It's funny. I've always thought Benjamin Grimm - or 'The Thing' as he's affectionately called, and who's catch-phrase is 'Its clobberin' time!', looks like a type-2 turd. What the designers at Marvel Studios were thinking when they conjoured him up I don't know.

Anyway, a stool like this is made up of hard, lumpy segments that have spent a little too long in the colon while water has been absorbed out of them. The result? An uncomfortable push, a lot of effort, and a bum that feels like it's been clobbered!!.

But what's happening? Well, your bowel could be hinting that it needs more fibre, more fluids, a review of your routine—or even a look at whether medication is slowing things down.

For people living with a spinal cord injury, recognising these early warning signs is far more than a curiosity. Understanding stool types can help prevent bigger bowel problems before they become painful, time-consuming and potentially serious.

At Fellow Carer, we teach carers about Bowel Management, and how to recognise these everyday clues, because the bowel usually whispers long before it starts shouting.

Next week in Life of Lionel: It's Beauty and the Beast - in turd terms of course.

So be honest... has Captain Constipation ever paid you an unwanted visit, and what finally sent him packing?