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[KaraShannon]

So I'm tidying the house today, all is well and fine. 

I put my coat on to go out to the pharmacy.  Normal walk to the pharmacy.  Only its not, the minute I get to the nearest shop I have a coughing fit (had no cough in 24 hours but I have a coughing fit while out walking).  I turn a corner to take a quieter route as this was the kind of cough that was going to make your eyes water and make you throw up if not careful.

This young teen boy turns the same corner, walking along awkwardly.  Well they do but in the middle of my predicament I think he's awkward about my cough (which I'm now trying to stop from happening). 

"It's not covid," I joke. 

He turns and looks at me even more awkwardly as if he didn't know a woman older than his peer group could actually talk and if they could, that he was actually expected to engage (he was an older teen, not young) 

I carry on walking, thankfully he turns another corner, so now I can attempt a more forceful and finalising cough.

Only it's the time of the month and that finalising cough has shifted stuff down below and it's like a dam has broken.  I'm not even at the pharmacy yet.  I could go back but that's the story of my life since menopause, it's always something.  So I decide to keep walking, it can't be that bad.

On the way back I decide I AM going in the shop to get what I need as ffs I've only been out ten minutes.

All the while I feel really uncomfortable down there and hoping it's not leaked everywhere (sorry!). 

Get home, straight to the bathroom.  The pad I wore was clean, totally clean.  Use tissue to clean me up but there's hardly anything there.  So I'm imagining it now and could have gone a lot further on that walk.

On another day I'll be all energetic, comfortable, good day.  Go out and bowels will wait till I'm just far enough away from the house or any public toilet and they will announce that they need to empty NOW.  Thankfully that isn't ever bad enough for incontinence, just enough to keep me nervous and uncomfortable and seems to be only when I'm on the progesterone patch.

On another day I will keep biting my tongue enough to draw blood while eating, as I've just done.


Anyway, home now, no flooding, eyes have stopped watering, no cough.

[KaraShannon]

and now I'm eating a sandwich and spilling it on the floor    so clumsy and probably not helping that I've reduced my oestrogen a little bit more to get it down to where the doctor wanted it.

[jaypo]

I can totally relate Kara, I can decide to go a lovely walk with my dogs,as my stomach is fine,the SECOND I park the car up to go said walk,my bowels say.......aaaaahahahahaha time to go ,it's infuriating to say the least 🤨

[KaraShannon]

Jaypo, I do hope that one will settle down in time.  It started late 2020.  I think it was a covid reaction in the beginning, a mixture of covid and progesterone patches.

By late 2021 it had stopped but returned a bit recently.  It's much more settled on the oestrogen patches, but my body isn't a fan of them.  I feel better overall on the combined patches.  Never simple!

How are you and hubby today?

[jaypo]

Feeling a lot better my lovely 
I've had the "bowel thing" most of my adult life,slow transit 
Covid is definitely responsible for gut issues,both me and OH had dreadful tums with Covid both times and it's definitely one of the symptoms.

[KaraShannon]

Glad you're both feeling a better. 

Also glad others think covid has brought about gut issues as it explains a lot of why I had all that during the pandemic and then a partial recovery.  Maybe it's started up again (more slight this time) because I've been exposed to covid again.

My cough today doesn't make any sense.  Bad cough.  Will do another test (expect it to be negative again  )

[CLKD]

May I Giggle .......... put me anywhere near a motorway and my bladder and bowels HAVE TO GO NOW and WHY do 'they' build loos  as far away from the carparks as possible 

[jaypo]

Thing is Kara you can get false negatives,aw blimey it's all so confusing 

[KaraShannon]

Thing is Kara you can get false negatives,aw blimey it's all so confusing 

Well after today's coughing, very bad bowels tonight (sorry tmi).  I would be worried about the cellulitis but it looks a lot better and I feel ok in myself.  Also my mother reported diarrhoea yesterday and we had both eaten together the other day (though the only thing we had the same was cake). Neither of us get that usually so it's too much of a coincidence and at least therefore not related to my previous illness.

My bowels are just making so much noise again, like the other day.  Hope it calms down like it did before.  Covid test still negative despite that very odd cough today.  Another thing I wouldn't get for no reason.

[jaypo]

Kara,have you ever kept a food diary? When meno hits,it can "up" allergies.I did a (private) intolerance test and it came back with wheat & almonds,since cutting these out my stomach is so much better,it was like a miracle,these horrific pains subsided,bloating went,our gut is so complex,my daughter sadly has an IBD so between us,finding the right food is a nightmare,we're also veggie,I'm such a delight at dinner parties   

[KaraShannon]

I'll keep it in mind Jaypo. 

I only really had these problems with covid I'm sure, and was getting over them, but just recently with this skin infection, but that appears to have gone and just healing now.  Will just keep an eye, as I've got a cough as well.  All very strange.

Glad you had some answers with your's.  I might have an intolerance test done anyway, as no doubt I will have some, and especially if it doesn't settle.

[jaypo]

Make sure you go for a blood intolerance test,they're much more accurate than the hair follicle ones xx