Oh Meep, I feel your pain!! I'm a teacher, too. This was our first week of school and I had an IBS attack for no obvious reason on Thursday night. I'm not even that stressed out! I was stuck in the bathroom for over 2 hours, and was soooo close to calling in sick Friday morning, but I just didn't feel right missing a day the very first week of school. I know, %^&* happens, but the first week?! So I know exactly where you're coming from. I ended up feeling okay on Friday as long as I ate only toast and dry Honeycombs. I'm glad to hear you ended up staying home, though. If I'd had my attack in the a.m. I wouldn't have had any choice, either. We have to do what we have to do for our bodies, as horribly frustrating as it is. Sigh.
I also don't blame you for wanting to change careers. Teaching is just about the most unconducive (is that a word?) career for IBSers I can think of. We can't just run to the bathroom like most people and leave our students twiddling their thumbs in the classroom! Thankfully, I'm a resource room teacher, so I only have a handful of kids at a time. The one time I had an IBS attack at school I was able to just send them down to the other resource room. Still, it's a lot of stress sometimes knowing we can't just leave at will. Counseling sounds like a good alternative. I hope it works out for you!
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