This sh*t is getting old

Jan 26, 2010

So for about a month--at least since right after Christmas when we drove to Florida--I seem to be on the poo five or six times a day plan. I didn't sign up for, and I'm not liking it. And I don't know what the hell is causing it.

I had been a poo two or three times in the morning kind of DSer. During my mid-cycle week, things might have gotten a bit more frequent, but it was maybe an extra afternoon poo.

Now, it's three times at least in the morning, plus one or two in the afternoon, and I'm also waking up to poo in the middle of the night. This is ridiculous. I know I've read that some DSers poo more when they're losing, but I have been losing at a fairly steady rate, and only a pound or so in the last week--not a huge rate of loss. Kind of normal for almost nine months out.

I started taking the Primal Defense Ultra a couple weeks ago, and it has definitely helped, er, collect, what had been loose and crampy stools.

Now I guess it's time for more detective work and experimenting. I think I need to get a handle on whether the lactose intolerance has gotten worse, possibly. Maybe the lactase pills aren't working like I thought they were. I've doubled up on them since I had problems in Florida when I forgot to take them a couple times--guess I should research whether taking too many can cause issues.

If it's not lactose, then I guess the next culprit to evaluate is fat. I've had some small oil slicks in the last few weeks, ugh. And I've been trying to drink at least one shake daily, which I make with cream to make them palatable.

And if all that fails, I need to try chia seeds more consistently. After that, I guess I might post to the DS Forum. Or just slash my wrists or something. It's not a big issue now, since I'm working at home, but I am embarking on a job search and I worry about interviews--what if I suddenly need to go in the middle of one? It's not like I can hold it for half an hour or even 15 minutes sometimes. Let alone having to go at the office all the freaking time. I don't want to be the new girl who's always shitting, ya know?

Here's hoping for a relatively easy process of elimination, ha ha ha.

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