Posted 2/21/2015 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
Life example on how difficult it is linking food, etc. to UC symptoms:
Woke up relaxed; went upstairs & eating the usually 3 eggs, yogurt w/ blueberries w/ tea. Heard commotion downstairs, a one-sided hysterical conversation.
Wife runs up, '(daughter) had an accident; we need to go there now!'
She's upset and rushing me; I jumped to the bathroom to rush a bm and downed my meds; she got impatient waiting so left in her car with my cell phone which I didn't know right then.
Roads were only 2-3 hours from being all clear here; I told daughter last night not to drive while staying at a friends'. Re-stated again later just to make certain she knew and assumed she'd stay there late this morning.
Quickly got ready (wife already gone and now I'm thinking about her also getting into a wreck); starting hunting for my cell phone.
Heard a loud crash; cat pushed glass fish bowl off counter (I knew it was a matter of time and warned wife but she thought cat and fish were 'friends'; 'she likes her'). I pleaded with her to not show cat where fish was when I kept moving it about the house. Realizing wife kept showing cat the fish behind my back I finally moved bowl into laundry room (can shut door and, worst case, it's tile so easy cleaning). I saved that stupid fish and now had glass and fish water mess.
Move ahead 1.5 hours of pure stress (I rank levels and this was high because I wasn't sure if daughter/friends others were okay). Now straightening out the wreck issues (multi-care accident; nobody hurt).
Wife was mad at daughter, daughter hadn't eaten and was crying. She actually said, 'you didn't tell me I couldn't drive this morning; only last night'. She's calmed down (needed a hug and her upset turned to hugging me back and crying and saying she way sorry). All was calming down (stress receding).
Nothing like learning about driving on ice like an accident. I took her last year at 15 to an open, icy road to teach her but guess that didn't totally work. Another, oncoming car slid into her lane; I didn't simulate that.
Relation to UC: so tomorrow and even next week, is any bathroom/UC stuff going to be the diet or you think this stress may play a role. It's a complicated thing, UC, and I still have a lot more crap (get it) to take care of now.
If keeping a UC journal you should also log these events (rank stress levels) along with foods, meds, symptoms, supplements...I wanted to do a different exercise today (what role will that play?). Log activity as well and you'll eventually figure stuff out.
Thought all was over but just found out why daughter came home early. Wife had arranged a lifeguard cert class for a summer job. It's $200 (she'll have to work a while just to pay that fee off). Daughter was cool with it but thought she'd not go because the wreck and now had to be dropped off and stay all day (sack lunch - ha!). Wife/daughter left in wife's car with a whole flurry of stress which involved me going from compassion towards seeing a spoiled daughter (my stress just about peaked again and daughter will get lectured/punished later; she was just in the clear; dang! I hate punishing them).
I'm paying for what I put my parents through just like many say...Stress
Had day all planned and it didn't include any of this for sure. That's life, eh?
Breathe, Burli, breathe; relax. Thanks for this outlet. Now stomach is gurgling; I was fine 3 hours ago: all was perfect. Peace.