Halloween.
Up at 2am with diarrhea, then slept on my side (mostly on my left) until 6:00am.
Vomiting bile and dry heaving at 7:15 and 8:45. Slept a bit in between. Right side/flank hurting between ribs and hips. Can’t get comfortable. When nausea subsides I hurt.
I stayed up and sat on the couch until 10:00 ish. I ate half an avocado and a slice of toast. Drank a small amount of cranberry juice and a bit of rice milk, the latter seems to help the nausea.
Had a bath around 11:30 and drank some cold water. Having diarrhea all day, but stool is less green. Laid back down at 11:45, but then had a bit of diarrhea in my pants and had to get up. Cleaned myself up, drank some Gatorade and laid back down. More diarrhea at 1:00. Feeling ok afterward.
Stayed up as I had a Naturopath appointment at 2:30. Mum drove me there. Dr. Preet Khangura was great, listened intently, asked me lots of questions, examined my abdomen, was very empathetic. Was surprised I hadn't had a stool culture done. Ordered a stoll culture and H Pylori test through LifeLabs, advised if both come back negative, could do a more expansive stool panel but it would cost more and have to be sent to the States and take about 10 business days. At this appointment my mum and I realized that there was a connection to turkey dinner, in that I had one on the 8th for Thanksgiving before my pains started on the 10th, and another turkey dinner on the 21st at my mum's house before the nausea started onthe 23rd.
I walked with my mum from the Naturopath's office two locks to LifeLabs to pick up the stool collection kit and two blocks back tot he car. Walking there felt really good to be up and out, but walking back I felt tense and tired and had some minor pains in upper and lower abdomen (but not the middle). My mum drove me home and I made an appointment online for the next morning to do the H Pylori breath test as you have to fast for 4 hours.
All afternoon and evening was pretty good but emotional. The kids came home from school and left shortly thereafter to go Tick-Or-Treating while I stayed home. I made a list on my phone of things for my husband to do if I died (where to find important documents, life insurance info, etc). My husband had the night off for Halloween so my mum did not stay overnight.
I tried some veggie casserole leftovers (lots of cream and cheese), mostly eating the broccoli and cauliflower - the onions and celery were not appealing to my stomach. I ate less than one cup worth.
I did the stool sample around 8:30pm although it didn’t reach the “fill” line of the collection container.
Drank more rice milk and Gatorade and went to bed for the night around 10:00.
Slept not propped up for the first time in a while, but still with a hot water bottle. It was ok.
Complaints: nauseous, vomitting, tired, pain in abdomen, right sided pain, some belching
Food: eating a bit more than before, but worried about what will hurt or make my heave
Meds: none
BMs: loose
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