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..so I was a very bad girl yesterday. Bad, foolish and above all stooopid

I ate breakfast at 9, then didn't have lunch til 3pm as I went to a restaurant with clients. It was such a hot day and when we arrived at the restaurant the clients who were bringing us out were drinking perfectly chilled Sancerre (yummy white wine) so I (stupidly) had a glass on a very very empty tummy. Yum.

I ordered fishcakes for my starter, Safe, clever and ate bread with it. Then I had my lobster linguini. Then I got all sweaty and had possibly the worst IBS cramps of my life!

I had to excuse myself during the main course and went to the bathroom, mostly to stroke my tummy. No D just crazy cramps. Came back and my boss knew that something was up, I couldn't even look at my safe dinner my whole left side from my ribs to my hip bone was in agony. I sat down at the table and sipped some water. Then I took a buscopan and drank more room temp water.

I had taken a buscopan before I went out too. I have taken them a few times, got them over the counter in the UK. Anyway I couldn't believe it, within 30 mins and after drinking a pot of peppermint tea the spasming had completely stopped. This has NEVER happened before, usually I have to leave and spend the afternoon in bed with a hot water bottle. Then after about another 15 mins the wine started looking inviting again and I had another glass.

Then I ordered dessert! and ate it! And it DIDN'T hurt (strawberry and rhubarb crumble)

.....so I stayed out drinking wine til 11.30pm and am terribly hungover and ill today but had to go to work

I had sooo much fun it was fantastic.

I DEFINITELY recommend Buscopan (and mint tea!) for crampy issues.

I also recommend staying away from Sancerre or any alcohol. It hurts. Bad. About to order Chinese takeaway and curl on the couch to watch TV, but still managed to clean up a but and make a cake for my friend's birthday party tomorrow night (argh more drinking) Sorry my post sounds hungover and I have tried to make it not but it won't work. I think that I have partied harder since I turned 30 than ever before..and it is really taking its toll!

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S.

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