I've had it!

My stomach is such a wreck. I must have to get up and run to the bathroom at least five times while I'm reading the messages here.

No doubt, they will probe me...I have an appt. with my doctor today, but at this point I don't care. I'm living on Rolaids.

I started thinking about what might be stressing me. Let's see...my cat almost died, had to go to AZ to get my son married, had to see all the ex relatives and my parents, my dog died, had to put my dauthter into rehab, my granddaughter, who is having problems is here. Gee, do you think this has anything to do with it?

On the upside, it keeps me thin. Every single thing I eat runs through me. I'm like my bird, Sammie, pooping every 10 minutes.

Dianne...sorry to hear you are feeling poorly today.

We have a virus running around here, leaving people with sore achy joints, headache and running to the bathroom.
Sometimes, I have trouble telling the difference between truly being sick or just stressed out.
Stress can make you sick.
It been a real stressful time for you, one thing piled upon the other.

Might have him check for acid reflux.

Hope you feel better soon.

Dianne, sorry too to hear you're feeling poorly . With all the things you've recently gone through it sounds like collitis which can be brought on by stress. A woman I worked with 20 years ago had it from the stress on our jobs (I.R.S. auditors ugh). Hopefully he can give you something to quell the nerves for now, if that's what it is. Please tell us what the doctor says as soon as you can. Love ya!xxxxxxxxxx

[ November 16, 2005, 02:01 PM: Message edited by: ladybug ]

Dianne, I hope your Dr. visit straightens this out. Praying for a better rest of the day.
chick

That condition tends to make one housebound as well and I should kinow suffered from it for 30 years or so and even now, one reason I try and avoid the strip at all costs.....I have had to learn to live with, well almost live, theres so much I can't do....It is all in my head they say, yea until its all on the floor if I am not quick enough, don't you just love dam doctors???

have any of you tried a daily dose of fiber? my sister and i both suffer from IBS and have seen big improvement with extra fiber. i think she uses citracel and i use a nutritional product called reliv.

For those of you who hate traditional fiber:

Arbonne has a fiber shake that gives you 1/2 of your daily intake of fiber with just one shake. It tastes like an "orange julius"..and has other wonderful vitams and minerals in it...no sugar in it also.

D.

She put me on an eight week dose of stomach meds and I have to go back and be checked again. I can feel my stomach throbbing at night. I've had ulcers years ago and could be on my way there again so I'm doing everything she says.

I have colitis but this feels different. No pain involved. I spit up a lot of acid. Gross, sorry. This medicine is for acid reflux and if it doesn't work, I'll have the old probe down the throat.

I have taken fiber before. Yours sounds yummy, Danita. If I ever need fiber again, I'll buy some from you. At this point, I need something to stop the "flow" of things!

Dianne, feeling any better today? Wondering if you've been exercising? That helps me tremendously with stress.

In several baby books I have here it mentions the BRAT diet when a baby has diahrrea. Maybe it can help a little. BRAT stands for bananas, rice and toast.

At any rate, I hope you're feeling better too.

I've had the same problem off and on since I was in high school. I've been poked, probed and tested, all of which showed all the horrible things it wasn't (thank God) but not what it was. The meds the doctor put me on help sometimes.

I've sort of learned to live with it some days, today having been one of them. And right now I'm not any any real stress I can think off. Hoewever, hubby had the same symptoms for a couple of days, and I've heard there's a stomach bug making the rounds. Hope that's what it is!

And I hope you feel better soon.

That BRAT diet really works, tried and true method of ending or at leat easing the problem.

along the lines of the brat diet, a pediatritian here has a cure for the runs that i used for my kids and seemed to work...

boil a can of coke with 1 tbs. sugar. cool. sip a little at a time, starting with a spoonful every 10 or 15 minutes slowly graduating to the brat diet.

Hi Diane, how are you feeling today?

I hope you're doing better!

Doing a little better. Thanks for asking.

Glad to hear it, now go check out poopie-ing originally started by Danita. This might be right up your alley.

so to speak!

D.

Diane, Hope you are feeling much, much better!

d.

Danita, the pun was intended.

lady,

You are soooo punny! I mean funny!

hugs,
d.

I'm on my road to recovery. Finished PT for my neck, my stomach is calming down and I think I'm ready to take on the holidays!

All's well that ends well.....

Diane,

I'm glad you're feeling better in time for Thanksgiving.