Medical question: What does one have when one poops oil?

[kayaker]

@Joe Frickin Friday

That’s kind of what I figured, since the whole system is some 20-30 feet long. So why would a person’s colon react so quickly (and in such a manner) to a meal that’s still up in the stomach?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrocolic_reflexMaybe the gastrocolic reflex?

[Ellen_Cherry]

@jjimm

I once ate an apple, had immediate stomach cramps, and 30 minutes later was crapping apple sauce.

I once drank a quart of apple juice, with similar results.

[Swallowed_My_Cellphone]

@Ellen_Cherry

I once drank a quart of apple juice, with similar results.

I have no idea why, but on the GQ main page when I saw:

“What does one have when one poops oil? Ellen Cherry”

It grossed me out. :: shrug :: Not sure why. Maybe it was like “Ellen Cherry” was the name of a stomach ailment or something.

[jjimm]

For shame - Ellen Cherry is a lovely username!

[YogSothoth]

It was the fish. Apparently, this fish’s name in Chinese translate to something like “oil fish”.

Too bad though, it was delicious

[Horatio_Hellpop]

Could be a gallbladder problem. When my GB failed–and for some time after I had it removed–“oily poop” is what I mainly generated for the better part of a year. But I am SO not a doctor.