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Doctor Diarrhea

Google Trends is a pretty cool tool for seeing what the world is searching for over a given time period.  I subscribe to an RSS feed in Google Reader that delivers the latest hot trends.  Some pretty random stuff shows up.  For example, tonight’s 11 pm feed shows Habba Syndrome at number 13.  

What is Habba Syndrome?

Habba Syndrome was first described by Saad F. Habba, MD. The main symptom of Habba Syndrome is post-pandrial diarrhea, (three or more bowel movements per day for at least three months, which can range from simple urgency to incontinence) which is generally thought to be due to dysfunctional gallbladder which produces inappropriate amount of bile, but cholecystectomy does not greatly influence the symptoms, and approximately 10% of patients have nearly no change. Hence, the gallbladder may not be the only factor causing the syndrome.

Making this odd query even odder, “cordless drill” is listed as a “related search” at the trend page. I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be anywhere near a Habba Syndrome sufferer handling a cordless drill.  That situation holds the potential for a pretty decent mess.

I can’t finish this post without mentioning that a doctor put his name on a terrible diarrhea disease.  I understand Dr. Habba wanting fame and glory for his discovery, but you have to be quite the egotistical asshole to let your name be shat upon at least three times a day, for at least three months, for a total of at least 270 shat sessions.   
Final note: Any amount of bile is an “inappropriate amount of bile.”  

Comments 7

  1. Geoff wrote:

    Wouldn’t three times a day for three months produce 270 shat sessions?

    3 times per day * 3(30 days in month) = 270 shits.

    Posted 20 Nov 2007 at 13:39
  2. Matt Stooks wrote:

    Thanks for the help, Geoff. I guess I should avoid math late at night.

    Posted 20 Nov 2007 at 15:48
  3. kevin wrote:

    well, it’s official . . . i have habba syndrome.

    Posted 20 Nov 2007 at 16:41
  4. Matt Stooks wrote:

    Don’t worry, Kevin. I know I’ve been on the brink before.

    Posted 20 Nov 2007 at 16:47
  5. Heather wrote:

    You probably deserve to have the habba syndrome Kevin. Just deal with it. And I’m sure it has nothing to do with your consumption of beer and bad food…???

    Posted 20 Nov 2007 at 18:17
  6. kevin wrote:

    well, heath, i hope you enjoy a bloody habba stool on your face, because that’s what you’ve got coming to you next time i see you.

    Posted 20 Nov 2007 at 20:18
  7. Jeri Anne wrote:

    Peeing out your butt. That is all.

    Posted 20 Nov 2007 at 20:51

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