Field Trip: My Butt, a Colonoscopy Ride Along & How-To Encore
3/17/202637 min
Come check out my butt with me (again)! 1 in 16 people in the U.S. will have colon cancer, and 0 in 16 want to talk about getting a camera up your guts to check things out. I am one of them, but after losing loved ones to colon cancer – and staring down the barrel of my first-ever colonoscope — I recorded tips, tricks, taste tests, foggy drug hazes, bar room advice, and finally my surprising results. It may save a life. Possibly yours.
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First 90 secondsAlie Ward· Host0:00
Wasn't that delicious?
Speaker 10:01
So good. Your bill, ladies.
Alie Ward· Host0:03
I got it.
Speaker 10:04
I got it.
Alie Ward· Host0:04
No, I got it.
Speaker 10:05
No, I got it.
Alie Ward· Host0:05
[laughs] [laughs] Seriously, I insist.
Speaker 10:08
Seriously, I insist.
Alie Ward· Host0:08
I insisted first.
Speaker 10:09
I insisted first.
Alie Ward· Host0:09
Oh, don't be silly.
Speaker 10:10
You don't be silly.
Alie Ward· Host0:10
You don't be silly.
Speaker 20:11
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Speaker 10:18
Okay. Rock, paper, scissors for it.
Alie Ward· Host0:20
Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.
Speaker 10:21
Rock, paper, scissors, shoot. No.
Speaker 20:22
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Alie Ward· Host0:45
Okay. Up top, just so you know, this is a weird episode. Uh, topic's weird, uh, format, weird, audio, weird. Stick with me. It's worth it till the end, I promise. Okay. Oh, hey, it's your friend's kid who's hitting you with a pool noodle, Alie Ward, and come with me as I research, prep for, get a colonoscopy, and then learn some alarming results. Will you? Okay, so I'm proud of you, number one, for being here. It's an investment in your health, or maybe you're just here 'cause you like butts, or you wanna hear some hot gossip about mine. Maybe someone who cares about you sent this as, like, a friendly, encouraging valentine straight up your rectum. But here's what's up. I needed a colonoscopy, and