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Feb. 19th, 2006 03:11 amSince I can't actually get to the doctors until Thursday, and I'm getting fed up of feeling this shitty*, I've been doing a little extracurricular research and I reckon that I have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). I'm not going to go into any detail, have no fear; but knowing what's probably wrong means that it should be much easier to actually deal with it, or at least not make it worse by worrying about it.
Apparently it can be caused, or exacerbated at least, by stress. I think I've had it before, numerous occasions, just never this consistently for this long. Never long enough to get off my arse and actually look into it. Although of course perhaps it's just the fact that I'm attempting to take steps towards actually dealing with things at the moment.
It's annoying because I was starting to sort things out, to lessen the stress, and that's the point at which I got ill - and feeling this crap all the time isn't the best thing for my cheerfulness. It's like my dad - he always seems to be fine when he's working, but once he lets himself relax, take a holiday, he manages to get ill. I'm letting my defences down after being worried and stressed and constantly occupied even if not in a positive manner, and as a result this is when the symptoms choose to take revenge.
So if I'm short with you, or not around when I should be, or getting upset over nothing, please keep in mind that I have had two solid meals in the past... er... nearly a week, I think. I'm surviving on soup, and I am Very Very Bored of soup. So whatever it is, it's probably not personal.
*Oh, man. Can you believe that pun was unintentional? *facepalms*
Apparently it can be caused, or exacerbated at least, by stress. I think I've had it before, numerous occasions, just never this consistently for this long. Never long enough to get off my arse and actually look into it. Although of course perhaps it's just the fact that I'm attempting to take steps towards actually dealing with things at the moment.
It's annoying because I was starting to sort things out, to lessen the stress, and that's the point at which I got ill - and feeling this crap all the time isn't the best thing for my cheerfulness. It's like my dad - he always seems to be fine when he's working, but once he lets himself relax, take a holiday, he manages to get ill. I'm letting my defences down after being worried and stressed and constantly occupied even if not in a positive manner, and as a result this is when the symptoms choose to take revenge.
So if I'm short with you, or not around when I should be, or getting upset over nothing, please keep in mind that I have had two solid meals in the past... er... nearly a week, I think. I'm surviving on soup, and I am Very Very Bored of soup. So whatever it is, it's probably not personal.
*Oh, man. Can you believe that pun was unintentional? *facepalms*
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