Today I woke up with vomiting, diarrhea, a migraine, and joint pain. For anyone else you would think it was a viral bug. I go through this over and over again. While I was a public health student, I thought I had viruses and thought I would make everyone around me ill. I would quarantine myself and then run to the doctor. She told me that I was having multiple viruses one right after the other. This did not make sense to me. Our bodies build antibodies to foreign invaders. Why was I experiencing multiple viral infections?
Today, I just know that the vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, migraines, and joint pain are part of the IBS for me. I've read that everyone's symptoms vary. I am a spasmodic IBS sufferer. This means that I alternate between diarrhea and constipation, often within the same day.
I still worry about my attendance. I just started a new job in March and exited the probationary period over the weekend. I want to keep my job, but my symptoms make it hard to go to work sometimes and at other times unbearable. I have open communication with my team leader which helps, but rules are rules when it comes to attendance. I am currently working on keeping this job and next year hopefully transition into a work from home situation. Until next year happens, I just have to learn how to fight through the symptoms and the pain.
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