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I'm on my first day of low residue colonoscopy prep & I realized I didn't buy cows' milk to go with the corn flakes from the allowed list. I figured it's the first day so I indulged in some oat milk.

[first day of 4 low residue, then 1 liquid, then evening before & early morning-of prep solution]

It has me wondering about the distinction between low fiber and low residue. Even corn flakes have some fiber. Does the processing that oats go through to make milk affect their efficacy as a fiber supplement and does it reduce the residue in the colon vs. rolled and steel cut oats?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389776/How-does-ground-insoluble-fiber-work tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389776 Thu, 21 May 2026 10:19:30 GMT ASCII Costanza head colonoscopy colonoscopyprep lowfiber lowresidue oatmilk https://ask.metafilter.com/389776/How-does-ground-insoluble-fiber-work/rss
I don't plan on trying to identify who the person was or anything like that. I'm just genuinely stumped as to what would require this.

* Everyone attending works for the same (large) company. The event was in the US, as are most employees, in case that helps figure out the range of conditions for which medical accommodations could be requested.
* This is tech, and the demographics skew young. Few attendees were over 50.
* Outdoor highs were in the mid-80s.
* Previous versions of this event have been held in the same space and were notably warmer, so this isn't about eg precooling because the AC can't keep up otherwise.

Any ideas?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389775/Medical-conditions-that-require-cold-ambient-temperature tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389775 Thu, 21 May 2026 05:33:11 GMT matildatakesovertheworld MedicalConditions https://ask.metafilter.com/389775/Medical-conditions-that-require-cold-ambient-temperature/rss about huffing petrol has me wondering about the substance of my own teen-aged experiences. Marketed as 'Worm Capsules' at that time (1969), the product appears to have disappeared shortly thereafter (but you can find scans of its packaging online). Did it work? Seems so rude to me, introducing such a harsh solvent into a mammal's digestive system. And - what KIND of worms was it for - roundworms? Screw-worms!??

These capsules were similar to Vitamin E, but red, not orange. Ovoid, translucent blobs containing a clear fluid, which we'd harvest by slicing open the capsules with a razor blade. Years later I was stunned, encountering that same smell when walking past a dry cleaners.

Was it effective? Were side-effects known about, observed in the animals? Did some event precipitate its market removal?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389774/What-WAS-that-stuff-TetrachloroethyleneFilter tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389774 Wed, 20 May 2026 21:17:24 GMT Rash dryCleaning substanceAbuse veterinarianScience https://ask.metafilter.com/389774/What-WAS-that-stuff-TetrachloroethyleneFilter/rss the price of being part of community is inconvenience" is something I want to embrace. The problem is that it's very rare for anyone to ask me for anything, inconvenient or otherwise. How do I change this?

Most of my friends have partners and families and siblings and kids and BFFs, or they pay professionals when they need help. As a single, introverted person, without significant financial means, I have had to become comfortable reaching out and relying on my friends in times of crisis or when I just need an extra set of hands to help with a task. They always show up when I need them. I want to reciprocate; I am capable of helping with things, I have useful skills, I have some resources.

How can I show up for people if I don't know what they need or even when they need it? Where do I start?]]> https://ask.metafilter.com/389773/How-To-Become-Inconvenienced tag:ask.metafilter.com,2026:site.389773 Wed, 20 May 2026 15:31:45 GMT glorybe community friendship inconvenience support https://ask.metafilter.com/389773/How-To-Become-Inconvenienced/rss