It has come to my attention that many people don't actually know where their stomach is. Most people who complain of having a stomach ache are not at all talking about their stomachs, but are having intestinal pain (see It's a Gas, Gas, Gas!). I happen to be an expert on gut pain, so here is a handy dandy graphic for you, so you can identify what part is involved in case you are having pain in your belly area. Of course I am not a doctor, but I spend enough time googling, and hearing about my guts in doctors' offices, that you can trust my anatomical knowledge:
(All of my pictures are bigafiable by clicking them, if you didn't know- and this has been edited to be less funny and more accurate, in case someone decided to refer to a humor blarg in a real emergency. Note, stomach is cartoonized for cuteness.)
I hope that helps.
But most of all, your guts are not a laughing matter, okay maybe a little bit, but if things start getting weird in there, please see a doctor. And tweet about it, people love hearing about intestinal distress on Twitter.
I am sharing it with someone complaining about his stomach.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what I'd do without Dr. JoD. Srsly. <3
ReplyDeleteYour stomach isn't between your lungs x.x That's where your heart lives. Your stomach is just below that though.
ReplyDeleteI was really trying to draw it under. I blame my intestines for the bad positioning. Listen to what Lori said.
ReplyDelete... your large intestines don't belong there. If that's where they are you need to call a friend because someone has learned how to teleport part of your colan to somewhere else!! I guess I wouldn't have cared a month ago, but I just spent 5 or six hours looking at the large intestines and small intestines and stomach in the last week. So I guess it's my stupid Anatomy and phsiology teachers fault!
ReplyDeleteLabeling things in paint is harder than it would appear. =P
ReplyDeleteI have to say that "poop shoot" is my favorite part.
ReplyDelete*gets all teary eyed* awe. It's been changed. Just so you know, even though I pointed out that the guts didn't look quite right, I loved it just the way it was! It was special because YOU made it.
ReplyDelete@Mel Yes, yes it should be... sometimes homophones get away from me... it is a side effect of the headaches.
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