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Today has been yet another day in which I've had to deal with the stomach issues I've written about previously.

 

I don't know what's causing the problems; maybe they are side effects of the mix of medications I take each day, or maybe there's something within me that's just not working properly. Whatever the source, I'm tired of the frequent nausea, diarrhea, and those lovely sulfur smelling burps.

 

It’s hard to get anything done around my house or at work when I’m constantly running to the restroom for one reason or another. It’s hard to stay hydrated and nourished when everything wants to come back out. And I’m exhausted because of the lack of sleep that the issues are causing.

 

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For about a week, I was feeling nauseous off and on. A few moments here and there where my stomach just went topsy turvy for no apparent reason. Nothing had changed that should have caused it so I couldn't figure out what might be the issue.

 

Then Friday night I started feeling more off than on with some random abdominal pain and a general "ick" feeling. Saturday was still "icky" but nothing too bad. By Sunday morning, I woke up feeling fine.

 

I ate breakfast and picked up a prescription (Metformin) from the pharmacy. While waiting at the pharmacy, my stomach started clenching in horrendous pain. I felt like someone was sticking a hot poker around in my insides. Mixing everything up and sending searing pains throughout my abdomen.

 

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My recent bout of stomach troubles brought on a strange appetite. For several days, I didn't really want to eat at all. Foods made me cringe at the thought. TV commercials featuring meats and sweets and cheeses sent my stomach into turmoil. But when I started to recover from the worst part of it, my appetite didn't return the way that it usually does.

 

I typically have an iron stomach. I don't get tummy troubles. Nausea on occasion but only relating to hormones or stress. But never an inability to eat. Or to eat my favorite foods.

 

But Monday through Wednesday, I was experiencing just that. I munched on Ritz crackers, Coke, and applesauce. I tried a basic meal at Chick-fil-a and tomato soup and a grilled cheese for dinner one night. Yet my stomach was still tossing and turning.

 

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On one of my recent posts about Olivia and her stomach issues, Cathyiowa asked if I got an answer from the doctor about Olivia's stomach pain. O's pain is in her rib area as well as in her stomach. I don't have a specific answer just yet, but we did talk to the endo about it yesterday, at length.

I told the endocrinologist that Olivia's pediatrician had ordered another celiac test in addition to a full blood workup. Once those results are in (March 3rd, if you're keeping score at home), I should have more information. The endo didn't seem overly worried, but she did want to know the results. She mentioned h. pylori as a possible culprit, but after telling us the symptoms (which are really quite disgusting), she didn't think that was the problem.
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A few months ago, I decided to start using my thighs for my infusion sets. I wasn't getting good absorption from my bottom and the adhesive gives my stomach a rash. Within a few days, I loved that I could use my thighs.

 

The set would catch less on my jeans. It was easier to place my pump on my belt or in my sock. There was less pain than my stomach. Overall, my thighs proved to be very effective (and not as scary as I thought).

 

Over the past months, I've rotated my infusion sets from my right to left thigh and back. I've also rotated the area ranging from the upper portion of my thigh to a lower portion. I generally know where the previous infusion sets have been because the needles cause a lingering red spot. So it was easy to avoid using the same exact spot.

 

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Sadly, I've been watching a lot of TV lately. The whole no school and no job thing leaves me with a lot of free time. This morning I was watching the Today show. A segment on infertility came on as soon as I switched the TV on.

 

As a woman with type 1 diabetes, PCOS, and endometriosis, infertility has become a definite part of my vocabulary. No doctor has told me that I am infertile and I'm in no place to need to know. Infertility is just something that's been listed on my possible "side effects" and "symptoms" list and something that I've tossed over in my mind.

 

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The scale says I've gained about six pounds back since October. But my body doesn't feel that way. Especially this last week, which is especially annoying because I've been running more consistently of late.

 

I'm not sure my problem is actually gaining weight though. Four pounds probably is. But I think at least two is water weight...from my birth control.

 

My rings are constantly too tight. My skin feels stretched. And I just feel blah overall.

 

Since I'm changing pills starting Sunday to one that is supposed to help with water retention, I'm really hopeful that I'll drop a pound or two fairly soon. Otherwise, I don't know what to do.

 

I know the usual water retention routines. Lots of water, low salt, magnesium and B6 supplements. I've done it all. Nothing seems to really help. And hormonally, it should be receding by now. But it doesn't feel that way.

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My endo appointment last Wednesday went a lot different than I expected. Leading up to it, I was just irritated with the whole process. I didn't want to go, to be subjected to the scrutiny. But because of my dad, I held strong and went.

 

I barely had time to sit down before the endo was calling me from the waiting room. She apparently was leaving early for the day and wanted to rush through my appointment. So she looked over my logbooks while the nurse took my weight, blood pressure, and blood sugar. It actually worked quite well except that the nurse gave me an odd look when I asked to prick my own finger.

 

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I had to pick Olivia up from school again today because her stomach was nauseous again. She's been on a course of Zantac for a couple of weeks now and it seemed to work for a while. This is the first time she's felt this bad. She told me last night that her stomach was a little sore, but not queasy.

So, I'm off to the store to get more Zantac (and pump batteries, which seem to have disappeared - I'm blaming my husband and all of his electronic gadgets) and I'm logging (I know!!!) all of her food. I haven't logged actual food in a while - just carbs. Thank goodness I have a good spreadsheet for all this. I'm just going to leave it open on the computer all day. Hopefully that will prompt me to get the stuff in there on a daily basis rather than slacking and then playing catch up. She's never going to remember what she ate yesterday and I certainly don't expect her to.
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I took Olivia to the pediatrician on Monday, to go over the blood work. Everything came back fine. Perfect. So this stomach thing has all of us stumped now.

I have a referral to a gastroenterologist because the pediatrician doesn't know what's wrong with Olivia. Fantastic.

The celiac panel came back negative, which was nice, although I've since read on the CWD parents mailing list that kids can have celiac without having symptoms or a funky blood test. That makes no sense to me, but people are saying they eliminated gluten from their children's diets and the stomach issues went away. Something to ask about, I guess.
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