I sure hope it's just the freaking weather that's causing the illness that seems to have been going around. Bratfink has been suffering and I have gone thru a half dozen of my Depends. I got them just in time, it seems. It sure has made me feel old and semi-helpless. But I truly think the worst of this is over now. I seem to just be passing gas for the last 12 hours or more.
I think IBS must be more common than most of us know. A friend of Bratfink's read up about it after Bratfink told her and she realized that SHE has been suffering from it for a while now. Then I find out that Mustachio has had it but he has had the polar end of it. I mean that you can either suffer from diarrhea OR constipation that is enough to make you gnash your teeth and wish for a shovel. That is what I had at first but the doctor gave me a prescription for a laxative that got rid of THAT problem. Since then, it's been the opposite one for me.
My poor friend, Carol, suffers from constipation primarily because of being confined to a wheelchair and not able to be mobile. She is constantly taking laxatives and I know that takes a toll on you, too. OMG...what Bratfink said is true! We really are OLD when we start discussing our BM's! LOL!
However, I was so damn sick that I didn't eat or drink anything for a couple days. I slept most of the time until I suddenly emptied my bowels. Trust me, I wish this on NO ONE. I can't think of anyone I have ever hated enough. It's just awful and results in a lot of extra wash even WITH Depends.
But, I finally started drinking ice water, some hot tea and then got some soup and crackers down. I even had two cups of coffee this evening but it did take me a long time to drink them. I was in no hurry.
The Beast bought me some tea the other day....Cinnamon Apple tea. I have yearned for some Bigelow Cinnamon Tea but none of the stores around carry that particular one. Lots of other Bigelow types but not the cinnamon. I was a bit disappointed at first but then I tried it. Wow! It's very much a cinnamon tea with very little apple that I can taste. But it is delicious. I thought I was going to have to go to Amazon and buy some of the Bigelow brand cinnamon tea (Amazon carries everything, I swear) but this will do very well.
Mustachio is finally moving (again) but into a really nice building. He sent me the website for it and it's definitely newer and nicer than where he is at. His landlord hated to see him go but the complaints from the neighbor over his smoking was more than they could handle without totally retrofitting the building to meet today's standards. There is no more shared ventilation allowed and a lot of other things that a building the age of that one is grandfathered for but will have to fix eventually if there is ever a fire or some other tragedy. He told me that Tuesday is his moving day and he has his muscle (help) in place for it. He will also have his TV and Internet the same day.
The colder weather has hit a bit earlier than predicted but what's new about that? Weather prediction is NOT an exact science. It's an educated guess at best. There are just too many other things that factor into weather that can't be controlled. Oh well. It's best to just be prepared for anything! LOL!
I hope you are all keeping warm and dry. Drive carefully, please. Love you all. ***Hugs***
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