Comments on: Stomach problems may include: feelings of satiety, digestion, and proper absorption of nutrients.

By: OTM

OTM — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:51:14 +0000

Oh, thanks! The image is from a postcard that I found here at Wilson Barber's Fat Postcard Site. I really loved the colors.

By: stuckincottagegrove

stuckincottagegrove — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:58:44 +0000

I love your header art.

By: LadyGrey

LadyGrey — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:39:25 +0000

I think “early satiety” is the medical term they were poorly translating there — feeling full after eating a smaller amount than you would expect to make you full. It’s something doctors ask about because it can be a symptom of Really Bad Shit like a tumor compressing your stomach. (Or a symptom of WLS, hmmm).

By: Tari

Tari — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:25:06 +0000

Oh, for fuck’s sake. I know not everyone is great with the grammar, but come on.

Not only do I feel full after eating, sometimes I have all kinds of stomach pain before eating!! Why aren’t they doing a study on THAT problem?!

By: hotsauce

hotsauce — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:12:48 +0000

even “early fullness after eating a meal” is vague. whatever, sign me up! i partially financed a year of my life by doing medical studies.

By: OTM

OTM — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:54:06 +0000

I am willing to give Northwestern the benefit of the doubt and chalk this up to poor drafting, particularly given the clearer guidelines on the website and the generally awkward syntax on the sign. I got a chuckle out of it, though.

By: kateharding

kateharding — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:43:12 +0000

Don’t forget THEIR MORTALITY, Sweet Machine!

Great catch, OTM. Jesus.

By: sweetmachine

sweetmachine — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:33:09 +0000

Oy. I mean, I think I know what symptom they’re talking about — when I first developed IBS even eating, like, a piece of toast would make me feel like I’d gone to the world’s most tempting buffet. But that’s not what I would call “feeling full after eating”! That’s what I would call “your digestive system going totally fucking haywire.”

I am so sick of this pathologizing of everyday experiences. Look at all the fatties, with their FULLNESS AFTER EATING and their INCREASED HEARTRATE WITH EXERCISE!