We visited Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) home to Cloaca Professional — also known as the poo machine, which was used to promote Bowel Cancer screening in Australia.
Like England, Australia offers a free National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) but they start testing at the age of 45, unlike England where the age is 60 and in Wales aged 50.
The machine is hand fed by staff twice a day and you can follow the food through the containers with contain human digestive juices and enzymes to break the food down and turns into faeces.
I was invited by the NHS to take part in the screening. I am 54. My test was negative.
I'm fundraising for Bowel Research UK in memory of Stephanie who died from Bowel ischaemia in October 2024. It kills 3,000 people a year and is difficult to diagnose. 
Bowel Research UK also funds research into Hirchsprung's disease which our 3 year grandson was born with.
If you can spare a pound or two or share this post I'd be really grateful. Just Giving.
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