Dealing with some nasty digestive issues (subjective, of course)

Rachel Brooks63 said:🙂 I hate chocolate, I hate dark chocolate—I’ll finally admit it when all my other hopes have sunk...

Oh, come on, Rachel, don't be so dramatic... It's just a little bit of dark chocolate. Just go grab some of that fancy Lindt stuff. 🙂

Honestly, dark chocolate is a much better alternative than being stuck on the toilet. 🤣

Dammit, chocolate... seriously, screw chocolate! 😢

Ugh, okay, I feel a little better now.

I am so done with this $8.75 chocolate.

I mean, you seriously didn't have to go out and buy a whole bunch right away! 😁 😁

e, yeah, one more thing:

honestly, screw those "friends" who'll sit and grab an iced tea or a lemonade with you, but then suddenly act like they don't want to help when you're out here battling a massive bar of Lindt 85% dark chocolate... 😢 😢

damn.

damn 😢

if i were you, i'd definitely be more selective about my inner circle :rolajz:

oh yeah, Rachel Brooks63 was basically handing out chocolate to everyone (she even talked the waitress into taking some) 🤣 i mean, it's not like she actually has to eat it herself 😁

Alright, here’s a quick little update from my side:

So, after hitting the chocolate, bananas, and a decent amount of Coke, things have mostly settled down. It’s not exactly perfect yet, but I actually ended up breaking my own streak and started eating actual food again—so yeah, I guess I’m mostly to blame for these flare-ups... but overall it's looking good, and I'm only hitting the bathroom maybe twice a day at most. 😬

Anyway, thanks to everyone checking in on me and asking how I'm doing in any way possible 😉. It really means a lot
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Hey, please don't shut this thread down just yet, because I've actually got some bad news coming my way... :roll:

So, uh, since I was hanging out with that total nightmare of a person mentioned above just two days ago... 🤣 do you guys think she could actually be the reason everything is going sideways?

brisknomad6 said:please don't lock this thread because now I've got the runs 🙄

so, since I was hanging out with that aforementioned lunatic just two days ago... 🤣is it actually possible she's the one who caused all this?

yeah, this is definitely the absolute best way to make sure I DON'T shut this topic down... 😁 😁

honestly, I don't think you could have caught whatever it is from me (assuming we're even talking about a virus here)... I mean, I didn't drink your lemonade, you didn't touch my tea, and you didn't even eat any chocolate.

can those kinds of viruses even spread through the air? 🤔

Whenever things go sideways like this for us, we just whip up a massive batch of white risotto loaded with garlic and pancetta.
Plus, I swear by a specific diet for when you've got diarrhea.
It’s totally possible you’ve got some Candida running wild in your digestive tract—honestly, you can clear that right out easily with just one single capsule.

Rachel Brooks63, glad to see you finally stopped playing games. 😁 Twice a day is honestly cutting it a bit thin.

Still, I think you should have stuck it out with the kid for at least a week. 👍

Brandon Thomas89 said:But honestly, I still think you should've stuck it out with the kid, maybe even for a full week... 👍

Brandon Thomas89, honey, do you even remember who I am? Do I seriously look like someone who finds dieting easy? 🤣 🤣 🤣

I’m still gonna watch what I eat, obviously—it's just that last night I absolutely had to cave for some pizza. For lunch today, though—just some grilled fish... 🙂

I remember you... 😁

But seriously, eating pizza when your stomach is already acting up... 🙏

If you keep this up, you’re going to end up being the main culprit behind all the indigestion... 🤣 🤣

There is quite a lot of fuss over a little bit of diarrhea, though I suppose that is just how our esteemed moderator operates (not that anyone else is any different)
And now we are calling it enterocolitis? It seems everyone is suddenly an expert at diagnosing viral infections to explain away some loose stools... Have you considered trying that vitamin supplement—I can't recall the exact name—the one with B vitamins and probiotics designed to restore gut flora?
PS: Michelle Cook83 probably meant to say stool culture instead of colonoscopy...

honestly, there’s not even that much going on—I mean, what do you want? It’s just like a page and a half, and half of those posts are just people messing around anyway... 😬

I haven't really messed around with those vitamin supplements, and honestly, I probably won't. I'm pretty happy with how things are going right now—I feel like I'm finally on the home stretch toward a full recovery.

And as for Michelle Cook83, I'm pretty sure she didn't just slip up with what she said... 😉

I suppose I was just trying to soften the blow, though it’s hard to find the right words for such irrational spending... It’s great if the progress is moving in the right direction, but all these supplements can’t truly replace natural nutrition due to those heavy additives, even if they aren't quite as bad as people make them out to be today... At any rate, at least our moderator is capable of being back at her computer within thirty minutes of a break 😁