You obviously don't have a heeler. 1- mild concern 2- in your face concern 3- bitey concern 4- screamy concern 5- screamy jumping concern 6- vigilant concern 7- exhausted sleep Bluey is adorable, but blue heelers are energetic psychopaths that need to use their mouth and teeth on things. Do not get one if you are not prepared to explain to people that you are not being abused, the bruises are from your land shark. And you want to walk a dog 4 miles a day.
Sorry but as I see it, this isn't a "fading" Adam Ragusea video. It's a *peak* Adam Ragusea video. Very interesting and important topic, excellent and well thought-out presentation, a close-up personal angle that makes it easy to draw actual real-life conclusions and all the sciency ideas that you expect. Like it or not, I'm actually quite confident that your best work is ahead of you. Looking forward to it :)
If anything, it's closer to his videos before his channel really exploded. Just a lot of "I'm gonna talk about this because I really wanted to know the answer, and I'm betting I'm not alone so I'll share"
I agree. Those vids about topics relating to the effects to the human body can almost compete to those scientifically comparing different cooking techniques on one single ingredient or dish. Would like to see those even more often again though. Thx
i love how confidently Adam doesn’t care about falling off. it’s rare to see internet sensations value their personal life over clout, and I think that’s inspiring. Much love, from one average person to another :)
A RU-vidr I’ve watched for over a decade did it too, nerdcubed, he just hated the fame and grind so gave it up and decided to do what he felt went he felt
@@alexrogers777 Hes made a couple videos about it if you look back. The TLDR is that hes financially stable and putting himself and his family first, doing what he feels like and when, and doesnt really want to grow anymore
Making a joke out of it is like making a cushion for when he really does fall off... it's gliding him down instead of just dropping. He could even see some tailwind and pick up because of this and he would be producing less.
Lowkey I feel like the term falling off is used a little casually. He went from making a crap ton of content(aka what we expect from 75% of youtubers) to stepping back to focus on his life... and still making a decent amount of content. I just associate falling off with some type of failure. Not just willingly choosing to work less and talk about things you like more.
I have a family history of colon cancer. I had a colonoscopy at age 40 and they found cancer, early enough that it was easy to remove and after 3 months of chemo I am cancer free with a statistical 90% chance it will not come back. I can't emphasize this enough having a colonoscopy saved my life, and honestly catching it early meant my experience was much easier and more successful than the majority of people who battle with cancer
Yeah, the first time i did it, they told me to mix crystal light with it.. which definitely helped. And you just live on or near the toilet and are squirting shit for hours. Not fun.
nah, the part that sucks is how much your whole body screams at you that this thing you are drinking, you are not supposed to drink that. Like, I can only force so much down before my whole body decides that I am not to be trusted as a pilot and disables my ability to swallow. It doesn't even taste that awful, it's just that your entire being can recognize it for what it is; poison. Want a painful case of the runs? Drink milk. This is weak compared to IBS let me tell you.
@@itdies2dayyo I have crohn's and have to get a scope every 3-4 years. I found that the prep tasted better at room temperature. Didn't mind the aftermath
Literally and figuratively the most open i've seen a youtuber be 😂 joking aside thanks for sharing your experience Adam! It's great to get the masses educated about colon cancer screening! 11/10 would recommend to a friend 😂👏
My brother's wife had to go through colonoscopy prep one time years ago. They were at my mom's house, which was about a half-hour drive from their own house. The doctor told her that she'd have roughly an hour between drinking and pooping, so she drank the drink just before they were about to leave to go home. My brother, however, got to chatting on the way out the door, while his wife was constantly pulling on sleeve, and forty-five minutes passed before they left. My brother's wife ended up shitting multiple times in the woods (or rather on the way from the shoulder of the highway to the woods) next to the highway. My brother lived in the doghouse for months afterward.
My father died of cancer that started in his colon in 2022. My uncle almost died of colon cancer. Being in my late 30s, I am mentally preparing myself for regular screenings relatively soon. Thanks for making this video. Adam, I have been regularly watching/consuming your content for the past few years, and I want to say that I appreciate your style, your attention to detail, your openness… I know this is a very parasocial thing to say, but you seem like the kind of guy it would be cool to hang out with. Enjoy your semiretirement. I’ll keep enjoying your content one way or the other.
My father passed from it at 69, and aunt had stage 4 at 50. I got the first screening at 30. The prep is the worst part. Assuming you do it with anesthesia, the procedure is a piece of cake. Actually, it's quite nice to wake up on propofol lol
I can't tell you how relieving it was watching you go through this. I've recently had some things happen to me that have made me need a colonoscopy. I've been pretty worried about it and feel so astoundingly better to see my favorite "fading internet star" do the same. Thanks Adam.
"Why is it one of the most common and deadly kinds of cancer?" I hear nobody at all asking. Because every time your cells divide, there's a chance that things go wrong, if one thing goes wrong, and two other things that are supposed to stop that from happening also doesn't kick in, you've got a potential problem. If a second set of things that are supposed to brutally murder that now-cancerous cell also goes wrong, you've got a real problem, and depending on how fast the new cancer cell can divide you have a different timeframe for how long it's going to take to get really bad. The cells that make up the lining of your colon are technically counted as an "outside" part of your body, they are there for physical defense as well as other functions, and they take a lot of abuse from a lot of different things. This means they are built from the ground up to divide REALLY fast. Which means they have a high chance of accidentally going bad (because you essentially roll a lot of dice at once, all the time) and when they do, they grow really, really fast no matter where they end up.
My genetic oncologist tells me that colon cancer typically grows on the slower side, which is why it's enough for most middle-aged-and-older folks to get scoped every ten years or so. However, if you (like I) have Lynch syndrome, you're missing a crucial DNA spellchecker script, and the cancer can grow very fast. You're also more likely to get cancer young or have multiple bouts of different cancers. That's why those of us with this mutation really need a colonoscopy every year or two, even if we're under 40.
The "salty kind" is also what some less-than-medically-minded people make their own version of with pickle juice and various other additives. I have heard the resulting experience referred to as "waterfalling".
I have issues that make me prone to electrolyte imbalance. So pickle juice is just something I can chug an 8 oz glass of in a pinch when I don't have my usual high strength electrolyte mix. No issues. But keep the Epsom salt far far away. I can't even soak my feet in an Epsom salt bath. Putting all of me in one is just asking for that "waterfall" you mentioned, for the next 2 days. It has landed me in the local rural hospital for the afternoon to receive iv fluids.
I thought I would be less fond of your content after you said you would do less of the regular stuff, but honestly your new content is really to my liking, and I've learned that I really like watching you for you, not necessarily for the cooking. Your personality is so refreshing, and I'm glad you're still here!!!
Loving Adam 2.0. You were wondering if you're creative era was over... I think it's just starting. Really didn't expect to learn about colonoscopies today, but you make it so easy. Hope you're feeling better, and keep it up!
The masculine urge to cope with feeling uncomfortable/sick by obsessively explaining the mechanism of how you feel uncomfortable/sick is really relatable
As someone who grew up in Bloomington and actually worked in a limestone quarry for a summer, I LOVE seeing the Cutters shirt. The movie came out the year my family moved there and I never get tired of it.
Love this! At 28 I had an colonoscopy and they removed a tubular adenoma, which has about a 9% chance of becoming cancerous. Very grateful I went through with it, even if the prep (a gallon of PEG) sucked. Top tip, get some water flavoring like MIO and add it to each glass, because even if the prep says it’s “lemon flavored” it SUPER isn’t lol
Adam, your Cetacean Institute sticker on the big metal water tub has made my day. Also, as a man with a family history of colon cancer who just turned 40 and will be going through this soon... Strangely well-timed video!
Adam, as a 40 year old colon cancer survivor thank you for doing this. The amount of people under 45 being diagnosed with ColoRectal cancer is increasing at crazy amounts. If I had known how easy it was to get a colonoscopy done and what I would avoid by effectively curing my cancer. I would have paid to get it done out of pocket at regular intervals starting at 30. It's around $1500 bucks out of your pocket with no insurance.
So sorry you had to re-do the prep, Adam! My doctor didn't like the results from my very first colonoscopy prep, so I had to have another colonoscopy a year later, rather than 5 years later.
Thank you Adam. My family has a history of cancer but nobody really talks about which cancer they had and prevention and stuff. Thank you for putting your butt on (the) line for us.
Thanks for making this, Adam! I'm 23 and I've had 5 colonoscopys already (Chrons) and I can firmly say it is not that bad. The prep sucks but if you have any risk of colorectal disease it's worth a few hours of discomfort.
i can't tell whether Adam was always snarky but was hiding it throughout his entire online career or picked up being snarky as a semi-retirement hobby, both explanations are equally Adam-like
thank you adam, i have a lot of trauma associated with gi symptoms so im really really scared of the prep. seeing you take it in stride and with humor made me feel a bit more at ease about it
11:20 I took a class on histology in med school. The classroom of the first lecture had an enormous presentation screen, I think it was as large as a huge tarp or something. I'll never forget the sound of all the students gasping in shock when the lecturer casually pulled up images of severe colite and Crohn's cases first thing in the morning (it's very nsfl). Even though I looked at such things every day for the duration of that course, I still get the ick looking at the inside of the body haha. Congrats on your health.
That bit about learning better with concepts hits like the Chicxulub impact. Teaching is a wildly underrated skill. So many people assume that it's just reciting instructions. But if you can't explain the principles of those instructions, they're less than useless. Not the least of which reasons being most instructions are created with the assumption that you already know some of the first principles they're rooted in. Knowledge is not a LEGO set.
Oncology RN here. I’ve seen far too many (esp young) people fall victim to colon cancer. Often times, it’s advanced at diagnosis and much harder to treat and nearly impossible to cure. I can’t tell you how many people have told me that they are afraid of a colonoscopy - either the prep or the procedure. Thank you for spreading the word to your subscribers that it’s not a big deal!
Hey Adam, just been hiding here in the background enjoying your videos for years. I just want to say, Thank You. I enjoy your style of content and also really love the new content you've been putting out. It doesn't have to be food related, but like Doug DeMuro, I love to hear about the quirks and features that interest you in life, I find them interesting too. Thank you for sharing this experience and helping people feel more comfortable about a process that helps save lives. I hope you and your family are doing well and in good health (also wish the same to whoever is reading this
Watching this for the second time after I had mine last week. Having ulcerative colitis means I've had 3 now before age 40! You're doing good work by talking about this
Well, "fun" stuff! I hope things go well for you and there's nothing wrong with your digestive system, Adam. Went through a colonoscopy myself two years ago and one of the laxatives I was required to drink was literally just a bag of xylitol I had to dissolve in a certain amount of water. So I got to drink a big glass of very sweet water, just so I can run to the bathroom a few minutes later. That was definitely more pleasant than the other laxative, which not only tasted awful in comparison but was also more painful to get out. 😬
Same here 2 weeks to the day. The starvation was freaking brutal, the procedure was easy peesy, the first fart after I woke up was legendary, and the deluxe pizza I got after the procedure was top tier.
Thank you Adam for explaining the procedure in such detail! Im a 15 year colon cancer survivor. Early detection will save your life! You have probably saved lives just by making this video! My son is 35 and I insisted that he get his first colonoscopy last year. They found 3 polyps and simply removed them. People, don't put this off!
I love your approach to serious topics and mix of fact, fun, and relevant tangents. I'm not far behind (snicker) you in this journey, so looking forward to my turn getting screened.
thanks Adam. my family also has a history of colon cancer and seeing this video has made me less scared but the doctors finding something has me really on edge. what's worse is that younger people like me (just turned 31 last week) are getting cancer much earlier so i really should do it sooner than later
They should! My mom passed from Colon cancer when I was 21 and I wanted a colonoscopy and genetic screening right away but they told me they would when I turn 35 😢
Y'know, Adam may have his roots in actual at home cooking videos but my favorite videos are the very "boring" scientific exploration videos. His videos on ptfe? Absolutely my favorite so far. The beer brewing videos where he interviewed a few academics at college and talked about the nitty gritty in brewing, also bangers. I'll admit, when it's mainly recipe videos I only watch for something I'd want to eat myself, and sometimes for others to impress. However these types of videos that are at best tangentially related to cooking are my favorites
I’m a radiologist. He’s unfortunately way way off on the cancer risk associated with mammograms. The amount of extra radiation that a mammogram exposes to you is about the same as a cross country flight. It’s not nothing but his framing is way off. Don’t avoid mammograms due to concern for cancer risk, please! The benefit far outweighs the risk.
Adam, thank you for making a video about this. Regular preventative screenings and understanding your own risk factors are so, so important for catching cancers early, and catching a growth early on gives the best chances of effective treatments and survival.
I must do this soon this year due to my ulcerative colitis. I actually still need to schedule that, but that probably won't until I see a GI next month.
Colonoscopy saved my uncle’s life and his openness about it encouraged his coworkers to go in and get one. Great video Adam, thanks for being so honest!!!
I really respect that you’ve adopted a philosophy that makes what I’m about to say potentially less important to you, but I just wanted to let you know nonetheless that I’m really loving the new, laid-back videos. They’re a breath of fresh air in today’s youtube landscape, and your personality is perfect to carry a more conversational format. Thank you for doing what you do.
I want to say sincerely, thank you Adam. This has been something that I've worried about as I've gotten older and this really, really helped quell those fears. I'm hoping I feel light as a feather after all is said and done.
As someone about to go through their first colonoscopy screening as well, this couldn't have landed at a more perfect time for me and thank you for doing this so that I can be prepped and help walk myself through how not-scary it really is as well.
Explaining the why not only makes it easier but helps people understand the importance. Like not eating before a surgery so you don’t have a stomach full of contents or liquid that leave your stomach and enter your lungs when you’re sedated and your body can’t contain it. “Dumbing down” the instructions can lead to people thinking that they aren’t that big of a deal when they really are.
The amount of radiation in a mammogram is about 0.4-0.6 mSv, which is roughly equivalent to spending 2-3 months in Denver, Colorado. Definitely worth the scan.
My band will be called “The Osmotic Squirts.” Thanks for a really fun and interesting way to get an important message to your public. I’ve lost a couple friends to colon cancer and both never had any idea till they started having problems and were found to be stage 4. Both were also younger than the typical age they recommend having a first colonoscopy. I’m glad you’re all good. And the “I-don’t-give-a-rat’s-ass” drug is great, makes it like waking up from a nice nap.
Adam, you are an absolute legend. I don’t idolize people, but if I did, you’d definitely be Top 5 on the list. Thank you for…being. Just that and everything that comes with it
Thank you! I don't remember the person, but I just watched somebody else on yt (yes, it's a huge coincidence, but this is a real story) mentioning this procedure and joked around about making a video about it and showing the procedure on video only to then add he's not this insane. I'm glad you think differently and be proud because among the hundreds of thousands of people who'll watch this there's probably at least one who's now going to do it because of you. I don't know the odds of you saving someone's life, but that's not impossible
I am not joking, this is a 10/10 video. I've been pausing and laughing every 2 minutes in this video. Informative and entertaining. Adam is over it and making stuff he wants to make and I'm all here for it.
Fun fact about colonoscopy and games- a couple skinny textures inside Body of The Many in System Shock 2 are quite modified colonoscopy pictures of one of the Lookinglass devs
Holy shit I have never heard someone describe my learning style so well! and I know the whole 'learning styles' aren't super scientific but learning *why* I need to do something is much much clearer to me than the what. It lets you apply your own rules, which you will almost always have to do anyway!
