Oh, POO!

Jan 08, 2010

I'm a DSer, so that means eventually I had to post something about poo.

Mine is driving me crazy lately, and had been for the last two months or so. I think it's related mostly to my hormones around ovulation, but holy crap--around then I'm going like 5 times a day, and they aren't all easy poos. I feel kinda miserable for a while after a morning session, and my poor bum complains, too.

I did get a not-so-awesome re-education in how lactose intolerant I still am. While on my annual torture trip to see the in-laws over the holidays, I ate a fair amount of cheddar chees in the car, and totally spaced on taking any lactase. Oh, that was not a good day. Lots of cramps, and then I was stuck at CompUSA with my BIL and his girlfriend, no bathroom in sight, and really worried I was going to have an accident. File that one under stupid DSer tricks, my friends.

I do not think I'm going to ditch lactose intolerance. It's gonna be a permanent fixture in my post-op life, methinks.

Ever since the trip, even though I've been manic about taking at least two lactase with even a scrap of cheddar, things still don't feel very normal. Time for something new, I suppose.

I have been downing a couple teaspoons of chia seeds, and they seem to firm things up slightly. Not that I've been having diarrhea, but things have been on the loose side, hence the cramps I think. I'm not convinced chia seeds alone are my cure.

So today, I'm going to get some Primal Defense Ultra. We'll see if it's the miracle that so many people on the board say that it is. I kind of hope that the rap is reality, because I'm ready for an improvement. Right now, the poo cycle is bearable because I work at home, but I'm going to be looking for a job and the thought of dealing with all this while trying to get ready for work and then being in an office with other people makes me blanch in terror.

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