This Week's Sign of the Downfall

Shit for Brains 

Really not sure how I missed this, but a Chinese woman lost 10 years’ worth of memories when she pooped too hard back in May of 2019. She was diagnosed with TGA, or “transient global amnesia,” and even though she regained her memories the next day, her doctors were alarmed because nobody should poop with that much “extreme vascular stress.” That, and they told her to eat more fiber. However, the last 10 years haven’t been that great, so this whole story is starting to sound more like a life hack and less like something that should be “alarming.” I’m cutting out fiber completely.