Wednesday, December 03, 2008

i have answers! - health update

ok, so i saw the doc today. this is what he said:

basically i had an intestinal infection (unknown what kind of parasitic(protozoic/amoebic?)infection it was) but recent tests shows the antibiotics successfully killed it off.

NOW what is happening is because my gut had such a terrible (his word) infection, and all the medicines to get rid of it, and not eating, my intestines are USED to being empty and FOOD HURTS it.

so as for the CONFUSION of 'what the heck? lynnie can eat one day but not the next?' is because every time i ate something 'normal' my gut freaked out. and i'd spend a couple days worse off again and in bed. (why did i not connect the two?)

...and the last few days my body, thinking i'm going to eat *normal* food again, has been rejecting *everything*, to the point of nausea and 'almost losing that cracker i just managed to get down', lol!!!.... even one sip of regular ensure and i'd gag. brushing my teeth has been decidedly *not* fun! (like what, tummy, i'm going to eat the toothpaste? not a chance! ... but tum tum not know that, right tum tum? it's all ok....) :D

so all the cramping and gut pain is cuz i'm empty (stinkin' hungry!) but every time i eat it says, 'I'M NOT READY YET!!!!' (that's how the doc put it, lol!)

at least that's how i understand it. AHHH.... now it kinda makes sense!

SO. the next step to lynnie (and tummy) getting back on her/their feet?

well, the doc gave me *another* medication (on top of the anti-cramp med) that helps my tummy take food and pass it on to the intestines... which in effect helps the nauseous person eat. it's often used to help people taking radiation/chemo be able to eat, too.

and i have to do it in small portions. a little at a time, frequently, building up - slowly! - in volume and ... uh... foodiness? ie, starting with broths, working from diluting my ensure to drinking it full strength, adding runny cream of wheat, eventually oatmeal.... NOTHING oily, ie. NO peanut butter. ...adding some white rice again, white bread/toast (that's where he mentioned *no peanut butter!* lol...).... bananas....

... basically taking it a LOT slower (patience, Lord, i need patience!!! cuz i'm hungry and i wanna eat!!! and i want PIZZA!!!!!! lol).... and ... yeah. SLOWLY but steadily upping it. no pizza for at least a coupla weeks, if i'm good at taking it slow.

and for the time being, cramping and pain is the order of the day. endurance training! what an adventure!!!! :D
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1 comment:

  1. Darci2:29 a.m.

    yea for answers.. because diet's suck!

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