My Nervous Stomach: October 2011

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Woods adventure

'); } It was a fine day today, except for certain things. Any story, on any day, could start this way. Depending on the amount of certain things, days could be categorized as good or bad. If you like more diversity, you could put some more thought into and separate it differently, but the point is the same.
Considering the fact that my blog is all about I.B.S., it's probably easy to guess what exactly were my certain things. If not, do read on and see what was going on, even if I mention here that my title is somewhat illustrative...

My nephew was getting christened today. It was all taking place in a very beautiful place, one that is among the most peaceful places I know - in a monastery near the town I live in. It was relatively small gathering of close relatives with small guy being the center of everything. The day was a bit gray and rainy, but it wasn't raining when we were there. Ceremony was great - small fella didn't cry since he was too busy trying to repeat the words of the priest (he's 1 year and a half), everybody had a smile on their faces, and the rest of the day was equally promising. Except for the fact that my stomach decided to play a game on me, one that's he best in.
He sent me running into woods.

This time it wasn't alcohol, but it may have been the case of bad diet - since my dinner the night before wasn't what you'd call healthy. Nice to know that there are other things than alcohol I'm having problem with. Life just gets better every day.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Something new maybe?

'); } Weekend is time for a drink or two. Or at least, it used to be. Being a persistent person, I had to re-verify how exactly is beer doing me wrong. Being smart and capable, re-verification went well, and I'm feeling a sickness all day long. Not something bad - just a reminder of why bad habits are named that way. Sweet.

Apart from that, nothing much is happening. Still having issues going to bed on time, which inevitably results in bad mood in the morning.

On the other hand, if things were any different, I wouldn't be writing this.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

From nervous to proper annoyed in an hour or two

'); } If anyone wonders why should someone go from nervous to proper annoyed, he should probably continue reading my blog. While it was my best intention to introduce people to IBS, what it exactly is and how to avoid / defeat it, this blog turned out to be a list of mistakes I make on a daily basis, and explanations on how exactly are those mistakes making my life worse.
On the other hand, if one considers a saying that it's better to learn on someone else's mistakes than yours, there still might be some common sense in visiting this place and reading it.

Last night was a party night for me. Not that I planned it, but one beer lead to another, and it stopped with quite some beer being filtered through my system. As expected, my stomach stopped being nervous and decided to go medieval with my a**, confirming one more time that I'm a proud owner of IBS-D (type of IBS that is characterized by diarrhea ). The good part of this is the fact I was so sick today, I couldn't even care about the mess found on work. Being a bit casual about things does have many good sides, and it was fun to remind myself how exactly my body worked few years ago, when my stomach was as peaceful as Dalai Lama.

Anyways, it's good to note it one more time: I'm definitely going to stop with beer. Some day, at least.