So this happened last week, and I’m still catching heat for it, so I figured I’d ask Reddit.

I (28M) had to get a barium swallow test for some GI issues I’ve been dealing with. For anyone who’s unfamiliar, barium is this chalky white substance you drink so they can see your digestive system on an X-ray. It’s gross, but it works. What they don’t tell you (or maybe they do and I missed it) is that it turns your poop a weird, ghostly white. Like, disturbingly white. Like "is this some kind of paranormal activity?" white.

Fast forward to later that day, I’m at work, and I feel the urge. We’ve got two stalls in our office men’s room, and I pick the first one and do my business. When I stand up to wipe, I glance in the bowl and… yeah. It looked like someone poured cake batter in the toilet. I was kind of stunned and didn’t flush right away. Instead, I moved to the second stall to finish wiping because the first stall was out of TP.

I meant to go back and flush. I really did. But I got a Google message from my boss, got distracted, and completely forgot. Fast forward maybe 20 minutes later, I hear Mike (40sM) shout from the bathroom, and then Ty (30sM) laughing and gagging. Apparently they thought someone was sick or dying or had some kind of plague. They were speculating whether to call HR.

I sheepishly told them it was me and tried to explain the barium test and everything. They did not take it well. Mike told me I was “vile” and Ty keeps calling me “Casper’s Revenge.” They've both been kinda cold to me since, and I’m getting the vibe that they’re more upset than I expected.

So… AITA for leaving my cursed toilet surprise behind?