For a long while, I didn't tell anyone, and it made it SOOOO much worse because I didn't have a support system ...
But when I did start telling people, I had two tactics:
1) "I have a stomach disorder" and I can't go out to eat, or prefer not to, or I can't go out right now but would love to when I'm feeling better, or I'm not up to that right now, would you like to do this instead?
OR 2) If I was comfortable with them, I would just explain it. The thing you need to realize (and what took me for-EVER to learn) is that EVERYONE has D or C at some point. Yeah, people don't bring it up as a conversation piece, but good friends will understand the problem and not be grossed out by it if you just explain.
And you may even find that your friends will have stories of their own - when I told a Marine friend of mine, he gave me a story about his whole barracks having D at the same time during boot camp. And it really made me feel a lot better to tell him because I knew he really understood.
Try to determine how comfortable you are with which people, their personalities and how they're likely to be able to help you. And if they do behave like butts about it, shove 'em off and find some more supportive people 
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Re: How did you tell your friends/partner?
