This flu/cold season has been weird for me. It has scared me because I never get sick, but much like a car at the end of it’s warranty suddenly shits the bed, I am without medical coverage so almost CERTAIN I’ll get horribly ill and have no help available. Too bad I’m not illegally here, I’d get covered for free! Whoohoo! Anyway. My body has been fighting pretty sturdily though, I’m proud of it. Factor has come home with multiple ailments - and he has even missed a day of work - but I never caught any of his crap! I could lick the inside of his nose and still get nothing. Everyone around me has been ill. People in my office have been taken down by this bug. But me, nope. I actually get a hint of it and it never sticks.
Last night was just another weirdo example of the mystery that is my internal system. Actually, it began yesterday morning. I made some eggwhites, sat down to eat them, and before I had one spoonful i said to Factor,
“It’s so weird, my stomach feels like I’ve already had 5 breakfasts”
You know, it’s that weird overfull feeling… but nothing’s in there. I blew it off and walked to work. Around 4:46PM I felt the most horrible pain in my upper stomach, followed by what I can only characterize as a huge ball of toots that had no intentions of leaving, just rolling around inside and creating a fabulous pain. It was as if squirrels were inside, trying to eat their way out. I practically ran home. And I was in a fair amount of pain all night, but not SICK. Oh, I was hurting, and there was definite evacuative measures taken, but my head felt ok. Just pain. It’s like, I ALMOST get horribly ill, but it just never gets to that level. This morning, more pain and an overall way too tired feeling (which I think is my body saying “yo, I’ve fought this while you were sleeping and now I’m tired). I can still function and work, but physically, I’m in rough shape. It’s kind of irritating because I REALLY wanted to be in the office today. and right now I hate not seeing where people are so I know if I’m bothering them when I IM with a question or request.
Anyway - thanks body, for doing whatever it is you’re doing in there.
Have you ever taken acidophilus?
OH MY GOD. I have — and Factor’s roommate use to have this super power acidophilus… and the bottle had this hilarious graphic of smiley faces all over the large intestine