs of grains along with gallons of oil and water to make that 1 lb of meat. This is a terrible and wasteful way to feed a planet where a large majority of it's human population are on the brink of starvation. There is also an enormous amount of waste and methane gas produced by raising livestock. I have heard that environmentally speaking it is better for you to be a vegetarian and drive a bummer than be a meat eater driving a Prius. I also believe that life is a precious gift and we do not have the right to take it unless we have a fantastic reason to do so.

It is almost impossible to tell where many of our products come from but I do believe that small things add up and ultimately we vote with our dollars. If you really can't live without eating animals than at least try to buy organic meat or grass fed beef whenever possible. It's no guarantee but it does help. I guess if I really had to have meat I would probably be a pesca vegetarian. At least the fish unless have a shot of a decent life before they are killed. Unless, they are farmed.

[N0mad]

Dude, my brother and I bought half of a cow last spring. That's why I ended up getting a vacuum sealer and we're going to have meat for over a year. The stuff is fantastic.

So tomorrow morning I'll be thinking of the "I Shit My Pants" thread. Metamucil, Coffee, Thunder ES, and about five minutes...putting duct tape around the bowl now to shield the explosion. The funny part is...we have company! Hahahahahahaha!

I mostly have chicken, fish, and soy-based stuff. I couldn't live w/o chicken. Well, sure I could but I love chicken. Did you know there are more chickens on this planet than people? Even though the chicken industry is pretty sick...nom nom nom.

I love the smell of beef cooking on the outdoor grill as fat drips and becomes charred around the edges and the center is pink and juicy...

[c.nash]

I think that eating meat is crude as you are completely taking advantage of another living being simply because you can. I equate it to buying a rug that was made an India by some 8 year old kid that was beaten and sold into slavery by his father just because it will look nice on my floor. I don't need meat to survive and have 100's if not 1000's of other options available that seem more ethical to me. Hamburgers, hot dogs and pepperoni are not even good for you so in a way we are abusing and killing animals strictly for entertainment. Also, the environmental costs of a meat based diet are huge. It takes 8-11 lbs of grains along with gallons of oil and water to make that 1 lb of meat. This is a terrible and wasteful way to feed a planet where a large majority of it's human population are on the brink of starvation. There is also an enormous amount of waste and methane gas produced by raising livestock. I have heard that environmentally speaking it is better for you to be a vegetarian and drive a bummer than be a meat eater driving a Prius. I also believe that life is a precious gift and we do not have the right to take it unless we have a fantastic reason to do so.

It is almost impossible to tell where many of our products come from but I do believe that small things add up and ultimately we vote with our dollars. If you really can't live without eating animals than at least try to buy organic meat or grass fed beef whenever possible. It's no guarantee but it does help. I guess if I really had to have meat I would probably be a pesca vegetarian. At least the fish unless have a shot of a decent life before they are killed. Unless, they are farmed.

Sorry GoVegan, while I respect your lifestyle and don't see it as wrong or anything. I understand why certain people do it and it doesn't bother me. However, for me, myself and I, I love meat I just need that taste, that feeling. It's delicious. Wild meat such as deer, elk, etc is just amazing too. It's just how I was raised I guess. I couldn't live off a vegan or vegetarian diet, it just doesn't suit me. If you can the more power to ya, and I praise you for it. It's just not for me.

[PipenSnus]

I think that eating meat is crude as you are completely taking advantage of another living being simply because you can...

While I respect and support your right to refrain from ingesting animal products, your argument is based more on sentiment than reason. Predation is not something that human beings imposed on nature, it's an intrinsic part of the natural order. Life feeds on life. And no matter how eloquent your plea, the majority of humanity will never stop eating meat. Sorry, but it's just not gonna happen. I agree with you that we need new, sustainable means of obtaining meat, as the current system of factory livestock farming is incredibly damaging to the environment. But the old system of family farms that raised their own meat, and perhaps sold a little of it, was very eco-friendly. Technology is good, if it's used properly, but sometimes the old ways are best.

The problem isn't really meat-eating. It's (1) the way the corporate state has ravaged the Earth, and (2) the fact that human beings have grossly overpopulated this planet.

[Joe234]

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Smoking, Use of Moist Snuff, and Risk of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases

http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/co...ract/22/6/1101

Cecilia Carlens1, Maria-Pia Hergens2, Johan Grunewald3, Anders Ekbom4, Anders Eklund3, Caroline Olgart Höglund3,5 and Johan Askling1,4

1 Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Institute; 2 Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute; 3 Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Institute; 4 Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Institute; and 5 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Cecilia Carlens, M.D., Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. E-mail: cecilia.carlens@ki.se

Rationale: Cigarette smoking is emerging as a strong risk factor in the otherwise unknown etiology of chronic inflammatory diseases. Whether the same applies also to smokeless tobacco remains unknown. Nicotine is a powerful modifier of the inflammatory response. By comparing risks associated with tobacco smoking and with smokeless tobacco, the role of nicotine in the development of chronic inflammation may be evaluated.

Objectives: To assess and compare the risks of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohn's disease (CD), sarcoidosis, and multiple sclerosis (MS) associated with cigarette smoking and with the use of Swedish moist snuff.

Methods: We performed a cohort study of 277,777 males within a cohort of Swedish construction workers who had provided information about tobacco use in 1978–1993. Cross-linkage to the nationwide Swedish Hospital Discharge Register provided information about the occurrence of RA, UC, CD, sarcoidosis, and MS through 2004.

Measurements and Main Results: Age-adjusted relative risks (RRs) associated with smoking and moist snuff, respectively, were estimated by Cox regression. Ever-smoking was associated with an increased risk for RA (RR, 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.7–2.5), CD (RR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.2–1.8), MS (RR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.4–2.6), and UC (RR, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.1–1.5, confined to ex-smokers), and a decreased risk of sarcoidosis (RR, 0.5; 95% CI, 0.4–0.5). By contrast, ever-use of moist snuff, adjusted for smoking, was not associated with RA (RR, 1.0; 95% CI, 0.9–1.2), UC (RR, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.9–1.2), CD (RR, 0.9; 95% CI, 0.8–1.1), sarcoidosis (RR, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.8–1.5), or MS (RR, 1.0; 95% CI, 0.8–1.4).

Conclusions: Smokeless tobacco does not increase the risk of chronic inflammatory diseases, suggesting that inhaled nonnicotinic components of cigarette smoke are more important than nicotine itself in the etiology of these diseases.

[EricHill78]

I really appreciate the advice guys and have taken it all to heart. i.e the home remedies. I read what foods are best etc and read something interesting about probiotic yogurt which my wife is picking up. Roo, you're prob is pretty much the opposite of mine. I can't stop goin and no I haven't crapped my pants like in that vintage thread lol. One thing that really pisses me off is that the dr said he would give me enough pain meds untill I can do a follow up. I've been only taking about two norcos about every 8 hours only when I really need it. I only have two left. The pain is like a ripping in my stomach which is very unpleasant. The meds well of course give me a nice feeling but I would give them back just to be normal again. It's breaking my heart because I'm the only source of income for my family and the work I missed last week is as much as I can do. I'm going to try to pick up overtime but we're nearing the end of the peak season at my job so it'll be tough.

[EricHill78]

I hate being a whining bi**h but it helps at times to vent. I guess this all comes with age considering I'm
not in my indestructible teens and 20s anymore. I'm glad I have good folks on here I can talk to. I just want to be able to function again. I can't even take the damn trash out and it's pissing me off. If you guys could say a quick prayer for me to be able to work again on Monday that would be great..

/rant over

[c.nash]

Bro, I hope the best for you and your family. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to have to solely support a family and having troubles with it.
I hope everything works out for you as soon as possible.

[EricHill78]

Thanks C bro I appreciate it.. Hey did you ever read the challenge I put up for ya on the name game
thread? lol

[c.nash]

Nah. I didn't. Guess I'll have to check it out. Lol