Content Warning: frank writing about Irritable Bowel Syndrome and symptoms I’ve been neglecting my symptom tracker. I tried to keep…
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Warning. Frank discussion of IBS symptoms and bowel movements ahead. I didn’t poop for five days around the start of…
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The events that led me to getting diagnosed with IBS started after my first backpacking trip to the coast of…
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High-index lenses for nearsightedness are thinner. Thinner lenses are lighter. This should be a good thing, right? Lighter glasses means…
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To try and get a handle on my irritable bowel syndrome, I’ve been tracking my symptoms, taking notes where my…
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The last time I drank an alcoholic beverage was on my husband’s last birthday, December 28th of 2017. I was…
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It happened again. The end of the month came and I felt sick again. I ended up going home early…
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I really thought I was done being sick. The weather was getting warmer. Spring had sprung. And I was done…
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I was diagnosed a couple years ago with IBS-C, which is irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. Irritable bowel syndrome is…
Continue ReadingIn Which I Write About Exercise, IBS and Pooping
Lately, I’ve been experiencing diarrhea fairly regularly on the weekends. Looking at what I typically eat on the weekends, I’ve…
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