#Digestive Issues

[chronicillnesshumor]

My stomach tries to kill me if I eat foods that have food in them.

[feastingonchrist]

gonna add a spacer thing

ugh so things have been going smoothly this week with my digestion and eating so much that i quickly forgot what it felt like to have digestive issues and all the other struggles that come along with it. but thursday was the start of a 3 day downfall of sensory issues with food which triggered the times when i had ARFID-like struggles due to a really traumatic time in my life and then having digestive issues the past 3 days on top of guilt when i eat due to my really bad binging past 2 weeks..... a lot of it is psychological which effects the physical. i am aware but that doesn't make it any less harder. i have been mad cause i have barely been able to eat again these last 3 days and getting full so easily. it sucks and is making me really sad. yeah healing comes in ups and downs with good and bad moments but ugh i was feeling so good again and really needed that and i feel awful already :( i am proud of myself though cause i have barely overeaten anything!!! maybe like twice. but the self control and grace God has given me.....❤️‍🩹 i just wish i didn't feel so alone in this battle but i think on Wednesday i might open up to someone. i hate the feelings that take me back to the place that i know God isactively healing me from. not that it's even been that long ago but man i see His progress in short amts of time and the way this battle goes back and forth and all the shame i have makes me not even want to eat bc most of the time when i do i am just traumatized again. it's not even ab the way i look it's bc i'm not able to eat and i lose control so i can tend to binge but bc i haven't been doing it and i have better self control currently i just still feel bad bc i'm forced to not be able to eat. like i just wanted my nightly ice cream and i can't have any bc i'm too full and i barely got to eat today. this is stressing me out and i can't sleep hardly. literally the entire basis of my food intake is disordered and mimicks an actual ED & my mindset is very that way as i've cut out bad foods bc it effects my digestion poorly and i have a whack perception of how much "alot" pf food is bc i eat like a mouse and then out of the stress and trauma i have developed actual EDS along the way and so yeah...

[userk295923]

Ughhhh omg I ate too much for dinnerrrrr!?! I had a big plate of chicken tenders and fries then a large bowl of ice cream. As I sit here typing this my tummy is working over time digesting, churning and gurgling so loudly with these sick and nasty sounds but I LOVE IT! My poor belly is so distended and bloated; I am so tight. I have not had this much to eat in a long time!! Now I am drinking a 7up zero sugar and I don’t think it’s helping my case because I can’t burp and I am even more bloated and gurgly than I was before. I wish someone could rub my tummy but I guess I will do it myself. Ohhhh my poor belly!

That gif is literally how I feel rn! Ughhh! 🤰🏼😩😫😖

[disabled-phoenix]

Please respect people's dietary restrictions!

[pmak2002]

“Hey babe was your food spicy?”

Your head snaps up from looking at your phone. You and Timothee had been to your favorite local NYC restaurant for your weekly date night. Then you guys had returned home to watch a movie and cuddle.

You noticed Timothee was standing in the doorway of the living room holding his stomach like it hurt. It looked a little distended too. Something was wrong.

“My food was fine? Why? You didn’t accidentally get something spicy did you?” You ask worriedly.

Timothee getting bad diarrhea from spicy food was not in your nightly plan.

He nodded and squirmed.

“Oh sweetie. What do you need?” You ask quickly getting up.

He groaned and leaned forward as a cramp ripped through him causing horrible pain and the nastiest farts you’d ever smelled in your life.

“Ok come on bathroom now.” You grab his free hand and help him to the bathroom.

You help him with his pant buttons and and as soon as he sits down he’s having horrible pain and watery diarrhea into the toilet. You turn on the bathroom fan.

"It hurts!" he whined.

“Shh I know lovey.”

You go over and place a hand on his stomach and start massaging it as he proceeds to have violent diarrhea.

Timothee grunts and pushes out rounds of slop. Clearly unwell and in a good amount of pain.

“Why didn’t you send the food back or tell me it was too spicy sweet boy?” You ask worriedly

“I didn’t want to ruin our night and…”

He’s cut off by a grunt and pushes out more watery shit into the toilet bowl.

He shudders and you grab a washcloth to wet it and wipe the sweat gathering on his forehead.

“Nughh it burns. It burns”

“Shh I know. You’ll be alright just get it out.”

You keep a hand on his back rubbing circles.

“How much did you eat?” You ask concerned.

“I ate most of it. Ohh it hurts.”

“Oh Timmy baby you shouldn’t have. Now your tummy is a mess. Poor baby.”

You continue to massage his back as he uses the bathroom.

Finally it stops and the only thing he’s dealing with is gas and pain. He’s burping and complains that it hurts and is making him nauseous.

You grab some Imodium and help him take it then help him clean up, flush away the mess and help him to the couch.

“ma chérie, je pense que c'était le pire mal de ventre que je t'ai jamais vu depuis 3 ans que nous sommes ensemble.” You say worriedly in your not so great French.

Timothee nods

“la pire crise de diarrhée douloureuse de tous les temps.” He replies in his nearly perfect French compared to your broken French.

“I’m sorry baby.”

You kiss his head. “Do you want the heating pad for your tummy?” You ask.

Normally you would never talk about stomach issues that way. But when Timothee was dealing with stomach issues saying a more grown up term went out the window.

You set up the heating pad for him. He takes it and puts it on the area where it hurts the most. He sighs with relief.

“Better?” You ask

He nods and smiles weakly.

You sit next to him and ruffle his curls. He sighs as you massage his scalp.

Despite the heating pad Timothee is still in pain and dealing with bad gas which makes him uncomfortable and squirmy.

Eventually though the heating pad helps him feel more comfortable and he soon falls asleep. Not for long though soon he’s up and back in the bathroom expelling the food that was making him so sick.

You sighed as you leaned against the closed bathroom door listening to Timothee groan and curse under his breath.

It was going to be a long night.

[cripcoin]

Digesturnic

A diuturnic term/flag for those with chronic digestive issues, including those with stomach aches, dietary cautions or any conditions related to or involved with the digestive system, regardless of how small or how often it happens and it does not strictly have to be chronic pain. This also includes those with anything undiagnosed and who aren't sure what it is beyond a digestive issue.

Etymology:

Diges -> taken from digestive/digestion

Requests are open

[tavern-get-togethers]

[jfk-blown-away-blog]

Colonoscopy went well today. Happy to report no cancer or polyps. They did take biopsies of my colon for histology, but otherwise it looked normal. However, they found patchy areas of erythematous mucosa in my terminal ileum and took biopsies of that. I won't know anything concrete until the biopsy results come in, but it's at least not cancer, and one step closer to finally getting an actual diagnosis for my chronic digestive issues.

[crazycatsiren]

Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's tummy troubles.

[chronicillnesshumor]

[feastingonchrist]

well wow. my brother went to this massive Episcopal church way across town this morning and then he invited my mom and i to service this evening. i wanted to go just to look at the architecture but i am so grateful i got way more out of it than just the beautiful stained glass windows, high ceilings and gorgeous organ and choir music. the service was about Trinity Sunday and celebrated the Holy Trinity all throughout worship. i have never been to such a liturgical high church service before. super traditional and liturgical services can be a bit too wooden and mundane (though i appreciate the sentiment behind the acts), but i do like the organization and order of everything because it's easier for everyone to participate together. i very much appreciated the kneeling during prayer times. i think kneeling is such an underappreciated act of reverence toward God during fellowship. i also loved watching the alter procession and the altar women/men setting things up at the beginning of service. i believe on the last song the choir was singing a song and walked off stage and around to the other side of the stage and stood there until it was over - that was interesting. i was really starting to become moved by the Holy Spirit during worship and prayer time on and off.

well one of the women i don't know what her title was because i don't have my worship guide and i'm not Episcopal so it may have been a deacon? she read Romans 5:1-5 to us and that made me emotional and a little bit annoyed as she read "and not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character and character produces hope...". now the reason i got annoyed is because i forgot i was sorta supposed to find joy in my trials and i haven't been able to do that recently as they've overtaken me. it was the type of annoyance where i was like "oh" and it was almost kinda funny. i was thinking how heavy things have been for me lately. she also talked about how when people go through times of suffering they tend to become victims, demand privilege and act entitled. she reminded us how we can't let ourselves become and talked about how Jesus did what He did not only for the people back then but for now too and how we have the Holy Spirit to go with us and be there with us through our tears.

They prayed and got everything ready for Communion/Holy Eucharist and i started to get emotional again because i knew i needed to partake in that. they gave us a little wafer with the Moravian lamb logo on it (look it up because it's very cool but it didn't have the slogan on it). i dipped my wafer in the wine and lowkey that wine was so sweet and good i was like "okayyyyyyy!". but that was pretty much the end of service. i don't remember what happened after that, but they had someone over by the baptismal font if anyone needed prayer and i went because i knew i needed it. i waited in line and was tearing up and one of the ladies from before (i think the reverend?) asked me if she could pray for me and i told her she could. so i told her a little bit of what was going on. i don't remember exactly what she even prayed for me but basically something along the lines of food being a blessing to my body instead of working against me. it was very sweet and i really appreciated that and asked if i could give her a hug. immediately afterwards, i became hungry again. now why that is important is this: my poor relationship with food has been VERY BAD all week and it's the worst it's been for me mentally regarding that and my lack of appetite. i was able to eat lunch today but i got full very fast and felt sick and tired afterwards. but i don't know the simple prayer she did for me was very special to me because i could feel my peace, joy and freedom coming back to me. during service i kept feeling the presence of the Holy Spirit on my forehead like a kiss and Him pressing on my heart with His hand and the same feeling when i got in the car. i just sat quietly in the back seat for a long while and i was in prayer and thanking God for that. i felt like i could just breathe for once in a while and like everything was okay in that moment - like i was being protected. even if it was just for a few moments oh my gosh it was so peaceful and relieving. i know this healing journey is still gonna take so long and have so many ups and downs as it has already proven to be in this last month, but i know i am not stuck unhealed forever. i think i got my hope back again. HIs love, comfort and care is so precious and i love the way He uses us to display those things 🥹❤️‍🩹

[userk295923]

Omg I just ate a burger bowl, drank a 7up, and had a handful of chocolate chips for dinner. I was lying down right after I ate and now my stomach is gurgling so loudly!! I have never heard make this much noise without doing any extra work like swallowing air or overeating?!! When I place my hand on my belly I can feel the food churning and digesting!! This is nuts, I wish someone could put their ear on my tummy and hear it churn and gurgle! I also could use a casual after dinner tummy rub to help my gurgling belly digest right about now. 🤰🏼👂🏼

[box-of-nonexistent-meows]

There is so much gas in my intestine that if I had a tapeworm, it would feel like an astronaut in a zero gravity zone

[chronic-lee-lizard]

Having “sit on the bathroom floor by toilet” night

[oh-okay-kay]

does anyone know how to find what triggers GERD? i cant figure it out at all and ive dealt with it for about 2 years now, i eat about the same thing every day and sometimes im completely fine and some days it feels like a genuine heart attack. im celiac but asymptomatic so i cant tell if smth i ate was contaminated, but ive had flareups when ive made food entirely on my own and its food that ive had a million times. having a flareup rn and am very miserable and want to stop it

[fantabulisticity]

So I've been having abdominal cramps and general tummy discomfort the last 3 days after eating really heavy food that I don't usually eat, while being dehydrated and also drinking alcohol (not much alcohol, but my body doesn't like it). And this morning the cramps were dipping from mild into moderate while I was tearing down for an event at work, but I was able to pass a somewhat difficult bowel movement just now, and my tummy feels SO MUCH BETTER. I'm going to try to stay hydrated today to appease my angry digestive system.