This hasn't been verified by any doctors/physicians... yet. (in as much as writing about this is malu enough, seeing the doctor for this is malu times infinity to the power of infinity)
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Ever since my university days, i've been having this very irritable habit. And it happens especially right after lunch.
It's a common thing to move your bowels. And if u don't move it (if u don't know what's moving your bowels, it means shitting in the toilet la), then it means that you are constipated.
All along, i thought that it's a norm for working people to have such a habit, since all working adults in the office will sit down and work (which explains that the protruding tummy starts coming out), and probably that's the course of it.
While i was working as a Recruitment Consultant, this symptom seem to be really obvious. And my then-colleagues commented that it's really weird for me to visit the toilet for 'big business' right after lunch, every single day.
And for the past 2 years working at my current workplace, the cycle continues. Though my eating habits are kinda different, since i will pack food from home, eat some other stuff and now with my mother's home-cooked lunch, the situation is still the same. I'll still go for 'big business' relatively fast after my meal.
Today, my Finance, Sarah, mentioned about her friends' friend died of colon cancer... and her dunno-whose friend contracted colon. And it's so out of the blue!!
And today happened to be a day where my situation is really kinda bad, where i literally moved my bowels so much that i felt weak in the stomach. And i thought of what she said about Colon. Hmmm...
I wasn't even intending to post this entry about it. I was about to log off when i thought i should google it.
So, usually, Google will search out words that u type. So i typed:
The answer generally stated Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Hmmm... doesn't really seem to explain much. So i typed again:
I got a more detailed answer here. So seems that the possibility of Irritable Bowel Syndrome is kinda high.
So i googled Irritable Bowel Syndrome. And this is my result. (From Mayoclinic.com)
1) What is IBS - Hmmm... i seem to experience a bit of everything (-__-)"
2) Symptoms of IBS - My question is, Do u really see ur own poop??? I don't, so i won't know if i have mucus in .... *sigh, anyway, it seems i experience everything here.
3) Causes of IBS - Argh. Milk makes me more bloated. Too much chocolates makes me burp umcomfortably for eons. Hmmmm... Lactose intolerant???
4) Ladies are more prone to IBS - So ladies, take note.
5) When should u visit your doctor for IBS - Well, don't wait until something really happens before u go.
i'm skipping part 6 - 9 (that's together with the package from point 5).
10) What u can do now to help yourself - Points are highlighted below:
- Experiment with fibre - eat more fruits and vegetables. Fibre helps with constipation. So it should be good. The only problem with many people, including myself is, Laziness.
- Avoid problem foods - how to cut coffee from my life??? I need my daily fix and my starbucks!
- Eat at regular times
- Take care with dairy products
- Drink a lot of water - 8 glasses per day is the way to go.
- Exercise regularly - Needa gym more.
- Use anti-diarrhea medication with caution - bottomline is, don't any how self medicated la.
So, i shall try to be more mindful of what i'm putting into my mouth during meals for now, so i'm gonna work around with IBS in perspective. Will see if there's improvement in bowel movement. Will give an update on it in a few weeks time.
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