So last week, Wednesday to be precise, I ate a small amount of corn and black bean salad. I know what you're all going to say - I've had issues with partial obstructions; I should know better. And I should, really. But I was at a work function, there were limited food choices, and I ate a relatively small amount and chewed well. I thought everything was fine. I had normal, regular BMs the rest of the week, no issues. Nothing to even hint that anything was amiss. Then yesterday morning I started getting a bit of cramping out of the blue. Lo and behold, a trip to the bathroom revealed corn kernels and black bean casings (more than I thought I'd eaten, but that's beside the point). WTF... this was a good 5 whole days later. This morning, I still have a few corn kernels making an appearance. I'm puzzled. I was not obstructed, I was still passing stool with normal frequency and consistency. And yet the corn hung around in my gut for days. You think it would have moved through, since everything else seemed to be... odd, to be sure.
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