**The Dumbest Trend On TikTok (No Poop July) — Transcript & Summary | SozAI** Source: https://sozai.app/transcript/dumbest-trend-tiktok-no-poop-july/ A deep dive into TikTok's bizarre No Poop July challenge, its viral rise, health risks, and ongoing popularity despite medical warnings. ## Key Takeaways - No Poop July is a dangerous TikTok challenge that can cause serious medical issues. - The challenge gained viral popularity despite widespread criticism from doctors. - OK Cron is the original creator and most prominent participant, completing the challenge in 2022. - Medical professionals strongly advise against attempting this challenge. - The trend continues to evolve, including a related video game release in 2024. ## What the video covers - No Poop July is a TikTok challenge where users attempt to avoid pooping for the entire month of July. - The trend started in July 2020 by TikToker OK Cron, quickly going viral with millions of views and likes. - OK Cron documented his attempts over multiple years, eventually completing the challenge in 2022. - The challenge has been widely criticized by medical professionals due to serious health risks like hemorrhoids and bowel obstruction. - Despite warnings, the trend gained more popularity, inspiring copycats and even a video game announced in 2024. - Some participants have shared real struggles, hospitalizations, and surgeries related to prolonged constipation. - The challenge sparked debates on TikTok and Reddit about its feasibility and dangers. - OK Cron’s videos evolved with higher production value and disclaimers about health risks. - Medical experts urge viewers not to attempt the challenge, emphasizing its potential harm. - The trend’s persistence highlights TikTok’s influence on viral challenges, even those with negative health implications. Answers ## Questions about this video What is the No Poop July challenge? No Poop July is a TikTok challenge where participants try to avoid having a bowel movement for the entire month of July, often documenting their struggle online. Who started the No Poop July challenge? The challenge was started by TikToker OK Cron in July 2020, who posted videos attempting to hold in his poop for the month. Are there any health risks associated with No Poop July? Yes, doctors warn that holding in bowel movements can cause serious health issues such as hemorrhoids, bowel obstruction, and dependence on laxatives. ## Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown 00:00 Speaker A No Poop July might be TikTok's dumbest challenge. Some treat it like a joke, others take it seriously, and while it's giving users hundreds of millions of views, it's also infuriating the entire medical field. No Poop July is taking over TikTok, and some doctors are hoping users do not take the challenge seriously. The trend was first started by TikToker OK Cron, who, with just a couple thousand followers, posted this initial video in July 2020. At this point in time, ridiculous challenges were TikTok's claim to fame, helping OK Cron go viral, amassing 84,000 likes. The majority of viewers simply laughed about the concept, but with Cron himself commenting, "Can I make it till the end?" he posed a serious question: was it actually possible to go 31 days without pooping? Another user urged Cron that he shouldn't even try, yet he still proceeded to his second day by slightly increasing the strain on his face. Cron gained a further almost half a million likes, which, after again repeating on day three, showed how instantly popular the challenge was becoming. Other TikTokers therefore began to beg, "Can we please not make this a thing?" yet OK Cron dismissed him as a hater who'd already failed. Then, by day number five, the challenge was also criticized by Reddit, and while some commenters asked what goes on in TikTok's head to make something like this, others thought it was hilarious. "How did I not know about No Poop July until now?" By day number eight, OK Cron himself squeezed out a little smile, yet by day 10 the struggle had returned. He looks like he's in genuine pain. That's because I am. When questioned on day 11, "How am I holding it in?" his state answer is on the hat, which was branded with the Flex Seal logo. However, this only helped temporarily, as on day 18 he was totally exposed. "I think someone snuck into my house and is using the bathroom. I swear this is all a big misunderstanding, a big misunder-understanding. It's No Poop July. I'm going to expose you." OK Cron therefore made a sad announcement: "I have failed No Poop July." Understandably, he shared his devastation. "It just slipped. It just slipped. I don't know what to say. It just slipped, so you [expletive] yourself." Yet the very next day, he revealed he was still going. Cron had seemingly used his one free poop coupon, which allowed for one emergency dump without disqualification. To ensure it didn't happen again, he'd throw away all his toilet paper, lock up the toilet, throw away all his toilet paper again, and lock himself out of his bathroom. This inspired others to join in on the challenge, which it seemed OK Cron didn't really appreciate. Homie trying to act like he started the biggest trend of this month. Copycats, however, couldn't slow him down, as OK Cron's success beat the challenge. Or did he? When told, "You better not be pooping off camera, bro," OK Cron responded, "I'm not." Yet Cron's friend then exposed him by showing it was fake. "You might know him as the kid who hasn't pooped for 26 days, but today I found proof that he lied to us. Go July, did you fail? Be real." "Yeah, obviously. Like, I'd be in the hospital." It was pretty damn obvious that the whole thing was a joke. I mean, nobody would actually be stupid enough to try this challenge for real, right? Well, people began to question, what if you drank liquid vitamin, protein, and fats? What if you drank a liquid form of all the resources you need to live, never eating solid mass again? Could you maybe get away with never pooping again? One person responded, "I lasted 10 days. I had to go to the hospital though, and it was 2015. Never tried it again." Just as a different TikTok was also going viral. This guy held in his poop for 47 days. When he was pulled over, cops realized he ate something right before they came up to the window. He had swallowed drugs that were in his car, and while he was waiting behind bars, Lamar went on a poop strike. He simply refused to go to the bathroom altogether. He didn't go to the bathroom for literally 47 straight days. This showed that the challenge was, in fact, possible, supported by a Reddit post giving countless other anecdotes. "I've gone two months without a bowel movement. It hurts a lot and drains my energy, but it's happened a few times before. Usually, it's just around one month though. I literally did not go to the toilet for a whole month after I effed up my bowels through laxative abuse. I was constipated for more than three weeks while pregnant. It was awful, but I didn't die." Although sadly, none of these people recorded it for their TikTok. That would be until Shireen and Kathy Doll came along. "So here I am on day 33 of not doing a poo. My tummy is in agony. I have stomach cramps constantly. It is so, so painful." She'd been in and out of hospital as she simply couldn't poo. "So I managed to do a big shite, and that's me at the hospital now, and near [expletive] blocked the toilet pan." She'd therefore shift her TikToks to document her journey, beginning perhaps coincidentally right at the start of July. "I am just at the bath, and look at my tummy. I am bigger than anybody. Hing like two triplets at eight months pregnant." Shireen looked like she was pregnant with her involuntary No Poop July looking like it would soon be ending. "I am getting surgery tomorrow, but it's taking so long to get here. But I am so grateful." The surgery was successful, concluding her No Poop July on the 21st, whilst other TikTokers like It McDougall was still clearly struggling to beat it. OK Cron had returned for another year with significantly higher production value, although this time receiving much more criticism, perhaps due to Shireen's journey. Cron's 2022 No Poop July featured an automatic TikTok disclaimer reading, "Participating in this activity could result in you or others getting hurt." Despite this, the challenge went even more viral than ever, gaining over 800,000 likes on his very first episode in 2022. "Yes, it's back, but at what cost?" By refining and perfecting his constipation face, OK Cron cracked a million likes for the first time on day 20, and by day 29 the entire squad was there to offer their support. He'd celebrate its completion by wearing his finest suit, which became his most watched video with over 18 million views. "I didn't win in 2020, and I lost in 2021, but this year I did it. Thank you to everyone who supported me along the way." Doctors, however, weren't impressed by OK Cron's achievement. "I'm Dr. Justin Sloan, and I'm here to tell you that there are consequences to not having a bowel movement, and these range from hemorrhoids all the way up to bowel obstruction." No Poop July jokes are all over TikTok. Some doctors urge users not to try it for real. The NBC article written as the month was finishing read, "Some doctors warned that the trend should remain a joke, saying those who are successful at holding in their bowel movements could cause issues like hemorrhoids and a temporary dependence on laxatives for regular bowel movements. It's a funny thing to joke about, but it's a potentially serious thing to do," said Dr. Steven Miller, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Ironically, however, this media exposure only made the challenge even more popular. But if you follow the graph a little further, you'll see No Poop July was still only getting started in 2023. Even more TikTokers joined the challenge, such as Hul Mania Stanley, who basically just copied OK Cron's formula, unfortunately failing to add anything new. OK Cron himself had also barely changed anything, so despite again winning the challenge and joking about toilet eruption August, it seemed No Poop July was getting old, stale, and stinky. That would be until 2024, when OK Cron took the challenge to a whole new level. The month began with a crazy announcement: the No Poop July video game is officially available for pre-save in the App Store. He built an NPJ video game in which you have to run around shooting various pieces of food. It features weapons such as the toilet paper pistol, a full line of in-game cosmetics, and a new boss for every day of July. Upon its release, Cron would announce NPJ is the number... 00:16 Speaker A over Tik Tok and some doctors are hoping users do not take the challenge seriously the trend was first started by Tik tocker OK cron who with just a couple thousand followers posted this initial video in July 20 20 at this 00:32 Speaker A point in time ridiculous challenges with Tik tok's claim to fame helping okay KRON go viral a massing 84,000 likes the majority of viewers simply laughed about the concept but with cron himself commenting can I make it till the end he 00:48 Speaker A posed a serious question was it actually possible to go 31 days without pooping another user urged cron that he shouldn't even try yet he still proceeded to his second day by slightly increasing the strain on his face cron 01:04 Speaker A gained a further almost half a million likes which after again repeating on day three showed how instantly popular the challenge was becoming other Tik tokers therefore began to beg can we please not make this a thing yet OK cron dismissed 01:19 Speaker A him as a hater who'd already failed then by day number five the challenge was also criticized by Reddit and while some commenters asked what goes on in Tik tok's head to make something like this others thought it was hilarious how did 01:34 Speaker A I not know about no poop July until now by day number eight OK cron himself squeezed out a little smile yet by day 10 the struggle had returned he looks like he's in genuine pain that's because I am when questioned on day 11 how am I 01:51 Speaker A holding it in h State answer is on the hat which was branded with the Flex Seal logo however this only helped temporarily as on day 18 he was totally exposed I think someone stuck into my house and is using the bathroom I swear 02:05 Speaker A this is all a big misunderstanding a big misunder understanding it's no poop July I'm going to expose you okay cron therefore made a sad announcement I have failed no poop July understandably he shared his Devastation it just slipped 02:21 Speaker A it just slipped I don't know what to say it just slipped so you [ \_\_ ] yourself yet the very next day he revealed he was still going cron had seemingly used his one free poop coupon which allowed for 02:32 Speaker A one emergency dump without disqualification to ensure it didn't happen again he'd throw away all his toilet paper lock up the toilet throw away all his toilet paper again and lock himself out of his bathroom this inspired others to join in on the 02:47 Speaker A challenge which it seemed okay cron didn't really appreciate homie trying to act like he started the biggest trend of this month copycats however couldn't slow him down as okay KRON success F beat the challenge or did he when told 03:03 Speaker A you better not be pooping off camera bro okay cron responded I'm not yet Cron's friend then exposed him by showing it was fake you might know him as the kid who hasn't pooped for 26 days but today I found proof that he lied to us go July 03:17 Speaker A did you fail be real yeah obviously like I'd be in the hospital it was pretty damn obvious that the whole thing was a joke I mean nobody would actually be stupid enough to try this challenge for real right well people began to question what 03:34 Speaker A if you drank liquid vitamin protein and fats what if you drank a liquid form of all the resources you need to live never eating solid Mass again could you maybe get away with never pooping again one person responded I lasted 10 days I had 03:48 Speaker A to go to the hospital though and it was 2015 never tried it again just as a different Tik Tok was also going viral this guy held in his poop for 47 days when he was pulled over cops realized he 04:02 Speaker A ate something right before they came up to the window he had swallowed drugs that were in his car and while he was waiting behind bars Lamar went on a poop strike he simply refused to go to the bathroom altogether he didn't go to the 04:13 Speaker A bathroom for literally 47 straight days this showed that the challenge was in fact possible supported by a Reddit post giving countless other anecdotes I've gone too months without a bow movement it hurts a lot and drains my energy but 04:28 Speaker A it's happened a few times before usually it's just around 1 month though I literally did not go to the toilet for a whole month after I effed up my bells through laxative abuse I was constipated for more than 3 weeks while pregnant it 04:42 Speaker A was awful but I didn't die although sadly none of these people recorded it for their Tik Tok that would be until Shireen and Kathy Doll came along so here I am on day 33 of not doing a poo 04:55 Speaker A my tummy is in agony I have stomach cramps constantly it is so so painful she'd been in and out of hospital as she simply couldn't poo so I managed to dat a big shite and that's me at the 05:08 Speaker A hospital now and near [ \_\_ ] blocked the toilet pan she'd therefore shift her Tik toks to document her journey beginning perhaps coincidentally right at the start of July I am just at the bath and look at my tummy I am bigger 05:23 Speaker A than anybody Hing like two triplets at 8 month pregnant I sh Shireen looked like she was pregnant with her involuntary no poop July looking like it would soon be ending I am getting surgery tomorrow but it's taking so long to get here but I am 05:38 Speaker A so grateful the surgery was successful concluding her no poop July on the 21st whilst other Tik tokers like it McDougall was still clearly struggling to beat it ok cron had returned for another year with significantly higher production value although this time 05:55 Speaker A receiving much more criticism perhaps due to shine's Journey cron to 2022 no poop July featured an automatic Tik Tok disclaimer reading participating in this activity could result in you or others getting hurt despite this the challenge went even more viral than ever gaining 06:13 Speaker A over 800,000 likes on his very first episode in 2022 yes it's back but at what cost by refining and perfecting his constipation face okay cron cracked a million likes for the first time on day 20 and by day 06:30 Speaker A 29 the entire Squad was there to offer their support he'd celebrate its completion by wearing his finest suit which became his most watched video with over 18 million views I didn't win in 2020 and I lost in 2021 but this year I did it thank you to 06:48 Speaker A everyone who supported me along the way doctors however weren't impressed by OK kron's achievement I'm Dr Justin Sloan and I'm here to tell you that there are consequences to not having a bowel movement and these from hemorrhoids all 07:00 Speaker A the way up to bowel obstruction no poop July jokes are all over Tik Tock some doctors urge users not to try it for real the NBC article written as the month was finishing read some doctors warned that the trend should remain a 07:14 Speaker A joke saying those who are successful at holding in their Bell movements could cause issues like hemorrhoids and a temporary dependence on laxatives for regular Bell movements it's a funny thing to joke about but it's a potentially serious thing to do said Dr 07:30 Speaker A Steven Miller a pediatric gastrologist at Johns Hopkins Children's Center ironically however this media exposure only made the challenge even more popular but if you follow the graph a little further you'll see no poop July was still only getting started in 2023 07:48 Speaker A even more Tik tokers joined the challenge such as hul Mania Stanley who basically just copied o Cron's formula unfortunately failing to add anything new OK cron himself had also barely changed anything so despite again winning the challenge and joking about 08:04 Speaker A toilet eruption August it seemed no poop July was getting old stale and stinky that would be until 2024 when okon took the challenge to a whole new level the month began with a crazy announcement the no poop July 08:20 Speaker A video game is officially available for pre- saav in the App Store he built an npj video game in which you have to run around shooting various pieces of food it features weapon such as the toilet paper pistol a full line of in-game 08:33 Speaker A cosmetics and a new boss for every day of July upon its releas cron would announce npj is the number one game in the world amazing game lifechanging managed to get out of the divorce and take back custody of my kids after 08:48 Speaker A showing the judge npj and no poop July itself still hadn't even started in addition to the game crones the challenge with its own official trailer which did eventually manage to leave live up to the hype every single day had 09:02 Speaker A its own funny outfit dressing up American for the fourth aoda for the eighth and skibby toilet for day 22 after the month eventually ended cron had officially achieved the mpj3 Pete yet he still wasn't finished he' announced that he'd made an official npj 09:19 Speaker A movie and while this seemed like just another joke it actually had a super wholesome twist cron explain towards the end toilet paper is often overlooked in donation drives yet it is one of the most essential and underd donated 09:34 Speaker A toiletries globally he therefore spend almost $1,000 on it explaining since I didn't have to poop for the entire month of July it would instead be donated to a local charity perhaps even more impressively okon had milked the 31 days 09:50 Speaker A for 103 different mpj Tik toks but I guess it's not a bad idea given the challenge is seasonal and is also getting old viewers have commented the meme has been dead for over a year just let it go yet OK cron believes he'll 10:06 Speaker A still be doing npj in 2089 Topics: No Poop July TikTok challenge OK Cron viral trends constipation health risks bowel movement medical warnings TikTok viral social media challenges --- This is the markdown twin of 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