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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/screening/colon/who-should-screen

Where I'm located, screening is recommended for people 50 years old and above. Check the recommendations and process for your location (or ask your primary care doctor when you can).

Also note that if you're already having symptoms like the post mentions:

Screening is only recommended for people who are not experiencing symptoms that may indicate colon cancer. Symptoms can include blood in your stool, abdominal pain, change in bowel habits, or unexplained weight loss. If you are experiencing these symptoms, talk to your health care provider about a referral for diagnostic testing to determine the cause of these symptoms.

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's worth noting for everyone who might be reading this that blood on your toilet paper is 99.9% of the time from hemorrhoids or wiping too much, not from colon cancer. You're looking for dark stool and all these other symptoms, not a tiny amount of bright red blood on your toilet paper.

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago

And the rest of the symptoms listed can be literally anything. I remember experiencing some symptoms and looked it up and of course everything says cancer. Went to three different doctors and the only thing they really said is that I have an anxiety problem lol.

I don’t look up symptoms anymore.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

IIRC it's not so much the color of the stool as it is the texture; grainy/gravelly texture implies internal bleeding

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

If you're high risk for any reason get screened earlier. I'm getting screened at 31 after digestive problems.

[–] paradisebuddy@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

That screening saved my dads life