You would think that after having an ileostomy for over 30 years there would be no more surprises for me. Well, as we say here in New York... fuggedaboudit. ("Forget about it" for non-New Yorkers )
A few weeks ago I went food shopping and decided to pick up some red colored Hawaiian Punch, which I always loved as a kid. I drank a glass or two when I got home and it tasted just as good as I remembered. Later that day, I went to the bathroom to empty my bag and I noticed the contents were bright red. Yikes! Not making the connection to the Hawaiian Punch I drank earlier, I got a little nervous to put it mildly. "What the ________(fill in the blank) is happening to me now," I was thinking to myself. Finally, I remembered the Hawaiian Punch I drank earlier and let out a sigh of relief. I then went back downstairs and celebrated with, you guessed it, a glass of Hawaiian Punch.
I know it's kind of a silly story, but hopefully it will prevent a similar scare for you the next time you get the urge to drink Hawaiian Punch!
PJT
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