I'm so sorry - I know exactly what you are feeling - remember, I'm the queen of "what ifs"? :-) The therapist I used to see told me I had myself (mentally) in ICU and I wasn't even in the hospital... Our "gut" and our brain are so closely tied together, the stress + new food = what you experienced. But, as you said, stay in the moment - remember, you've been there before, you made it and these are just symptoms, that WILL go away and you will be safe and well once again. It has not "come to stay". My doctor always asks if I'm depressed - I tell him, only when I'm sick... So, how to stop the cycle - I'm worrying because this or that "might" happen, my gut picks up on the worry/anxiety, the symptoms start...D, cramps, whatever... then my body tells my brain - "man, this is bad"... what if????
So, you are not alone, friend, there are many of us on this crazy IBS merry-go-round... BUT, I pray you are better today and that you have a supportive wife and/or people that love and understand what you are going through. I'm only one, but I do understand. Take good care, remember God made you just the way you are and you are the answer to someone's (or many peoples) prayers. We don't walk through things for no reason - it's to be there for someone else when they go through the same or similar situation....
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"I Will Survive! :-)... I shall live and not die and declare the works of The Lord..."
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Re: felt stronger: ate braver: feel crappy: but only mild panic
