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I have seen a lot of stories online of people getting things stuck in there and doctors having to remove it, even items like cucumbers. I get that an item with a highly irregular shape could get stuck. But if it's something long and rounded, why can people not just poop it out? Is it because the item isn't soft enough?

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[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 125 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Basically because it's not soft enough.

Your body "pushes" things out by squeezing in a "rolling" motion. Like running a rolling pin over a tube of toothpaste.

Picture each of those little segments contracting and relaxing in sequence to slowly move things along, until it gets dumped in the rectum, where it sits until you and it come to an understanding.
Bunch of muscles then move things around to get things lined up, since normally things rest in a way that helps keep things from just falling out. Anal sphincter also does this, but it's the difference between folding the chip bag closed, using a chip clip or both.
Once it's all lined up, it does that rolling squeeze again, takes off the chip clip and things proceed in a routine fashion.

So if instead of what it's used to, it's dealing with something like a cucumber, it can end up with the end up around that curve at the top of the rectum.
The tapered inside near the anal sphincter means that when your vegetable goes in, the muscle can squeeze against the end and make the situation more of a commitment than people had planned for.
Once there, it can run into a few more hurdles. The muscles near the top can't really do anything but squeeze the sides. If it's not squishy and there's no angle, it's not going to be able to do anything because it just doesn't have the angle. Even if there is an angle, like your cucumber didn't go all the way, it's going to be squeezing at an awkward angle to try to push something inflexible through the opening in the stronger anal sphincter.
Usually the softness lets things find a way with some mutual give and take, but even normally things can get a bit firm and get some resistance that can be uncomfortable to work through.

Turns out I think I remember more of my anatomy and physiology classes than I thought.

[–] Rumbelows@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My god, this is a masterful piece of writing.

“Make the situation more of a commitment”

Amazing.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

where it sits until you and it come to an understanding.

Great writing.

[–] Fourleafclov@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

I feel like I just gained some IQ back Thank you 🙏