<sigh>

I really do not know what is up with my tummy lately. I frequently seem to have loose stools. It seems to have started around the same time that my drain issues began – that’s the house drain, rather than any kind of euphemism for my bum hole.

Ironic that the house gets constipated at the same time I get diarrhoea.

Some days I can go three or four times a day.

Pills that are supposed to slow it down just make me feel uncomfortable inside.

And it’s really hard to feel sexy when your tummy feels like it could jettison it’s contents without a moment’s notice.

This lack of control is itself causing me distress. I’m recovering from a heart attack and the end of a long term relationship – I need confidence, and I need to be be able to trust my body.

I think it’s the medication I’m on for my heart. I’m taking Omeprazole to protect my stomach from the effects of some of the medication. I wonder if that needs looking at. Time to ask the doctor?

Or have I become gluten intolerant? I ate six pancakes last night (it wasn’t even pancake day! There has to be some perks of being a “grown up”). I guess that’s a lot of wheat in one sitting.

Could that be the problem? Not likely, but I’d best talk to a doctor!

Could it be stress? I don’t always recognise the emotion, so perhaps my body is trying to tell me something.

I’ll have to debug my bowels, which means keeping a log of events – possible stressors, food and drink, and details of the motions.

A data gathering project!

Mary Poppins would be so proud of me finding the element of fun in the job that must be done.