#digestive disorders

[chaos-and-ink]

Hurts if I eat, hurts if I don't; hurts if I sleep, hurts so deep.

#chaos #vent art #my work #chronically ill #disabled #physically disabled #chronically sick #gi issues #idk how to tag this so Ill just do a ton #chronic pain #irritable bowel syndrome #irritable bowel disease #ulcerative colitis #crohn's disease #pots #pots syndrome #ehlers danlos syndrome #indigestion #digestive issues #digestive disorders

[autiebiographical]

Wish people would stop researching why we're autistic and instead researched why so many of us have IBS, lactose intolerance, over active bladders, etc etc etc.

#autiebiographical #autie-biographical #actually autistic #autism #autistic #digestive disorders #web comic #comic strip #comic #slice of life

[recovery-is-brutal]

Honestly? If something helps you, use it. You don’t have to be chronically ill or disabled. If it helps, you can use it.

I used to force myself to stand while showering, shaving, brushing my teeth, folding laundry. Why though? If sitting makes the task easier, I’m allowed to do it.

I used to love going on long walks and even hikes before I started feeling so weak and out of breath all the time. The experience was soured by my chronic pain. And you know what? I started looking for a large stick to use as a cane every time my friends take me on a hike. They laugh at me. So what? It makes the experience better for me.

I don’t have to wear tight clothes that make me feel like I’m suffocating. If I look 20% less attractive in my comfy sweater and baggy pants, who cares? Who am I trying to impress? Isn’t it better to be 20% more comfortable instead?

Why force myself to overeat if it makes me sick? Please pack up the rest for me so I can eat it later. It’s not that I hate your cooking, I’m respecting my body’s needs. Why force myself to stay awake when I need rest? Let’s continue having fun tomorrow, when I have the brain capacity to do so.

Respect your body. Respect your limits. I know it fucking sucks when you’re not able to do the things you could do in the past anymore. It sucks losing that life quality, probably forever. But you can make your suffering a bit more bearable. Please do so.

#chronic illness #chronic pain #chronically ill #chronic fatigue #chronic vertigo #ibs #digestive disorders #digestive issues #autoimmune disease #disabilties #idk what else to tag this as

[oneshortdamnfuse]

Students with food intolerances deserve a safe, free lunch too. Failing to provide that because you think it’s unnecessary is just ableism. “Eating this food causes them pain because their body can’t digest it, but it’s not life threatening so we don’t need to accommodate it” is such a bad take. Yes, let’s just make them sick every day instead of giving them the option of safe, free foods to eat. So poor kids will have to choose every day if they’re going to starve themselves or if they’re going to be in excruciating pain the rest of the day when they’re trying to learn. Makes no sense.

Furthermore, I don’t think people realize what food intolerances entail. It’s not just, “oh, eating this food gives me a stomach ache.” It is often caused by the body’s inability to break down the sugars in the food because the pancreas and/or the small intestine doesn’t make enough digestive enzymes. People with food intolerances can have a number of disabling conditions, especially because of malnutrition and malabsorption. I am dependent on digestive enzyme supplements, as well as vitamins because I can’t eat and/or get the nutrition I need to thrive without them. This is disabling. Yes, even if it’s not going to immediately kill me if I eat the wrong thing.

Don’t put people in places where they’re required to work, promising that food will be provided for free, and then only provide foods that will make them sick.

#food intolerance #lactose intolerance #ibs d #ibs c #intestinal malrotation #gerd #silent reflux #digestive disorders #ableism #text post

[chronic-gastro-illness-culture]

undiagnosed chronic gastro illness culture is idk whats wrong w me but i think its trying to kill me

#digestive disorders #chronic illness #gastroesophageal reflux disease #food intolerance #food allergies #irritable bowel syndrome #irritable bowel disease #stomach ulcer #crohn's disease

[cripple-council]

• this user has a digestive disability •

[id: a purple userbox with a black border, to the left is a picture of purple pixelated guts, and to the right is black text reading: “this user has a digestive disability”. /end id]

#cripple punk #crip punk #cripplepunk #physical disability #physically disabled #c punk #cpunk #digestive disorders #digestive disability #ibs #crohns #ibd #colitis #this user #userbox

[oh-okay-kay]

does anyone know how to find what triggers GERD? i cant figure it out at all and ive dealt with it for about 2 years now, i eat about the same thing every day and sometimes im completely fine and some days it feels like a genuine heart attack. im celiac but asymptomatic so i cant tell if smth i ate was contaminated, but ive had flareups when ive made food entirely on my own and its food that ive had a million times. having a flareup rn and am very miserable and want to stop it

#gerd #chronic illness #chronic pain #kay natters #acid reflux #digestive issues #digestive disorders

[kiwi-smug-silvalina]

Shoutout to all the people with chronic digestive issues or just digestive issues in general.

Y'all are fucking valid and absolutely seen too. We can talk about this topic and we should especially cause so many people out here being ashamed or some stuff and not going to the doctor for this thing. I love all of y'all and you're awesome.

#Smug chatter #chronic pain #digestive disorders #Digestive issues #Comes from a fellow person whos been dealing with this literal shit for like #Years on end

[batwynn]

I love how sometimes potatoes just try to kill me but there’s no hint of when it might happen and it’s not frequent enough for me to really remember so I foolishly fall into a sense of security and eat those mashed spuds on the regular like I’m playing Russian roulette with a potato canon aimed at my heart.

#digestive disorders #but also very likely #MCAS #food allergies #gastroparesis #IBS #who tf knows it’s all of the above or none or one #death by spud #personal #batwynn talks

[tumble-tv]

Recently figured out all on my own that i dont have constant headaches or migraines. I have contant nausea. I hate this.

#chronic illness #chronic disability #chronicpain #other chronic illness bs #chronic disease #chronically ill #disabled #undiagnosed chronic illness #disablity #fibromyalgia #chronic pain #invisible illness #disabilties #disability #physically disabled #i hate my existence #undiagnosed chronic pain #digestive disorders #stomach problems #cpunk #cripple punk #cripple life #cripple problems #queer cripple #invisible disease

[aelianated-star]

SOMEONE TELL ME WHY LIQUID NUTRITION/TUBE FORMULA AND HOMEHEALTH COMPANIES MAKE THEIR PACKAGES/BOXES SO DAMN HARD TO OPEN?? Like your customer base is malnourished /chronically ill/disabled people and y’all had the AUDACITY to make the boxes so hard to open that even my able bodied, male family members struggle to open it?? I know it’s expensive (god bless insurance actually paying for something for once bc there’s no way I could afford over 9 boxes a month at 72 dollars a box) and they’re trying to prevent theft, but I can guarantee that nobody who sees these shipments of giant liquid nutrition boxes is going to try and nab it.

#gastroparesis #stomach paralysis #hot girl stomach problems #disability #digestive disorders #intestinal paralysis #tube formula #liquid nutrition #AND WHY IS IT SO DAMN EXEPNSIVE #in this economy? #chronically ill #chronic illness #scleroderma #diffuse scleroderma #connective tissue disease #ehlers danlos awareness

[slimegirlkiss]

best part of having hot people disease (chronic digestive issues) is i get to eat sweet little treats (fiber gummies and antacid tablets) everyday

#my tummy is in so much pain all the time #ibs #acid reflux #gerd #health #meds mention #🫧 #digestive diseases #digestive disorders #digestive issues #chronic disease #chronic condition #chronic disorder #chronic illness #gastrointestinal issues #gastrointestinal disorders #gastrointestinal health #gastroesophageal reflux disease #the horrors of body

[purrfurnax]

#fatphobia #ibs #gerd #gastroparesis #digestive disorders #ive had all of these except the blood and fever btw #nothing works when the acid reflux and nausea hit #last time the nausea was so bad i was dehydrated and thats when they gave me this #after pregnancy testing me without even asking if im sexually active or anything 🤦 #that part wasnt fatphobia though just our urgent care being incompetent lmao

[chronic-gastro-illness-culture]

hows the tummy hurty fandom doing

#digestive disorders #chronic illness #stomach problems #irritable bowel syndrome #irritable bowel disease #gastroesophageal reflux disease #food intolerance #food allergies #stomach ulcer #crohn's disease #gastroparesis #celiac disease #dysphagia #pancreatitis #diverticulosis #delayed stomach emptying

[antifathomable-shapeshifter]

if anyone who struggles to eat because of digestive issues has words of advice on how to eat more (*for the purpose of having energy + gaining weight), i'd love to hear them.

i have weird yet mild (undiagnosed?) stomach issues, probably due to the small hiatal hernia my GI found. 90% of what i eat triggers the symptoms- my best guess is that physically filling food is the common factor. other than that, my symptoms are basically just acid reflux and the effects of having it chronically for ~9 months 24/7.

im on medication, which lessens most of it, and lemon honey tea has helps. surprisingly, i can eat cherry tomatoes by the handful and the last time i had a banana it was awful and triggering. so if your advice can be found on the first page of a 'foods for acid reflux' google search, uh, no thanks lol.

i also have adhd and an inconsistent taste palate, so im hesitant to start any structured diet or to plan meals days in advance. (but its not completely off the table)

#medical advice #medical talk #digestive issues #digestive problems #digestive disorders #hiatal hernia #i know tumblr isn't a doctor but my next appt is some time away #and if youve followed this blog you know i dont 100% trust doctors lmao #i just want to hear whats worked for others like me #i feel pretty alone right now because all this #acid reflux #gerd treatment #actually disabled #actually adhd #actually autistic #actually audhd #weight gain diet #IFUCKINGHATEDIETCULTURE #coughs. anyway.

[not-poignant]

When I found FFS last year I was in the middle of learning what foods I could tolerate while trying to address GI tract issues. It was a long and scary process. I lost a lot of weight, and it felt like any time I ate anything it would trigger symptoms. FFS was the first and only time I've seen that experience in a story, and it was such a comfort to have that while I was struggling.

Efnisien's condition is different than mine, but some things he went through were very close to my own experiences, like how eating coused symptoms and not eating just did the same thing. Him looking at a hamburger and not seeing food, but something that would hurt.

I'm doing so much better now. I can go days without being in pain. I can eat full meals without triggering symptoms, and when I do have symptoms I have a good guess as to why. I'm gaining weight back, and I'm in a position to help my Dad with his changing diet.

I ate a cupcake for the first time in over a year and it didn't hurt.

I love FFS for so many reasons and I just wanted to thank you for working so hard on it and for being so generous.

Hi hi hi anon,

Firstly, *sad high fives* and lots of solidarity for the GI issues. I have my own to deal with and they're a pain. (Literally!)

I think it's really frightening in the beginning because not only do you have the literal pain / agony to deal with, and the fatigue, and the disruption, you also have the added 'bonus' of not knowing exactly what's causing the issue/s. I remember I got screened for so much stuff, including cancer, and each time a test came back negative, eventually I was left with a diagnosis of 'idk just try not to be stressed I guess' (ironic, because I have literally a severe stress disorder - PTSD).

There's some relief in the days you can eat and it's less painful, or you have a meal, and there's no cramps. I wish more and more days like that for you anon, more days you get to look back and the pain becomes a memory, and not a constant threat.

This stuff is hard, there's very few things as foundational as eating, and disorders that mess with it are the worst. I'm both like... glad I could write someone like Efnisien for catharsis reasons, but also relieved that instead of folks telling me it's disgusting that I wrote about like, him having diarrhea, there's been people instead being like 'honestly same, this sucks, but it's good to know it's not just me.'

It's definitely not just you, anon, and it sucks that this stuff is often a lot more taboo to talk about than say, having the flu, or asthma. And that makes sense, but it still makes it isolating and lonely!

Anyway, I'm very glad you like FFS, and in the meantime, may you have more and more and more times where food is gentle to you! <3333

#asks and answers #digestive health #digestive disorders #falling falling stars #efnisien ap wledig #fae tales au #why are people so nice #it was like... good to write about Efnisien's GI stuff for purely selfish reasons #but i also know so many of us deal with versions of this stuff #i mean heck i felt so seen when Hank Green did his video on Crohn's years and years ago #administrator gwyn wants this in the queue