@Montana,
Montana wrote:
I feel bad for laughing now. I know it's a very painful thing.
Don't feel bad. He laughed. One of our best friends (a guy thankfully or he would have been terribly embarrassed) was with him when it all finally let go - which took awhile - and they both had a great laugh. No significant pain involved.
But yes, after you pass a certain age--usually around 50 or 55 or so--your doctor will be suggesting a colonoscopy. So far I have resisted that but I know it is probably a good idea. It has been described as running a little lawnmower painlessly through your large intestine to look things over and remove any polyps which they say virtually eliminates the probability that you'll have colon cancer.