My IBS is almost entirely stress, rather than food, related. Bubbles help me. Ginger tea and peppermint tea can help. I assume you're taking the maximum amount of Gas-X stuff. I hope your intestines setting down soon, Trudy.

Hmm... real chicken/egg there with the boss from hell then, huh?

Oy. I am tired. I've been awake for under eight hours and I'm exhausted. Better take some gas-x and get to sleep.

Thanks guys. You've made this suck much less.

Trudy, as my doctor said , at some point your digestive system can just get lazy.

however, this sounds way worse than lazy. but it could be an allergy/intolerance. write down everything you ate in the last 24/48 hours

I go with ginger ale for most stomach ailments, but tend not to for this one.

Generally, the bubbles seem to combine and help things come out, but when this is this bad, it doesn't seem to work that way. Do what feels right to you, though.

If you go for ginger and want it flat, I would recommend trying ginger tea instead, so you don't get all that sugar, which can make the problem worse. Peppermint (tea or whatever) is also good. If you have a natural foods store near, you might try Pepogest. It's enterically coated mints and other herbs and works wonderfully well. Just be sure to take it with plenty of water.

Why, yes, this problem does seem to run in my family. Why do you ask?

Signed,
One of my cousins went to the emergency room because this was so bad she thought it was a heart attack

eta: I can't imagine why I didn't predict that this would be full of xposty goodness.

Last night I was WISHING it was a heart attack so I could go to the hospital. (Just in a fleeting way)

I was in agony and I"m thinking "what do I say to 911?"

Today when I called in sick I said it was a stomach virus. It COULD be a stomach virus... but it somehow seemed less embarassing than saying "if someone could stick a giant pin in me and let me fly around the room for a while I could come to work"

Ginger! I have some ginger!

Guaranteed allergies: [link]

A Boy and his Frog. A tribute song by Tom Smith put to video clips from Kermit history.

How ridiculous am I. I'm updating the software on my desktop so that I can activate my iPhone while I post on my laptop, while I watch something that I've Tivoed, while my roomba cleans my kitchen floor. RIDICULOUS. and not necessarily in a good way.

Oh, one more thing Trudy. If you can, moving around can be very helpful. Be gentle and kind to yourself in the process. Even walking around your apartment can be good.

How ridiculous am I. I'm updating the software on my desktop so that I can activate my iPhone while I post on my laptop, while I watch something that I've Tivoed, while my roomba cleans my kitchen floor. RIDICULOUS. and not necessarily in a good way.

And tomorrow, you're taking your flying car to work!

ARGH!!! My technology has betrayed me. My desktop failed, so I said fuck it, I'll activate it on my laptop without the music. and . . . Apple says "we are not activating iPhones at this time" ARGH!!!!

betrayed by technology! keep your eye on the roomba.

or maybe it is all laughing at you...