Bad day yesterday, but feel OK today. One of the most depressing aspects of IBS, and one of the most insidious dangers to your social life, is its unpredictability.
People say to me “We’re going out on Sunday, do you think you’ll be feeling OK?”
And I say “If you can just give me a minute to check with my fortune-telling IBS frog I will let you know shortly.”
Or, if I am in a particularly bad mood, I say “Well how the hell do you expect me to know that then? Do I have a little diary with the future written in it? Can I predict how I will feel in five days time according to how I feel right now? Or do you think that’s a totally unutterably ridiculous idea, in fact?”
But if I could predict the future it would make so many things so much easier. Just the guarantee of a decent stomach for a day would make life much more enjoyable.
Hi.This is my first time reading anything like this and am anxious to read on but I just HAD to stop and comment as I was struck with humor, in particular, as I was reading your Aug.16th entry regarding ‘the potato cure’suggestion. Boy could I relate! How sadly wonderful [for me] that you and others are going thru things like ‘stabbing pain’ as a precurser to a potty visit. I’ve been living with this long enough to know that my stabbing pain is ‘a good thing’..in as much as it indicates I am going to HAVE a bm. I don’t yet know how much detail is needed to explain myself or if my symptoms are identicle to yours.You could be scratching your head already! I guess I’ll just get back to reading and educate myself. thanks for the hearty chuckle.Cherylanne pronounce cheryl anne
Can yo tell me what your symptons are like, and do you ever have any upper gastro pain?