Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Relapse - completely deserved, just need some motivation to get back on track....

Hey all

First off, thanks to everyone who keeps getting in touch to check up on me - it's really appreciated, and means a lot. (Cassandra - I'll mail you back later today, thanks for dropping me a line! ) I'm always in here, lurking and keeping up to date with everyone

Right, back on topic...

As you know I've been having, by my previous standards, a great time - back at work, enjoying it, minimal IBS disruption (still there, just better at managing it) and things looking up.

So I guess I got a little complacent, and I've been kind of "taking the mickey" for a little while - really pushing it with food, and boy did I pay for it last night.

It started around 11pm, with pre-poop pains, nothing out of the ordinary, a bit of cramping and a LOT of gas... 7hrs later I was still up, had been having super-violent D all night til I was empty, and (sorry if TMI) I seemed to be passing bile - browny-yellowy-green type stuff, that serious, burned like HELL!

I also felt sick all night, and threw up a couple of times - really abnormal for me, as I have a phobia of being sick and normally manage to suppress it. Today anything I try eating, even just a couple of bites, comes straight through, even drinks that I normally tolerate well cause increased nausea and cramps.

So I've had to take the day of work, have done nothing but one load of washing as I'm SO lethargic and still feel v nauseous and have a, um, not sure of the politically-correct term to use here, but a painful burning 'bumhole'. I feel starving, but as soon as I eat I regret it, and I absolutely have to be at work tomorrow, so I guess it'll be super-Imodium time (normally I just take 2 or 3 to go to work, up to 6 on a bad day and 8 for a big trip or similar) to get there.

But... that doesn't solve the feeling sick, and feeling like I'm completely back to square one. (Not looking for sympathy - I haven't had any acacia for 4 months, and over the last few weeks have eaten chocolate, cheese, cheesecake, 2 sausages and some bacon and a little ice-cream - all completely off limits for me really!) You guys who are now stable - have you been here before?

But where do I start now? I have no energy, so need some super-easy pointers on how to get back on track - ultra-plain & reliable foods and ways to sneak acacia back into my intake (I can't stand any of the herbal teas, and seriously I've tried) and don't have the energy to bake right now.

Wow, serious pity-party, sorry people!!

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