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Pity, Party of One
Apr. 26th, 2022 08:28 amSo, I've been largely absent from DW for a few weeks now for several reasons. One big one is that we've entered the crunch time of the semester, and it's all grading, grading, grading until we're through. Between that and this committee I'm chairing, I am busy as hell at work.
But the main reason is that a new and very exciting health issue has reared its head. I do not know why I didn't track this because normally I am sent into ecstasies by writing down lists of events in a notebook LOL, but multiple times this semester (4-5), I have "gotten accidentally glutened." The reason for these air quotes will become clear momentarily. Normally this is a once or twice a year event, and typically what happens when I am accidentally glutened is that at the end of the day, I will suddenly feel cramping, I will have diarrhea and cramping that doesn't persist beyond a couple of hours, I may or may not feel nauseated, I go to sleep and wake up the next morning and feel fine again. I typically cannot point to the vector of the accidental glutening although sometimes this happens after eating out a restaurant and then the cause is clear (cross contamination at the restaurant).
So 4-5 times in one semester is extremely atypical in frequency for me. What is also atypical is the way this accidental glutening is presenting. It starts like normal, but then I get super nauseated and actually throw up! And then I feel bad for days afterward. The most recent time this happened was two Sundays ago, and I still don't feel quite right. My stomach was sore and achey and bloated for a good week after The Incident, and I had what I guess were gas pains, and even now, my stomach kind of hurts from time to time. I am starting to think I have additional food intolerances. WHICH FILLS ME WITH RAGE. Also despair. BUT MOSTLY THE RAGE.
( cut for blathering about possibilities )
So, I'm all annoyed and kinda depressed and also kinda don't feel good. But also feeling really motivated and validated and fulfilled by what I'm doing at work which is weird to be feeling simultaneously. Blergh.
But the main reason is that a new and very exciting health issue has reared its head. I do not know why I didn't track this because normally I am sent into ecstasies by writing down lists of events in a notebook LOL, but multiple times this semester (4-5), I have "gotten accidentally glutened." The reason for these air quotes will become clear momentarily. Normally this is a once or twice a year event, and typically what happens when I am accidentally glutened is that at the end of the day, I will suddenly feel cramping, I will have diarrhea and cramping that doesn't persist beyond a couple of hours, I may or may not feel nauseated, I go to sleep and wake up the next morning and feel fine again. I typically cannot point to the vector of the accidental glutening although sometimes this happens after eating out a restaurant and then the cause is clear (cross contamination at the restaurant).
So 4-5 times in one semester is extremely atypical in frequency for me. What is also atypical is the way this accidental glutening is presenting. It starts like normal, but then I get super nauseated and actually throw up! And then I feel bad for days afterward. The most recent time this happened was two Sundays ago, and I still don't feel quite right. My stomach was sore and achey and bloated for a good week after The Incident, and I had what I guess were gas pains, and even now, my stomach kind of hurts from time to time. I am starting to think I have additional food intolerances. WHICH FILLS ME WITH RAGE. Also despair. BUT MOSTLY THE RAGE.
( cut for blathering about possibilities )So, I'm all annoyed and kinda depressed and also kinda don't feel good. But also feeling really motivated and validated and fulfilled by what I'm doing at work which is weird to be feeling simultaneously. Blergh.
