Real Stories & Anecdotes

"I compared Woolworths and Coles hash browns and preferred the Coles ones. In my opinion, the Woolworths hash browns aren't as good as Coles."

"TEST ANECDOTE — fictional submission to verify the public contribution form. A person spent ten minutes looking for their glasses, then realised they were already wearing them. Submitted on 8 October 2026 for website testing; not a real health report."

"Got a nose boil after waxing. Seems like everytime I wax my nostrils, it causes a boil. Have switched to nose hair trimmers. They took at least a week to heal up. Sometimes longer. Very painful."

"Went in for another colonoscopy today. I’m 42 and have known serrated polyposis syndrome, with a family history as well. I’ve had a few colonoscopies before, and previously they found more sessile/flat serrated-type polyps. This time they found 7 small flat polyps — one 5 mm in the ascending colon and six tiny 1–4 mm polyps in the transverse colon — and removed them all. So while 7 still sounds like a lot, for me this feels like a pretty good result because the numbers are down and they were all small. Over the last few years I’ve been exercising more consistently — cardio, strength training, and some fasting/skipping breakfast and lunch. I know SPS is considered strongly genetic/familial, and I’m not claiming lifestyle has cured anything. But I do wonder whether improving insulin sensitivity, inflammation, weight, fitness, and general metabolic health might help slow things down a bit. Either way, the big win is surveillance. These flat polyps can be easy to miss and can become risky over time, so regular colonoscopies are what keep the risk controlled. For now: 7 removed, good bowel prep, repeat in 1 year. I’ll take that."

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"Noticed that crushed ice and orange juice lifted the energy levels back up. This has happened multiple times so wondering if this is a blood sugar thing"

"Felt a bit flat"

"Did a 20km jog"

"dropped something on big toe. pain to walk. jogging is off the table for the moment."

"My wife has had painful slipping rib syndrome, she has had to be careful, and experiment, but after about 1 year, her symptoms have decreased almost to the point where it doesnt affect her anymore. Strength training has helped immensely. I will put in here what type of strength training and which muscle groups were the most help by trial and error."