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I'm so annoyed with my digestive system sometimes I could just scream. I'm pretty stable and do a good job of staying happy and healthy on a normal day but throw something new and different into my schedule and my stomach just falls to pieces (literally!!!). Like these next few days is the Sewing Expo and it's full of fun, shopping, classes, etc. I look forward to it and dread it all at the same time. I love going and taking classes and hanging out with my sewing buddies but getting there just about does me in every year. This morning a friend was going to pick me up and we were going to go together and spend the day and have dinner with a bunch of friends (it's about 45 min. away) and I had to call her this morning and cancel. I didn't want to risk getting over there, getting worse, and not being able to leave because my stomach was already grumbling. I tried getting up extra early so I'd have time for my tea and a piece of toast. No luck, still grumbly. I took some NuLev and took some fiber last night before bed but alas...this is still taking the fun out of my life. I know I'll be better today and will make it over there for my classes (which I purposely didn't schedule early) but it's so frustrating. I feel like I'm whining and that I should be able to just "get over it". Sometimes I feel like nobody could possibly believe this is that bad and that I'm making it up. I'm better than last year. Last year I spent most of the Expo running for the bathroom because it was before I found this site! I was so miserable I didn't have much fun. I have such a hard time committing to anything that happens in the morning because I know if I have to get up and get going before 9, I'm doomed to the bathroom! My period just ended and that usually messes things up too. Does anyone else have really bad mornings???? I barely slept last night because I was worried about getting up this morning! That always happens when I have to get up early too. If I could just have one good early morning, maybe I would stop worrying about it so much.

Thanks for listening. I knew you all would understand how I'm feeling this morning.
Rena

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