Li'l Crohnsie's Li'l Bro

Today I got the following text from my 20 year-old brother:
"hey i just popped my rectal exam cherry i feel so violated"

To which I replied:
"I lost mine at eight you prude!"

Yep. Adults have been shoving their fingers up my butt since I was eight years old. Do with that what you will.

So, my brother has been having some gut issues lately. And by lately I mean for years. My mom has regularly questioned if he has IBD or IBS, and I keep explaining that my brother eats like a goat, so of course half his intake runs through him like a track meet. He finally made an appointment and checked in with a gastro today, and poor baby had to wait 45 minutes. I used to wait for HOURS for that shit. There's a sick big sister instinct in me that's kind of pleased by the ability to be there for my brother in a gastrointestinal capacity. I don't want him to be sick, but I'm glad I can be the resident expert for any questions he has. As you already know, I love to share my poop tales.

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So those of you who have seen Miranda July's "Me and You and Everyone We Know" should recognize the above icon is instantly recognizable as the symbol for "pooping back and forth."
I bring it up because today my friend Paul introduced me to a new fun icon:

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Per Paul: "That means loose poop followed by a log"

Terrific!  I will be using this symbol every chance I get.

Unrelated: does anyone else find their poop or farts smell like corn when they haven't actually eaten corn in months?