Removing Butts: The Bizarre Early 20th Century Obsession with Removing Random Body Parts 

Wow, dude. Not even a mention of hysterectomies When I was a child, I didn't know any intact women. I will never trust Hippocratic Oath breakers/ butchers.

Hic alcoholics rejoice

The end was hilarious.

If you did let your kids answer the quiz you may get some very interesting wines

omg Simon! lol watch this ad & take note of your expression & especially the look in your eyes as you finish up & reach to start the video! I'd hate to see anyone look at me like that! I could smell the brimstone right through the phone! yes I can imagine things going up in flames like a look from the baby in the Incredibles does!

It's deeply unsettling to hear this, but it's reality eh?

@@oliviagreen7423 yep. Every year medicine is better. What would have taken us 10 years 30 years ago we can now use the advances in biotechnology to test safety in a similar items in a year. For example previously we would have had to go through many animal studies to test a vaccine for any immediately dangerous effects to the cells. Now Now can directly culture human cells of various types such as hear, lung, and others and see if any of the ingredients of the vaccine will harm human cells. If they don't we can then move right into later parts of studies. I wish the news would talk about medical advances more. No wonder everyone thinks that this vaccine was rushed the media portrays scientists like we haven't learned anything in 40 years. It's not 1980 anymore we don't need 5-10 years for a simple mrna vaccine we need about a year.

Wow! Your comment makes me think you're a better doctor than 99% of the doctors on Earth. I've got to tell you a few stories! I was born with a diaphragm hernia that somehow, miraculously wasn't severe enough to make me sick until I was about 8 months old, when I had to have emergency surgery. This was in 1983, before they used mesh in hernias. They just sewed it closed leaving a sunken place on one side of my body with very little muscle, nerve damage affecting like the whole top left side of my body, and a giant scar that looks like a Frankenstein scar, you can see the stitches, on my stomach. Since the mesh was invented, I've seen several people I know have it used to repair their hernias, and all had to have it removed later and had severe complications. There was even someone who's baby had the same birth defect as me, who had surgery on the baby while the baby was in the womb, and the baby had to have another surgery after she was born! So their invention was supposed to make people like me not have the complications from the traditional surgery, but it ended up being worse. I am extremely lucky that I didn't die from this hernia because most babies born with it at that time did die and that when they fixed it they did it the old way. Then when I was 17 I had dental surgery and the dentist used a new kind of drill - the kind that can suddenly overheat and burn patient's faces. My face got burned, I may have been one of the first people it happened to in the USA, and the same dental drill is still being used to this day, and everyone from little kids to supermodels have the same scar on their lips or face as I do because of it. This is why many people don't trust doctors or the government and I hate to say this but have to because it's so relevant, why many people are afraid to take a recently created new medication that the government assures them is safe.

Umm, I clicked on you to find out who you were and I see videos of Humboldt. Really? That's where I live. Are you a doctor HERE? If you are I seem to have missed out ob being seen by a competent doctor, and got stuck with Fran Day and Connie Basch. Seriously I went to both of those doctors, one charged me for an hour of telling me off and the other tried to prescribe Fentanyl to me for like literally no reason.

And yet, what's being fed to us put of Washington is DEMANDED to be treated as infallible holy writ. NO QUESTIONS ALLOWED!

I mean it was a sane action for the time?

I see nothing wrong with that, the tongue must come out aswell

The tongue spreads covid 19 via saliva, therefore is dirty and unnessecary/harmful in the human body

@@thenewbrazy9997 can you remove mine? My doctor said no...!?😛

used to know someone that used to say this, he was half sane Lol

Mine were closing over my throat and threatened my breathing so they went in the 80s.

Mine went in 1987 after constant tonsil infections. My adenoids were also removed. Back then tonsillectomies were still pretty common though. I was pretty ill as a kid so I wonder if they'd still do it these days.

@@Definatalie I still have the adenoids and there was no suggestion of taking those. I'm in England. .

My Dr always told me to NOT remove them. I always had really bad infections as a kid, I took so much antibiotics. Now with almost 30, no more issues!

i had mine out a few months ago, along w my sister. i feel much better w/o them and glad i don’t have to deal w a swollen neck and infected tonsils lol it was torture as a kid

Thanks for sharing - very educational.

I have a j pouch, I remember one time that I visited the G.P I had to draw him a diagram of what it was!

Another thank you, M.

RN here have looked after people with a J pouch before.

A lot of ppl have external pouches, it'd be cool if we didn't make it seem so embarrassing that you are concerned by ppl mistakenly thinking you do.

Yikes, cement! No wonder people got “backed up.”

I can't find any references regarding chalk & cement.

@@jdsguam Search youtube for "The Poisonous Horrors of The Victorian Kitchen | Hidden Killers | Absolute History" because they go into detail about both bread and milk were dangerously adulterated in the days before food safety regulations.

Europe had regulations for food safety long before USA did.

Yep... That'd plug yer arse...

That's kinda of amazing! The fact that they can shorten it so much and it more or less functions about the same is crazy. It's cool how the body adapts.

I feel like scars are the badge of the survivor, the dead don't scar .....wear your scars with pride.... just my opinion

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Now if only they made coffee.

Epic!

LOL!

They do coffee enamas at Starbucks?

Same, I thought this was much more likely to happen than it actually turned out to be.

Honestly with two nurses for parents I rarely got to do all the fun stuff at the hospital. My parents even stitched up one of our cats once. So while I feel cheated I know I'm also pretty damn blessed. So I don't complain.

My 2 neighbour kid got it, it is insane, i just gurgle and drink lemon juice whenever i got a sore throat, i remember when my throat got so red and inflamed, i just stop eating fried stuff and it heal by itself after a few days.

Same for me. I thought it was as predictable as losing baby teeth.

I'm in my early 20s, and I actually got a tonsillectomy as in grade school - which would have been in the late '00s. Wierd thinking that it was already phasing out by then.

I find it hard to believe some of these people were motivated by positive goals vs just enjoying blood and slicing people up.

Still trying to find a cure for butt hurt

Alas, he failed and we are now forever awash with hordes of the butt hurt. Lately it seems like butts are more sensitive then ever before, and being hurt at a tremendous rate.

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I legit snort laughed reading this 🤣🤣🤣

similar for me, but my prob was allergies all along!

Today on TLC My strange addiction, I smoke a pack of cigarettes up my ass every day 😂

There has to be a gag reel of him cracking up in these more serious videos

I have seen Simon crack away though from the straight face. In fact, he did it not to long ago, I just need to find the video and time stamp, because it was hilarious.

@@nmspy how does your ass inhale all the smoke?

@@StageRight123 I'd like to see that. They need to do a brain blaze video of bloopers from all his channels lol.

Ancient Egyptians also second that comment

Watch 'the road to wellville' a comedy about Kellogg and his health spa

As a gay man I second the notion

That sounds like Mel Brooks' version of dr. Van Helsing in Dracula dead and loving it. He was a phyciateist who had all his patients have an enama.

I read this comment before I got to that part of the video and when it came up, I _still_ laughed like a toddler who just heard the word “poop”!

@@adambartlett114 First, I don't know who you are, and you don't know my family or their medical histories, so please don't presume to give instructions on how we look out for the welfare of our children or second-guess the procedures that my wife, her siblings, and the rest of her family have had. What would possibly give you the idea that we take such decisions as lightly as you seem to think we do? As I said, I don't know what your medical and surgical background is, but we have consulted with numerous gastroenterologists, oncologists, and surgeons over the past 20+ years, and the consensus among them has been unanimous-for persons in my wife's position with the confirmed genetic mutation that leads to familial adenomatous polyposis where death from the colon cancer typically occurs in the individual's 50s based on the type of mutation her family has, removal of the colon gives the patient the best chance of surviving the condition into their 70s. Yes, regular colonoscopies and endoscopies are still required to monitor what's left of the colon, the rectum, and the small intestine and stomach, but it's a small price to pay, particularly when the research on the disease indicates that fully 90% of cases manifest primarily with increasing numbers of polyps in the colon, with lesser percentages manifesting in other parts of the gastrointestinal system. According to all of the specialists that we've consulted with over the past two decades, failure to remove the colon and simply continue to rely on traditional colonoscopy screenings would eventually result in an increasingly untenable situation, as the number and size of the polyps begins to increase exponentially after age 40, eventually reaching the point where colonoscopies and removal of the polyps will not be enough to keep up with their spread and their increasingly cancerous nature. All of the specialists recommended my wife have her colon removed around her 40th birthday, particularly as the most recently removed and tested polyps had all come back as precancerous and there was a very real fear that a colonoscopy within the next three years would reveal polyps that were fully cancerous. In no way did we make a "hasty decision," nor did I give you any indication in my previous comment that any decisions that we have made or will make in the future are hasty, and I, quite frankly, resent the implication. I've always assumed that all of us who watch these videos and leave comments are, to take a quote from Simon, "big brains." Finally, in response to Mr. Bartlett's admonishment to "everybody else who reads this thread, please be careful and talk to reputable specialist doctors" and that "radical choices are becoming less and less reasonable in this environment," yes, please talk to your doctors and specialists. But, if they end up recommending a "radical choice," such as colon removal as in my wife's case, please take it seriously and do not immediately discount it just because it makes you uncomfortable. The success rate of these surgeries is amazingly high in today's world, and if the specialists are recommending it, it's because that's the best option available to you, in their expert opinion. Follow the science, and take care of yourselves.

@@randallyoung8297 can not imagine the ego trip it would take to try and lecture you on your wives medical choices. I am so very happy that your wife and her family have had amazing doctors and specialists who have been on top of testing and treatments needed. Ridiculous that you had to explain why that surgery decision was made by your wife and her doctors more cause some rando felt they knew more about her medical history and status then you.

@@katiearcher4475 lady. It's youtube. The comment sections are always full of wackos, narcissists, pseudo-intellectuals, mentally ill, and just plain a holes.

@@randallyoung8297 your a amazing husband for standing by her side. Also holy cow your wife is strong. I just googled the disease and it sounds tough. It doesn't look like much research goes into it. I hope they get more Grant's and have alot more discoveries and breakthroughs in your wife's and kid's lifetime.

@@adambartlett114 yeah… now look up familial adenomatous polyposis

I had my second tonsillectomy when I was 40, 35 years after the first.

@@llamasugar5478 Fortunately for me they haven't caused me a problem. At 68 they've given me no problems.

...they dont grow back, your parents were scammed

@@loafywolfy When I questioned my doctor he said that on rare occasions they do grow back... so I'll believe my doctor. 😆

@@loafywolfy Apparently, not all of the tissue was excised. I don’t know how or why the remaining bits began to expand, but they did. And just like before, they started getting inflamed and painful.

I mean the plague kinda sucked too but if you say so

When people in 100 years look back I wonder what givens will be seen as horror. Crazy

Looking for this comment lol

Oh please, for your own sanity, don't look up early remedies for psychological disorders like "Theological Hysteria"... If you thought this was bad, those kinds of :questionable treatments" will scar your poor soul for life. ;o)

As a physicist I can confirm that to this day there are only a couple of scientific fields that we consider "proper science"..

AAAAAH (PewDiePie scream)

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I usually have a bowel movement once or twice a day without issue, but that does seem a little excessive for something that isn't necessarily even beneficial. I have had relatives who have died from severe constipation but the data on what the ideal bowel movement frequency is, is still somewhat limited so we don't know if there is a benefit to having them more frequently than roughly once every other day or so. Regardless your father's experience definitely sounds pretty horrible.

Damn. That really sounds horrible, but I got similar stories from my mom. But I'm really happy that my parents got over those toilet training issues when they had me and did not enforce their messed up upbringing on me in that regard. My mom seems to have taken laxatives nearly all her adult life, but as long as I was okay, she didn't interfere with my pooping schedule ;) To be fair, I have my own toilet issues. I just don't like to take a dump anywhere else than in the safety of my home, so when travelling it will take me a few days to adapt an find an apropriate sense of safety. So when we went on a holiday or even camping... I could be quite happy not shitting for 3-4 days. The longest so far was a bit over a week, but I also didn't eat and my body vented all intestinal contents before because I had a pancreatitis about 8 years ago...

@@EyMannMachHin Some people get to choose to shit in the safety of their home. But think about the millions upon millions who never had the opportunity to have a safe home. And I’ll leave you with this- the water that fills toilets is drinking water. You only feel safe to poop into the drinking water inside your own house? Strange things people do.

@@fastinradfordable I probably wouldn't if I had grown up anywhere else. I don't even know where I got that notion and it only takes a bit of time for my to adjust my subconscious to a stange environment. But one thing holds it can take me 2-7 days to adjust to a new environment. Like having to use squat toilets on a greek camping ground.

@@fastinradfordable What a bizarre question, where do you shit and into what? I also have traveller's constipation for day or two, its subconscious and quite common.

Veggies are mostly fiber for the most part if anything, they would constipate you even more.

@@martaleszkiewicz5115 Since I went vegan I have never been constipated, allegorical I know. That meat heavy diets lead to constipation however is not allegorical

@@martaleszkiewicz5115 um no, maybe expand your knowledge

​@@martaleszkiewicz5115Um, fibre actually does the opposite. It prevents your faeces from getting compacted i.e. constipated. Have you never seen a Metamucil commercial in your life? Or even one of the hundreds of food commercials endorsing their product as being high in fibre and thus helping you "stay regular" (as in having a regular bowel movement)?

Veggies were never deemed unhealthy. Thats an ignorant modern misconception.

Be happy that you had them out at 4. I had mine out at 50, my 50th birthday. It took me down for 6 weeks. It was like a burn and a paper cut together and doused with a never-ending supply of rubbing alcohol, all in my throat. Sorry that you were just kids and the fevers were the worst, but 3 or 4 days of ice cream put a silver lining on the dark cloud of your memories and you were right as rain afterwards.

I love your comment!

I thought the same thing. Holy smokes, what a shit show this was!

Ditto!

That’s exactly why I came here !!!! How the heck did THAT look after having their butt removed?!?. Lol. This is even grosser and more interesting.

To be fair, if you literally had your gluteus (maximus or all three or whatever) removed, sitting wouldn't be the hard part, it'd be standing that you'd find nearly impossible or at least have to really adapt XD I'm a pedantic nerd who loves taking excuses to fact-dump, I'm sorry

Me too I was kinda disappointed. Because it sounded so hilarious

And you’re definitely there if you start on your children.

People in the past survived by having so many children that, statistically, some of them had to.

@@jruler93 Very true. It was also standard to have children at a younger age which means even though the average lifespan meant dying sooner, people were still being produced.

Just in time to poison ourselves with our own excrement, in the form of CO2, plastic, chemicals, anti-depressants and 'Reality' TV.

My ancestors are dead

what book are you reading

There’s thousands of us living without our colons! It’s not great but much better than bleeding out through it and not being able to digest food.

Yeah there's a lot of evidence for gut microbiome links to neurocognitive function/behavioral illness as well

There does indeed seem to be some sort of link, but removing the entire colon isn't how you "cure" mental illness, just like you don't "cure" any mental illnesses by performing a lobotomy.

@@PanthereaLeonis Well yeah certainly, I know I wasn't and I'm fairly sure OP wasn't making these observations in defense of the method applied, just saying the reasoning involved wasn't entirely bonkers lol

Agreed. A lot of the comments Simon made in this video were questionable.

@@toomanyopinions8353 Can you be more specific? I'm decently literate in medical topics and moderately pedantic but I didn't notice anything questionable. (Although I admit it was late when I watched this and I'm not always the most observant person)

Seriously, major abdominal surgery takes a while to recover. And hurts like nuts for 3-7 days typically.

Very well said!

It's safe to assume anyone selling a way to "remove toxins" is a quack or con artist.

Ha ha, I’ve had that one too, it’s hilarious! Just shows that some people still believe this shit.

Mine was full of 5-20 pounds of poop… that a day of laxatives and enemas cleared out and left me more underweight than I seemed.

Hope your wife enjoys your farthing as much as you do 😉

@@peterkoller3761 Good things should be shared😁

Tonsil stones hurt they they grow big in size.

I hate them

My mom had an illeostomy and that was no picnic. That bag had to be changed and cleaned and it stunk until mom got the hang of it. Also those colostomy bags back then didn't have a secure lock. You used a hair barret. A long silver one. And they didn't always stay shut either. And my mom cared about her appearance. Was she depressed? Yes.

@@shawnnewell4541 Bless her that sounds terrible.

Yep, except for the guy who removed his own teeth because he thought he was going insane... I mean, he wasn't wrong... Even though he was completely wrong...

You can't operate on yourself, and these were often new techniques only one or a few people knew how to do.

well, except those two guys who experimented with cocaine and did experiments on each other

@@sjhart14 says who? I've performed several minor surgeries on myself, with no training. I'm sure a practiced surgeon would have little difficulty performing more invasive surgery on themselves, so long as his/her vision isn't obstructed.

@@sjhart14 Well, there was an Arctic expedition where the team doctor got sick, and operated on himself. I think, but I’m not positive, that it was an appendectomy.

AND while they've decreased in popularity to a degree since their "new hey-day" in the 80's... There are still places advocating "colonics" which are similar to enemas on steroids... "Because food you ate years ago is still in there somewhere... rotting away inside you." Quackery is still strong and separating fools from their money... and occasionally from the help they actually NEED... ;o)

And..... this is what created "medical experts" today hahaha

Connective tissues better describes them but their function is basically packaging.

@@kevinconrad6156 Not in the slightest! Fascia is like 40% nerve fibers in many parts of it e.g. lumbar aponeurosis etc., and the structural integrity/force-transmission roles it serves as part of the neuromusculoskeletal system are well-documentedly vital and are considered in everything from manual therapies to yoga to orthopedic surgery. What do you think your IT band is made out of? Pfft "packaging", you trippin' :P Even the most stubbornly behind-the-times allopathic docs are decently hip to this by now, or we're getting close to that

@@kevinconrad6156 fat is ct, so is blood. Not so sure it’s just packaging.

Co-lawn ;>)

I still wonder what Colin Powell's parents were thinking.

@@sunnyquinn3888 🤣🤣🤣

I always thought it was ‘Colon Power’. Like he was some sort of super hero..

@@potatoes4843 Colon Power - sounds like me, the last time I ate chili beans 😁. You wouldn't have wanted to be downwind without a clothes pin for your nose....

Please don't, this is hurtful. Chronic constipation is a very real issue for some people and it causes a great deal of suffering and interference with daily life. It can be caused by various known ailments or sometimes the cause is never found so they just slap the IBS label on it. To suggest people who've struggled their whole life with this awful condition are just lazy and not eating right is really insulting. Only thing I didn't like about this video was that it seemed to imply that just because it was very very wrong of people to attribute everything to chronic constipation, and to treat that by removing the colon, that means chronic constipation isn't an actual medical issue. It is.

@@dolomedestenebrosus9564 It depends on what's causing it. A _lot_ of constipation can be cured with hydration, diet, and exercise. But not all. If your bowel is becoming paralyzed for instance. Or certain medications can cause issues. But even in those cases, the situation generally receives a net improvement from hydration, diet, and exercise. But I don't think OP said or even implied anything hurtful here. Perhaps you are projecting conversations from the past onto OP.

@@someperson7 possibly, I may have misunderstood what op was saying. But the video itself talked about chronic constipation as if it was a made-up problem, at least it really came off that way to me, and so did the comment. I and others with constipation-dominant ibs or other ailments that cause chronic constipation have often been struggling with it a long time, and the common advice "eat more fiber, drink more water" simply is not the answer for us or we'd not still be suffering - trust me, that's the first suggestion I hear, over and over again, when seeking help. It's a little insulting, like I have never even tried or heard of the most basic, ubiquitous constipation treatment ever when this issue has plagued me my whole life. Sorry if I'm still misinterpreting what is being implied but it's really frustrating.

@@dolomedestenebrosus9564 I get that. It's the basic advice. And you probably get it over and over. It's probably pretty tedious.

Thanks for the compassion, I appreciate that

Yeah mine were preventing me from breathing in my sleep properly, so I have no issue having them taken out, but it was back in 2005

I had my tonsils out at age 6 because I had strep throat 13 times in one year and every time I got it I would run 105 or 106 degree fever! It’s was terrible. Since Ive had them out, I’ve only had strep 3 times. (In twenty + years)

I wish my parents would have listened to my doctor as a child bc I’m still constantly sick from sinus infections and strep/sore throat. Now in my 30’s it is a hard to recover from procedure according to every doctor I’ve tried to get to do these things now. 🤦🏼‍♀️ and now I’m allergic to most antibiotics and steroids (from total anaphylactic response to hives and vomiting depending on what it is.) fun times 😒 parents if they say they need sinus tissue or tonsils out do it for the love..

My husband was in the military until recently and they give them all laxative gum. I think it's because they add iron to everything they eat, which can cause constipation

He doesn't. 🤭 Sounds like we're getting another new channel soon too. 🎉

All the writing and editing is done by his team

He had himself cloned in a top secret lab in Antarctica.

@@slcpunk2740 we just got “into the shadows” a month ago, is he really going to start another one so soon?

@@Dsp-uo8en he hinted at something like 'war projects' on a recent video but really, megaprojects and sideprojects would then suffer

If you had a duck anywhere inside you I bet you'd want it removed immediately.

You could do a while video about how doctors view the appendix today

Rip Phil Hartman. She killed both SNL and the Simpsons with a single pull of the trigger. Crazy, she should have had her butt removed or maybe her teeth idk. Colon Blow, from the makers of Oops I Crapped My Pants brand adult diapers

I have a story similar to yours, had mine removed in 2005 and havnt been happier

Agreed if you add medications. I am drug free and wish to remain that way unless it is life-threatening.

Or Addadicktomies?

1986

🤣🤣 I totally forgot about this phrase until this very second.

All too true. I had to have my colon removed due to what we believed to be ulcerative colitis. I had the small intestine hooked back up with the end made into a “J pouch” unfortunately it was actually Crohns and I got an ostomy later on when. I was 20 years old walking around in fear of any fart, I literally couldn’t hold it in became the crohns caused to much pain and I wore large pads constantly. It was hell. I demanded to get my ileostony, and I’ve never regretted it. I can become dehydration very very easily, I’ve been in urgent care 3 times this summer to get fluids, being dehydrated is not just being thirsty, I get lethargic, my leg muscle ps cramp like hell, headache, very tired and hot. Not fun at all and very dangerous for the kidneys. I’m not sure what exactly would happen to a totally health person who didn’t have crohns, and removed their colon, but you would definitely never had a solid stool and definitely be subjected to a high risk of dehydration. The colon is there for a reason!

@@catwell88 oh no, that sounds like so much suffering at such a young age. I'm so sorry you've been through all this.

@@catwell88 Hope you’re doing better. I’ve found out that life changed after my gallbladder was removed, seems it also was there for a reason.

‘Every fart becomes a shart’ is a beautiful song title

We had to get my son’s out 3 years ago when he was 6. They were huge, even when he wasn’t sick. They were so swollen he had a space about as big around as a pencil to breathe through. He started to stop breathing when he slept and that’s when we decided they needed to come out.

Can I ask, why is there such a long wait list to get parts removed? I understand why transplant wait lists would be years long, but it seems like they wouldn’t need to wait for anything if they’re just removing parts you already have. Unless it’s considered an elective surgery and there’s just a general operating room backlog?

What kind of ocd makes you hyperparanoid of constipation?

Have you been diagnosed with OCD? It sounds like you could potentially have it. I’d look into it if you haven’t already. Being diagnosed with ocd and treating it has changed my life 100000% and I now live a normal life. I’m in “remission” essentially 😁

@@raechel381 actually I do have it. It's not really something I've been able to overcome in full.

It's stories like these that pushed me to do more research on how bowel movements and the pelvic floor actually work when I was a teen, and how we're not supposed to push! Being an Asian immigrant, I remembered squat toilets existed back in my home country and realised that bowel movements come out without force when your body is aligned correctly. Ever since then, I've always pooped with a little stool or something under my feet to align my hips and never had to push since. I wish I could go back in time to give you this knowledge. I'm sorry you had to deal with that.

@@miaa7968 it's in the past. I just hope I never have to deal with it again.

Thanks. Toxic Mega-Colon is now my band name.😂

?? Is that some sort of American dig at pronunciation? You lot have many laughable pronunciations.

@@owenshebbeare2999 ya we do have some good ones like pronouncing herb without the h. Of course we also pronounce Tesla with an s and not a z.

$cience ™

Yes and it wasn't science that proved them wrong, that was youtube commentors.

@@ronfhs58 lmao history DOES repeat itself 😂