I don't think it likes me....

I would like to introduce you to someone who hates me. It started at a young age and decided to turn on me more and more. We started out ok, the occasional tiff then we progressively fought more and more. I would like to introduce you to... my stomach. I started at a young age having frequent stomach aches. It started out once a week or so, then it was nightly. I can remember have all these tests ran on me and being told by the doctors it might be in my head. If it were in my head, why would I feel it in my stomach?? Good question, right?
So, it got to the point my parents told me they would get me a cat if I could sleep through the night without my stomach hurting (hoping maybe it was in my head... I think). Well, when that didn't work, they felt bad and got me a cat anyway. That's how Emma came into my life and was around for a long 15 years. I remember my mom laying in bed with me till I fell asleep.
Finally a family friend said,"Maybe you're lactose intolerant." WOW!! It worked taking 12 pills every time I ate dairy. I didn't need a doctor to help me after all. When I was around 17 I seemed to somewhat grow out of it, with the occasional nausea.
Fast forward to when I was 23.... it's baaaaaaaaaaaack!! My enemy decided to turn on me again. The nausea the diarreha (sorry for the TMI) and the dreaded going to bed knowing at some point I would wake up feeling sick. I decided a few months ago (now at the age of 26) I couldn't take it anymore. I was sent to a gastroenterologist (sp?). So he drew blood and ran tests looking for diseases like celiac and what not and of course, no one could figure out why my stomach hates me. Then they wanted to do a colonoscopy and I said they want to stick what where?? I scheduled it twice and canceled it twice. I can't make it to that point without some good drugs making me forget about what is going on... both before, during, and after.
They finally prescribed me meds to help slow down my digestive track and believe it or not they worked while I was taking it. When I got pregnant I stopped taking it and was fine for a while. I am no longer taking it. But of course I came down with a stomach bug. Lovely!!! That was over a week ago and I still haven't been able to get over it, so sick again of the now constant nausea I went to the Dr on Monday who confused me and gave me a prescription for nausea. I am waiting for it to truly kick in and work so my stomach feels better all the time.
One day, I would love to live my life without a stomach ache, without going to bed nauseous and waking up nauseous. One would think I would be used to it. I'm not... so until then I will eat my crackers and sip my ginger ale!! Cheers to a better stomach!