CatastropheJohn t1_j5a5u4b wrote
It’s amusing to me that ‘poo’ is so widely accepted. Even during my 8 month stay in the hospital, no one used any other term except poo. Even the surgeons.
Tulol t1_j5amcjr wrote
The correct medical term would be feces. But that’s just over the top.
emperorOfTheUniverse t1_j5bay55 wrote
Feces are gross. Poo is comical and fun.
It's like a drawing of poo 💩 instead of actual feces.
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spamholderman t1_j5aovbr wrote
You have to be understood by everyone. A lot of people will just nod their head and say yes rather than admit they don’t know that word you just said, hence MGH neurosurgery MD/PhDs asking everyone at 6 in the morning if they’ve pooped or peed yet.
windyorbits t1_j5gbzkd wrote
Also, my personal favorite is when the newbies write in the patient’s chart that the patient’s wound is “very pussy”. It never gets old watching them panic when we remind them to say “pus” and write “purulent”.
DogfishDave t1_j5dfbtj wrote
>It’s amusing to me that ‘poo’ is so widely accepted
I have to take you up on this... are you saying it's too rude? Too unusual? Poo is a very common term indeed.
picklesandmustard t1_j5dhr1p wrote
I work in a hospital and I usually say ‘poop’. I hear some providers say ‘bowel movement’ as in “when was your last bowel movement?” But I feel like patients don’t always know what that means and it’s just unnecessary syllables.
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