According to a recent study from JAMA Network Open, a full 80% of patients intentionally withheld the truth from their doctor. Even a small error of omission can have a negative impact on your health. The reason for the lie? Mainly patients didn’t want to be judged or lectured or were embarrassed. But isn’t the doctor’s office a judgement free zone? Men, so what if you have a thing on your weenie or impacted bowels? Ladies, did you feel unusual discomfort during an extended “Reverse Cowgirl” or had an anal bleaching go wrong?” Tell your doctor! Not only can he or she help, but don’t doctors deserve a good laugh once in a while? It’s a very stressful job.
(Too much? Sorry, your good health is too important to me to not be direct…Yeah…we’ll go with that.)