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... to think you shouldn't get your prolapse out on telly?

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woollyideas · 30/01/2011 10:17

I know some people think Embarrassing Bodies is all for the good, being educational, etc., but AIBU in thinking an old lady shouldn't be showing the world her prolapsed bum on national television?

Also, what was with the bloke with warty hands who DIDN'T (as it turned out) have them on his dick as well, but hey, let's just zoom in on his dick anyway.

And why wasn't the girl with two fanjos wearing a paper bag on her head?

My DD says 'It's not as if people will recognise her when she's walking down the street; no-one will remember her...' But I'm thinking 'Do these people not have work colleagues, families and friends (or - in the case of elderly lady - bridge partners) who might feel ever so slightly cringy about them afterwards?'

No matter what was wrong with me, I definitely wouldn't be getting my bits out on television and showing them to the nation. Would you?

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Lovetheskinurine · 30/01/2011 12:29

Dreamofsea, spams made me laugh. I couldn't believe you'd not been jumped on yet for being politically incorrect. Grin. Spasm, much better. I really felt for her, and she had such a positive attitude.

dreamsofsea · 30/01/2011 12:37

yes, she was great wasn't she?

SarahStrattonHasNiceBears · 30/01/2011 13:48

Ewww I remember Mr Shitty Bum. I don't remember Warty Hands though, why are chefs more prone to them?

My favourite so far was the woman with the tail. Although I was massively disappointed that she couldn't wag it.

valiumredhead · 30/01/2011 15:34

Oh dear Lord, I had forgotten all about Mary and her prolapse!!!! Shock This is a repeat, right? Thank you for reminding me........... blerk!

valiumredhead · 30/01/2011 15:37

'I know people who have suffered with prolapses for a long time as they're too embarrassed to seek help. Prolapses are very common in older women who have had children.'

I completely agree, but so embarrassed they can't go to the GP but can whip it out like a party trick on telly?

pigletmania · 30/01/2011 15:39

I agree, its not like they hide the persons face or blur it out. So yer mates will all see your warty dick, and your two fanjos Blush, noway for any amout of money or free surgery, would rather save up for it. Anyway arent most of these conditions treatable by the NHS, surely if these people are not embarrassed to bear all on nat telly, they most certainly should not be embarrassed enough to see their GP

Changeisagoodthing · 30/01/2011 15:40

I was told by gynaecologist that about 20 per cent of women with children have some kind of prolapse but only 10 per cent of these-so 2 per cent see a specialist or have any kind of treatment.

It is a hidden problem that many women suffer in silence- rather like prostrate and men a few years ago. Many women think that it's just a normal change that happens after you have children and you just have to live with it- it isn't and you don't.

Well done to the woman who went on tv. If it gets more women to the doctor then I admire her.

fuzzypicklehead · 30/01/2011 15:42

Sadly, I'm intrigued by the two vaginas situation, as well as wondering why chefs get warts. Off to find it online...

pigletmania · 30/01/2011 15:44

oh no the shitty arse, this guy did not wash himself properly how Blush

GlitteryBalls · 30/01/2011 15:44

I lol at these people who have been too embarassed to see a DOCTOR about it for 10 years, yet will get it out on telly!

However I'm glad they do as I'm a medical student and find it fascinating. I've learnt how to do a digital rectal exam by watching Dr Christian alone...

pigletmania · 30/01/2011 15:45

Why dont they blur their faces to save thier Blush

OhForBoonessSake · 30/01/2011 15:46

it's her prolapse. she can do what she likes with it.

pigletmania · 30/01/2011 15:47

I know its up to them, but I would not do it on nat tv, hats off to them.

TitsalinaBumSquash · 30/01/2011 15:49

I always watch EI but it is mainly becuase i quite fancy Dr Christian. Grin (My own GP is also drool worthy)

I wouldn't have the guts to go on it with even a slightly embarrasing problem like dandruff or something let alone a botty or vajay-jay problem.

TitsalinaBumSquash · 30/01/2011 15:51

Chefs are more prone to warts becuase they handle meat and the virus can travel in raw meat. hth.

Minin · 30/01/2011 15:52

I have only watched one ever episode, the one with the shitty arse man.... Dr Christian said to him;

'I think you need to revisit your wiping technique'.

I thought OH MY GOD... that man let them show that on television?

valiumredhead · 30/01/2011 15:56

OhForBoonessSake it's her prolapse. she can do what she likes with it.

I read that to the tune 'It's my party, I can cry if I want it to' Grin

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woollyideas · 30/01/2011 16:06

Glitteryballs "I've learnt how to do a digital rectal exam by watching Dr Christian alone..."

WTF? IS that how they train doctors nowadays? I'm not letting you near my rectum then, however much you want to.

Off to teach myself to drive now by watching the Italian Job on DVD.

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CalamityKate · 30/01/2011 16:15

Minin that's the one I was talking about, yeah Grin

I guess once they've signed the contract, they can't back out just because they've been exposed as an inefficient wiper.

GlitteryBalls · 30/01/2011 16:21

wooly- yes these modern medical courses are pretty DIY nowadays. Self directed learning! Grin Plus I'm taking a year out as I've just had dd, so I need to keep my toe in the water somehow...

Doyouthinktheysaurus · 30/01/2011 16:33

I won't watch that programme, I'm too squeamish, but anything that highlights the problem of prolapse's and educates women over how common the problewm is and how treatable has to be a good thing.

No way I would get my bits out on TV thoughGrin

Animation · 30/01/2011 16:38

I'm sorry but this is one weird programme the way these people are so OK about getting their bits out on National TV.

I'm not squeamish - I'm from a nursing background, but bloody hell!! Hmm

susiedaisy · 30/01/2011 16:41

didnt see the programme but i work in gyna area, and 2 vaginas could possibly be two wombs, i have seen this only once though, it is pretty rare, all looks the same down below but you have a second womb and can actually have 2 monthly periods one from each, it can go unoticed by the women for years until she has a relationship or kids, i am no doctor so you would have to google for more info,

TitsalinaBumSquash · 30/01/2011 16:43

Yes she did have 2 wombs rather than 2 vaginas, it turned out that she would be able to have children though.

I don't belive no one has agreed with me about the hotness of Dr Christian!

kitstwins · 30/01/2011 16:44

YABU. It is educational - enlightening both the embarrassed that is nothing to be embarrassed about (last I heard, we all had a rectum so are all candidates for a prolapse should such bad fortune befall us) and also the sniggering masses who think things like prolapses should be hidden. I mean, God forbid someone should seek medical treatment for a painful, debilitating condition.

I think the programme shows what desperation, in the end, can drive you to. You can be fobbed off for years by hopeless GPs and never receive the correct treatment, and yet Embarrassing Bodies offers a fast track to high end private care. It's all done in a non-judgemental, dignified manner too. I guess people on there have finally reached the end of your patience. If I'd had an untreated anal prolapse with incontinence for a decade I'd probably think 'Sod it' and not care who saw my treatment if it guaranteed courteous and fast care. Plus you have the added bonus of knowing that you're demystifying what are often stigmatised medical conditions. As some of the responses to this prose have shown, an anal prolapse and double/split uterus ("two fangs") can often lead to prejudiced opinions and isolation. Such as the girl with the rare uterine condition who was called a "freak" by an ex boyfriend.

I think the programme is a bloody public service, especially when you consider their efforts to educate the copulating morons of this nation on STDs. If we can debunk the myths and stigma surrounding certain medical conditions then that can only be a good thing. That some people are willing to offer the medical issues as part of this process in order to secure fast track, top notch medical care I see as a fair deal all round. If it's all a bit too much for you then a simple solution would be - don't watch it. The clue is in the programme title.

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