My IBS has been flaring up since the morning of my birthday party. I’m currently so bloated that I look pregnant and am too uncomfortable to remain asleep. I have no idea what set it off. I haven’t eaten any of my known triggers, but it seems my digestive system has up and quit on me again. I’m back to wearing loose flowing dresses because nothing else fits me. Even my stretchiest underwear cuts into me. It’s hard to think and move normally when I’m this distended. I feel like an overinflated balloon. #IBS #diverticulosis #GERDS #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #bloat #inflammation #InvisibleDisability #gastritis

I’ve cut a lot of foods out of my regular diet and have been doing well eating this way. I am away in a trip right now and it’s proving impossible to eat this way. Yesterday, I ate nachos with all the fixings for the first time in several months, and my digestive system has had a difficult time processing it. Oof. No IBS attack, thankfully, but certainly not ideal. I wish I was one of those folks with a cast iron stomach who can eat whatever they like, but my guts are such a finicky cat. #IBS #ChronicIllness #Diverticulosis #GERDS #DietandNutrition

Most people probably don’t even notice when their bodies are properly digesting food, but this week, my guts are happily growling and doing their thing after every meal, and I am so glad. My digestion has been irregular for years. Go belly, go! #Digestion #GERDS #IBS #GutHealth #Peristalsis #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness