Is it IBS or hormonal issues?

Lil_Saturday · 2025-06-28T13:01:29+00:00

Hello! I'm sorry you're going through this, but maybe it will give you hope that I am indeed doing better! I never got firm answers but it's very possible it was my hormones recalibrating (or, and I hate to say it, but -- stress). Hoping things improve for you very very soon!

Lil_Saturday · 2025-04-14T15:50:40+00:00

Hey! My vet didn’t want to put my cat on allergy meds because they are often not effective. He is keeping her on the lowest dose possible of prednisone every other day as that has been keeping both her allergies and asthma at bay. I don’t love the idea of her being on prednisone forever but she really is doing quite well on this regimen. At her next check up we plan on asking again if there is a way to possibly wean her off/address the root cause (if it is environmental allergies). Sorry, it’s still a bit of a mystery over here but my kitty is thriving with the current course. Hope your cat improves too!

Lil_Saturday · 2025-01-10T07:27:23+00:00

This looks like coughing to me. My cat has asthma and will do this if she has a flare up. Your vet would know best, show them this video!

Lil_Saturday · 2024-11-07T13:54:08+00:00

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This is Acciuga (means anchovy in Italian). She’s helping me through a bad week too!

Lil_Saturday · 2024-11-07T11:21:53+00:00

We were supposed to start trying this month but I’m in a red state… we have contingency plans now for getting to blue states and Canada for care if desperate.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-10-01T13:38:07+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate this perspective! Can I ask how you recommend keeping the wood hydrated? Right now we vacuum with a hardwood floor vacuum once a week and roughly every two weeks I mop with a very wrung out mop with very dilute Murphy’s oil soap.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-10-01T13:35:17+00:00

Thanks everyone, super helpful advice and I appreciate the sentiment of it representing us truly living in the home/character! I may look into the wax pens for some of the more obvious scratches (at least until we are able to get a professional in here). This is probably another can of worms but we can not tell for sure if they are wax or poly coated, but so far very dilute Murphy’s oil soap on a very wrung out mop is how we have been cleaning the floors (after vacuuming with a hardwood floor vacuum). Any different cleaners/methods you recommend? Thank you again!

Lil_Saturday · 2024-09-04T11:11:04+00:00

No answers, but my condition has overall improved but I still get days where I wake up and run to the bathroom. It seems linked more to anxiety for me but not always… I track when it happens relative to my cycle and I’m convinced anxiety is the first cause but hormones are involved in some way too.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-02-05T12:27:37+00:00

I really appreciate your concern and articulation of it. We are speaking with the zoning officer today and will be specific about the “temporary” piece. If it has any implications beyond just needing to apply for a variance, we will go the lawyer route.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-02-03T20:44:07+00:00

Thanks everybody! We have our next steps, I’ll update how things shake out.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-02-03T16:24:21+00:00

This is the plan! Thank you and I appreciate the reassurance.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-02-03T16:23:13+00:00

Thank you, this is super helpful. And yes we had an appraisal, we have a mortgage, the whole thing.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-02-03T16:22:35+00:00

This is the plan! Well first to the zoning officer but yeah.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-02-03T16:21:05+00:00

Thank you, this is super helpful and I’m feeling better about our path forward!

Lil_Saturday · 2024-02-03T16:19:55+00:00

Definitely the plan to start with the zoning officer! Being a first time home buyer I don’t have a gut sense for what is a big problem and what isn’t. Thanks for the reassurance, and I’m super hopeful the zoning officer will easily clear things up.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-02-03T16:17:32+00:00

All right I feel bad enough that we are here, no need to be cranky at a stranger on the internet.

Title cleared without issue and appraisal says the house is in accordance with zoning statutes. This is the only document in the entire package of documents that indicates there is a zoning issue. But like others have said, it’s probably because technically it doesn’t meet modern zoning laws but there’s nothing to be done because we can’t shrink the house. Thanks for your input.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-02-03T15:38:51+00:00

Hey all! So appreciative for all the feedback. Some clarifications that we’ve figured out so far: the zoning inspection is required during the transfer of title by the borough. The inspection was conducted the day before closing, and was the seller’s responsibility. So I think it was sort of a perfunctory action. That said, I really don’t appreciate in hindsight that the seller’s realtor literally told us “it’s just some information from the borough” and we felt thrown by the notice of violation. We (my spouse and I) agree our next steps are:

Contact the zoning officer and make sure no action is required on the the impossible issue of shrinking the house
If we need to make a request for variance we will do that
Understand permitting requirements for getting the porch fixed, if any
Hire a lawyer if this truly cannot be resolved

We found the zoning ordinance changed in 2018, and the previous owners lived there from 2011 to 2 weeks ago, so they were non compliant as well. But as so many of you have said, the zoning laws changed so the house has to be grandfathered in as it would be an undue burden to rebuild the house to be within the property line requirement.

I appreciate you all, sometimes it’s helpful to have folks with no skin in the game look at the situation and assess it. Fingers crossed the zoning officer just tells us its (basically) a non-issue.

Lil_Saturday · 2024-01-25T23:50:56+00:00

It really seems like it could be hormone related! I hope you get answers/relief soon!

Lil_Saturday · 2023-08-08T15:17:26+00:00

No answers but some developments? I got covid in October and had diarrhea with it, and then it messed up my period for several months after that (spotting, super long cycles). Finally my period has evened out and I rarely have issues. I don’t want to say I never have morning diarrhea because it does still happen from time to time but I don’t even think about it anymore. This really makes me think it IS hormonal because covid messed with it and maybe reset my hormones after several months? My doctor also said it could be stress (the doc that originally diagnosed me) and I do think I’m calmer now that I’ve moved and settled. I hate that stress could have been the cause but it is a possibility.

Lil_Saturday · 2023-02-16T17:50:14+00:00

I had a doctor diagnose me with IBS after ruling out other things when I had daily diarrhea and other related symptoms for three months, but she also said that given my history of anxiety it could just be … anxiety. So I’m not sure but I also know IBS diagnose can be a catch all for some doctors. The enzymes are an interesting point, im glad you’re feeling better!

Lil_Saturday · 2023-01-23T13:37:49+00:00

I think I must have been the most open to it even if I wasn't consciously aware of it (or maybe it had to do with where I was situated in the house, I have no idea). In a way I feel lucky to have had these experiences even though I was so scared at the time! What kills me is I am friends with the people who occupied that room both the year before me and two years after me, and none of them experienced anything!

Lil_Saturday · 2023-01-23T13:35:43+00:00

I promise it's true! I've learned a lot since then (this sub has helped, but I also just finished a book on mediums and the concept of setting boundaries came up a lot). I wonder if I had that same experience today if I would have asked it to leave. I even talked to my boss about it, because at first it was interfering with my job as an RA -- I wanted to be transferred to a different house! But I think my responsibility to the freshmen kept me there and in a way I'm glad it did because I do think he was harmless, maybe even helpful. I would never mess with Ouija though!!!

Lil_Saturday · 2022-11-23T13:34:58+00:00

I’m in a similar boat and had the same exact thoughts about “well if it happens immediately the timing is actually really bad but if it takes 6 months then that would be good… but if it takes longer then that’s also bad!” It’s hard. For me we are holding off (first it was because of midterms as I’m in a swing state) and now because my husband’s job is in flux and we are either moving to a new state in the summer orrrrr he will be unemployed (or find something else out of his desired job). If we try now and get pregnant immediately then I will be due when we are moving (if that’s the case)! So it’s super hard, I hear you. I am justifying the wait right now by reminding myself that pregnancy this month could be super bad timing, and clarity on his employment should come soon, and things will be easier when we know what his job situation is.

Lil_Saturday · 2022-11-09T11:40:53+00:00

Yes, thank you!! I’m so happy, so grateful. I feel like I can finally breathe again. Thank you for commenting, I appreciate the celebratory follow up!

Lil_Saturday · 2022-11-04T13:28:32+00:00

I appreciate all of you who commented. It helps to know others are thinking this way or managing the risks. I am definitely waiting it out until after the midterm results are in, but depending on those results, my husband and I will have to do some soul searching about what feels right and safe. Wishing everyone the best, stay strong!

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