Ordinary Tales from Endoscopic Odysseys Fiction, ethics, and the gastroenterological journey

Frans Meulenberg; Inez Beaufort

doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2014.02.007

Ordinary Tales from Endoscopic Odysseys Fiction, ethics, and the gastroenterological journey

Frans Meulenberg, Inez Beaufort

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Fiction (i.e. novels, short stories, and movies) provides an opportunity for imaginative moral reflection and can serve as a basis for moral argument. Narratives play a role in moral reasoning because they are exemplars as well as tests. Those who care for sick people, should be interested in patient's and literary stories. Exploring the representation of gastroenterological ailments in fiction gives insight in the experience of undergoing colonoscopy, farting, pain, the borders of intimacy, hygiene and the lack of it, taboos and the doctor-patient-relationship. Included authors are, among others: Michel Faber, Alan Bennett, Charles Bukowski, Charlotte Roche and James Joyce. Several movies are discussed as well. Though in general gastroenterological problems don't seem often at foreground in fiction, in some cases they are represented in a more symbolic way, and touch upon some fundamental aspects of the human condition. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	349-359
Number of pages	11
Journal	Best Practice & Research in Clinical Gastroenterology
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpg.2014.02.007
Publication status	Published - 2014

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