been off here for while

[bigj2552]

been ill for the last 6-7 weeks ;(
real bad IBS flare up, so much so, i couldnt do much work at all...

dam thing is very disabling when you get bad flare up....usually tabs help and it only lasts a week...but this one, was real,bad.

been stressed a lot the last 3 months with other projects, and doc came out and said it was 100% stress related...and i had to calm down...

life aint like that ;(

but getting on the mend now.....just back to work friday last..still feel kinda yuk, but this will go away in few more weeks...

off to catch up with whats been happening on here...

[UK Printed Mugs]

Welcome back. Sorry you have been suffering so badly.

[Quinsfan]

Nice to see you back. I hope the IBS is under control and you can get back into the swing of things.

[bigj2552]

hi guys.
funny how one miss's a particular forum when one is ill

yep, starting to come out the other end ( no pun intended lol ) of this illness....

have had this, and will have it for life, but tabs usually mean it last for 3-7 days max..., but i can still work, just in lot of pain.

this time, it was near hospital case....doc came out 3 times and wanted me to go in...wanted the camera thing up for bowel scope...er....nah

didnt thing IBS could be this bad with stress....

[Andrew]

That's a good pun. Gave a nice visual image so thanks for that

I knew 2 people with really bad Ibs and both were constantly chewing gum. One of them quite the gum and ibs stopped. It is not a nice illness and know it can get distressing planning whatever you do around where the nearest toilet might be. Good luck with it settling for a while.

[Ali P]

have had this, and will have it for life, but tabs usually mean it last for 3-7 days max..., but i can still work, just in lot of pain.

this time, it was near hospital case....doc came out 3 times and wanted me to go in...wanted the camera thing up for bowel scope...er....nah

didnt thing IBS could be this bad with stress....

If you haven't already followed this particular route of research, have a look at Fodmaps (worth a discussion with the doc). Something to get you started:
https://stanfordhealthcare.org/content/ ... apdiet.pdf

[mrs maggot]

Nice to see you back on, and I agree with you how can a camera up yer bum, help make you feel better ??

Ali'p's fodmap looks interesting, although i cannot see a deep fried mars bar on it anywhere

you have had a tough year or so mate, onwards and upwards xx

[bigj2552]

Nice to see you back on, and I agree with you how can a camera up yer bum, help make you feel better ??

Ali'p's fodmap looks interesting, although i cannot see a deep fried mars bar on it anywhere

you have had a tough year or so mate, onwards and upwards xx

aye laura...tough 3 yr or so tbh, with one thing and another....
but hey ho, chin up and keep going....all we can do

hope you keeping well wee pal, and getting a turn sales wise

[mrs maggot]

yeah not doing too badly but as normal more going out at times than going in, but we are surviving, despite the number of "weekend warriors" all clamouring to take a few ££££'s off the self employed - mostly they manage a month or so, see what hard work is, and then go back to their 9-5 and occasional presents for family, leaving us to remind customers that "no we never made that design" "yes i'm sorry its not worn as well as you would like" "no we cannot replace it for free, as we never made it to start with"

This year we have had more people contacting us saying so and so used to do stuff for them, but they have shut down. I think the benefits (or lack of them) has been a real issue for a lot of people, they just don't have the spare cash to buy as they did.

like you say chin up and keep putting one foot in front of the other