Chronic diarrhea but sudden onset this morning with no food
I have been feeling ill for the past week. Energy bills are very high in the UK so we have had heating off. I have been very cold and have had a runny nose, sore throat etc. tested negative for covid twice. sore throat went but today i got up and c ould not get off the toilet. i have no appetite. The thing is, is that I have had a mixture of constipation and diarrhea for the past year, with no obvious cause. it's usually after eating anything though or in the afternoon - today it has just been from the moment i got up. am i at extra risk of any gastro infection if i already have some kind of IBS or IBD?
It could be a gastro infection, but I can't know that of course. IBS does make our tummies so sensitive and the smallest little thing can set off a flare. I find. Even just not getting enough sleep, or over sleeping can do it for me. So if you might be fighting something off, maybe that's upset your tummy? I'm in UK too and yes it's been cold the last week and bleak rainy and miserable. The other night it wasn't much above freezing. Same temps as parts of northern Norway.
I don't know if weather affects you like it does me, but I feel like a whole different person when it's gloomy rainy and cold. Even my dreams feel messed up. And I wasn't doing so badly but today my gut went really loose again with no dietary thing that I did wrong. It sounds mad, but I think the weather, change of seasons etc and more darkness affects my gut as well as my mood.Get a couple of hot water bottles, duvets, blankets. Wear anything cozy that you can find. I am wearing thick cozy tights plus trackie bottoms underneath my 2 sizes too big combats plus 2 pairs of socks!! And I am super lucky to be able to light a log fire in my room. So try to keep as warm as you can.
All that stress on the body can start a flare up. When I get a bad flare up, eating or not eating makes no difference. I might get 2 hours of sleep early morning then wake up and have to make a bathroom dash. Meanwhile tummy is empty of food.
It makes no difference if I eat 'safe food' or not. My gut will still be really loose and complain.I hope you get times when it settles down a bit and you can 'coast' for a little while? I do get those times and am so grateful. But a flare up feels like it's never going to end. I know.
I hate IBS.
I can only speak from personal experience, but I've always had a sensitive digestive system (even before IBS) and have always picked up every stomach bug there was around. I'm not sure if that's the case for other people though. If it doesn't go away soon or you have any strange symptoms that persist, I would definitely see a doctor in case you need an antibiotic or something. Wishing you quick relief, Karina (team member)
