DROP YOUR FOOD BEFORE READING!!!
In October 2021, I discovered that I had a susceptible digestive system or bowel to be precise. Yes, Irritable bowel syndrome.
We had gone to celebrate a friend's birthday at the mall, and we had Krispy Kreme doughnuts. When we got home, I and one other girl had food poisoning and I was shitting my guts out.
In 2023, it became worse. Funny thing, my IBS has different symptoms. I still do not fully know everything about it, but I'm learning daily. In 2023, anytime I ate something spoilt, You're probably wondering, "Tochi, why are you eating spoilt food?". My school cafeterias don't give one fuck. It's not like they don't care, it's just my stomach that is extra sensitive. Five of us could buy the same food and only I would spend my whole night purging or being uncomfortable. So in 2023, the pattern was fecal retention. My case file in school had different reports of constipation. Trust me, I learnt various things about constipation, from drugs to physical exercise to homemade recipes.
Then in 2024, the pattern changed. It became diarrhea. I discovered I had a spicy food allergy and I was lactose intolerant to an extent. It was so funny😭😭 because what do you mean?? Lactose intolerant??? Me??? My favourite things to eat were dairy products. I'll take Golden Morn with milk and spill my guts out in the toilet but with Milo it's chill?? I can't take certain brands of ice cream?? (because some people dey mix milk call am vanilla) And I couldn't be buying white rice and stew because these cafeteria people and stew😭😭😭Yoruba people stew. I could take my mother's stew because oh well, it was normal to my selfish stomach.
I purged a lot during the whole school session and became best friends with Metronidazole(Flagyl). Even when cholera was around, I continued with my Flagyl.
It has been a crazy journey. One part of me makes the assumption that I have a bacteria in my intestines that reacts unnecessarily because I used to be able to eat whatever! And the other part of me is saying a genetic mutation has occurred due to my interaction with the environment and now my digestive system is fragile.
On some days, I use my IBS as my waist trainer🤭🤭 or an antidote to clear my system 😭😭I know it's bad, a form of self-harm if you please...but, what can a girl do?? (I'm so ashamed of myself, think I need therapy) On some days, it can be very embarrassing. The first time I went out with my brother's girlfriend 😭😭 I made sure I didn't eat anything before we left. Hell, the only thing I consumed that day was Popcorn and Fanta in the cinema. Tell me why I made them stop on our way back home so I could use a toilet 😭😭😭 I was so embarrassed. I ate shawarma when I got home and continued my purging there, at least it was more comfortable at home.
You're wondering why I'm talking about my digestive system. It's 4 am, and I'm awake because I didn't listen when Praise told me not to eat 3 noodles by 8 pm. Trust me, I didn't lay down immediately after I finished eating, I went around hoping to speed up my digestion, but till now I still feel bloated even with my flat stomach. I miss being normal guys, I really do. But what can a sexy girl do?????
I'll drop my pen here and let you get back to living your amazing life. Have a lovely week ahead. Love youuuu🫶
Uhmm, sorry babes
Take lots of fibre and fluids to ease your bowel movement. And yeah, dietary restrictions as well. If you take antibiotics (flagyl) too much, your body will get immune and it will come a time where it won't work again. So maybe try other antibiotics that work😭❤️. Bad things do be happening to sexy people