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Hi all,
So since my doctor's appointment, my stomach has been feeling a bit better... not completely, but my BMs are finally solid (which I think makes the urgency not as bad - though by no means has it gone away. I still rush to the toilet, only having to put the effort in to getting it out once I get there!) My stomach aches a bit more, and I am still getting quite nauseous but I think things are getting better.
I am taking Celevac (Which I think is fiber or something, I have to chew it) and anti-depressants, which I up from 10 to 20 mgs in a few days. I stopped taking Acacia, just because I wanted to stop taking all of the stuff I was taking (I felt a bit overwhelmed, like I was taking a different thing every 5 minutes) for a few days and then I figured I would start up again. Since my BMs are finally solid, I am scared to start taking the fiber for fear of it making it worse. I am still drinking the herbal teas (I still get really bad (and holy stinky - TMI, sorry!) gas lately) - mostly I drink fennel, sometimes 'Tummy Tea' that is fennel, and peppermint and cammomile and some other stuff.
I admit I haven't been sticking to the diet. I still base my meals around SF, but I have had some red meat twice and even small amounts of dairy (with lactase pills) without any attacks. I've eaten some cookies, and some fries (oy!) and felt guilty after.. but not sick.
The worst day I've had so far was today when I had to go to London to get my security pass for work - it was Friday afternoon so the streets were packed with people and I kept getting pushed and bumped into and I get really anxious and panicky in crowds of people. The street I needed to go down was closed, so we had to take a really round-about way to get there, so I was running totally late and really freaking out 'cause I hadn't gone potty all day and the panicking was making me feel like I had to go NOW. We finally got there and the machine that makes the passes was broken, and has been for 2 days, but nobody bothered to tell me to cancel my appointment so I wasted my day off. I was really upset, and my boyfriend had a go at me for not confronting the guy at the desk about not contacting me. So I went into a pub to use the facilities, and it was okay.. It was actually _really_ solid (again with the TMI, I know) and then really not in the end. Does that happen to anyone else? 2 kinds of poop in one BM?

Anyway, so I am just confused. I still haven't heard when my apt with the nutritionist, or my follow-up with the GI doc will be. Sometimes I think maybe if I go back on the diet full-heartedly then the crampiness and the urgency will be taken care of, but I then other times I think that I am healthier now then I have been for months and I like cookies!!! <-- the 2 yr old in me.
Sorry to ramble, just wanted to let everyone know what's going on in my crazy body!
--Steph

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~~I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell-I know right now you can't tell~~Matchbox 20
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