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Got a flu shot yesterday. Don't know if there's a connection, but about nine O'clock last night I skipped my usual snack because I was not only not hungry, but having a bit of gut upset. This got worse with time, and I also skipped my 11 O'clock snack. (I'm not only usually hungry at those times, I take prescription medication with each snack.)
Now, I have a long-term gut problem which doctors have labeled irritable bowel syndrome. (That means it's a gut problem they can't specifically identify the cause of.) I have medications and measures I can take to ease the symptoms, and over the past two decades the problem has greatly decreased. Sometimes, though, something can still trigger an attack. I took my medicines, took the measures, and went to bed early. I still had a very bad night.
I was never nauseous, and never had diarrhea. (Indeed, a large part of what happens is that the normal peristalsis stops.) However, the cramping and general discomfort were enough to repeatedly wake me, then make getting back to sleep difficult.
The phone rang about ten 'til nine. I got up, fed the cats, did some other stuff (including taking more medicine; was still having problems but they were greatly lessened). Then I went back to bed.
I managed to sleep soundly until two minutes after Noon.
Feeling much better, now, but still have no appetite. I took some more medicine, and hopefully will be eating in a bit.
I had a lot planned for today. Between the gut crunches and the unexpectedly rainy and stormy weather (last forecast I saw yesterday said today would be sunny) most of it won't get done.
Addendum: Thinking about things, I wonder if this is an intestinal bug the local paper says is going through the gradeschools here. I haven't had any direct contact with local children recently, but one of my neighbors had several of her grandchildren over a few days ago, so I could have been indirectly exposed.
If that's the situation, this is only supposed to last a couple of days. Just enough for me to miss gaming Saturday night.
Now, I have a long-term gut problem which doctors have labeled irritable bowel syndrome. (That means it's a gut problem they can't specifically identify the cause of.) I have medications and measures I can take to ease the symptoms, and over the past two decades the problem has greatly decreased. Sometimes, though, something can still trigger an attack. I took my medicines, took the measures, and went to bed early. I still had a very bad night.
I was never nauseous, and never had diarrhea. (Indeed, a large part of what happens is that the normal peristalsis stops.) However, the cramping and general discomfort were enough to repeatedly wake me, then make getting back to sleep difficult.
The phone rang about ten 'til nine. I got up, fed the cats, did some other stuff (including taking more medicine; was still having problems but they were greatly lessened). Then I went back to bed.
I managed to sleep soundly until two minutes after Noon.
Feeling much better, now, but still have no appetite. I took some more medicine, and hopefully will be eating in a bit.
I had a lot planned for today. Between the gut crunches and the unexpectedly rainy and stormy weather (last forecast I saw yesterday said today would be sunny) most of it won't get done.
Addendum: Thinking about things, I wonder if this is an intestinal bug the local paper says is going through the gradeschools here. I haven't had any direct contact with local children recently, but one of my neighbors had several of her grandchildren over a few days ago, so I could have been indirectly exposed.
If that's the situation, this is only supposed to last a couple of days. Just enough for me to miss gaming Saturday night.
