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Pretend you're swallowing a big piece of meat.

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Flowersforyourchocolateprettyplease · 01/05/2026 17:23

Have been to the hospital for a Gastroscopy. Consultant came to have a chat before the procedure, just him and I in the little room.
He explained what would be happening and said " as the tube goes down, pretend you're swallowing a big piece of meat".

I was nervous about the procedure and once it was done, I was chatting to a male friend and mentioned the comment above.
Friend says to report him as that's unacceptable language from a professional and thinks it was a sexual innuendo.

Also thinks it would have been inappropriate to a vegan or someone with eating issues.

YABU : It was an innocent remark.
YANBU: Dirty minded consultant.

OP posts:
Thehandinthecookiejar · 05/05/2026 10:53

Think it’s your friend who has the dirty mind 😂

TenThousandSpoons · 05/05/2026 11:01

I’m with your friend. A big piece of meat is an innuendo and I wouldn’t want a dr to say this to me or my daughter.

Boomer55 · 05/05/2026 11:19

Your friend sounds a bit batshit. Not everything is about sex. 🙄

KoiTetra · 05/05/2026 11:21

Did the consultant give you a wink and a nudge nudge as he said it? No... then your friend is being a twat and the consultant was doing his job and trying to be helpful!

Lets stop trying to twist and turn everything into a drama before people are scared to open their mouths (sorry can I say that or is it an innuendo!).

Ladygodalmighty · 05/05/2026 15:10

Speechless! ❄️🤪

OonaStubbs · 05/05/2026 21:53

How else could he have explained what it feels like, in laymans terms?

Flowersforyourchocolateprettyplease · 06/05/2026 07:46

MarriedTwiceOneGrownUpDaughter · 05/05/2026 10:05

OP: I think it was a waste of your time posting this on Mumsnet (unless you're studying psychology, as I am, in which case it's an excellent case study into gaslighting, group behavioural dynamics, victim-blaming and how misogyny is enabled by women). Moving forward, you need to report this creep. I wouldn't waste time going to the medical council; it could take years to investigate and meanwhile he could do much worse - the gross sexual innuendo is pervy enough, the fact that he's speaking like this to a random patient with obviously no fear of being reprimanded by his seniors is actually more disturbing: he feels invincible, untouchable (ironically). What is he doing in secret if this is how he speaks openly? What might he do to a very vulnerable patient? Report him in confidence (it's called a Protected Disclosure and there's no risk that you'll be sued, or punished by his colleagues - even if they're enabling him / turning a blind eye, they will quickly distance themselves from him once they know he's under investigation). Go to the police. Just tell them what he said to you, a female patient.

Thank you for taking time, you'll have lots of material just from this post 😅.

People with little comprehension,
Rude people,
Angry people,
People who think they're clever whilst showing their ignorance.
People who think I'm being U, yet posting nonsensical responses.
People who think they're contributing an original take.
People who can't answer a simple question.

Quite on the nose about the misogyny by women too.

OP posts:
ShesRunningOutTheDoor · 07/05/2026 09:26

@MarriedTwiceOneGrownUpDaughter i really hope you are being sarcastic.
he is a clinician trying to help a patient by using simple layman’s language. Most of us have had to swallow a dry lump of meat (no euphemism here) in our lives. So it’s a simple relatable instruction.
if you are not being sarcastic you seem q unhinged and of need of a good lie down

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