Update

I survived kid weekend in not too bad of shape. Saturday night and a bit of time Sat afternoon was a wee rough. It didn't slow me down though, YAY. (but after not sleeping Sat night, I was dead last night.)

Stool color has changed. In fact, I am hitting the rainbow this week. Yeah, the black is not so good. Especially considering I am a vegetarian who couldn't eat large amounts of spinach, beets and wouldn't eat licorice and don't take an iron supplement that does that.

Still unhappy gut, not assisted by the potluck today at work. An evening of bathroom fun seems to have quieted for now though. Cross your fingers, because I am once again out of sick leave and I want to save vacation for when my kids are home.

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Cleanest Restroom Contest

Now here is a contest we are all equipped to judge. I can tell you one thing, the winner won't be in Tallahassee. It seems to be the city of filthy restrooms AND mostly singles.

Viagra?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!

A new study is saying that Crohn's is not an autoimmune disease but rather a deficient immune disease. (which could be why people in developing countries who are exposed to all sorts of wild germy things young don't seem to get it. hmm just thought of that)

The solution: Viagra. Yes, the little blue pill. Bob Dole could have something besides left-handedness in common with ME! Ok, so I am not signing up yet. Little study, but fun to read the side effects of Viagra and wonder about what an extended erection reaction might be like.

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The Stool is black

The toilet paper is white. The flu has been such a fright. (and has led to aforementioned tummy troubles.) Cross your fingers that I keep them mostly at bay for my kid weekend.

Mechanical Bowel Obstruction

Mechanical Bowel Obstruction

Nice job by these folks. Just because that Mayor has some tummy troubles they are all the rage I suppose.

BTW-mine hasn't been happy today but nothing amazing about that is there?

Fatigue

I haven't been around much lately. Busy for a while, nothing much to say but more than that lately...mind-numbing fatigue. Now, this would make sense if I was getting no sleep, but I am sleeping just fine.

I am not sure if it is a cold, busy days or something tummy related. The only notable tummy stuff of late has been horrid cramping at 3:30-4 every afternoon for the past few days. I tough it out and it goes away.