Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Man, am I paying for that salad! (And the cheese and bacon!)

Earlier this week I buckled into a craving for a small - okay, not so small - salad for lunch. Thought it'd be safe because I would skip the tomato, I had a dinner roll with it and I'd been really stable for a couple of weeks. WRONG! Cramps started almost immediately, diarrhea followed shortly thereafter. Took Immodium, had a gentle pasta dinner and apple sauce for dessert, took some Citrucel, and was feeling better (or so I thought) by morning. (Somehow completely forgot that I had woken up at 4 a.m. with cramps and diarrhea.) Then for lunch today I had a grilled chicken sandwich. Decided not to pull off the bacon and cheese. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

By the time I headed home, even after two Immodiums and a mug of fennel tea, I was panicking that I wouldn't be able to make it to my car without having an accident. My sphincter was spasming so badly it was hard to drive. Did make it home, had a small bowl of white rice and a hot bath to soothe the spasms and reflect on how I'd ended up this way.

Feeling a little better now, physically, but I'm really kicking myself. When will I ever learn?

So, I've promised to be really, really good to myself. And start bringing a lunch to work instead of buying one!

Sigh.

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