Comic #5535: fecal

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Panel 1:

• Background: Illustrations of various shaped microbes, resembling bacteria, in shades of green and yellow.
• Text: "THERE'S SOME EVIDENCE THAT HAVING THE RIGHT MIX OF GUT MICROBES IS IMPORTANT FOR HEALTH."

Panel 2:

• Background: Same illustration style as the first panel, but this panel has a large black rectangle blocking the lower portion.
• Text: "THEREFORE, AFTER HAVING ANTIBIOTICS, SOME PEOPLE GET A 'FECAL TRANSPLANT' TO ENSURE THEY DON’T GET COLONIZED BY UNWANTED BACTERIA, LIKE C. DIFFICILE."
• Censor Note: "[THIS PANEL CENSORED]"

Panel 3:

• Background: A person with long red hair and a beard sitting casually.
• Text: "I DON'T HAVE ANY DEEP THOUGHTS OR INSIGHTS ON THIS."

Panel 4:

• Background: Two characters, one with big glasses and short hair, the other in a suit.
• Text: "EXCEPT TO NOTE THAT, TECHNICALLY, ANYONE WITH A HEALTHY GUT MICROBIOME CAN NOW SAY THIS:"
• Spoken Text Bubble: "SO, I'M CARRYING DRUGS IN MY RECTUM."

The comic juxtaposes scientific information about gut health with humor about the implications of fecal transplants.