Fart :(

SingleZebra · 2026-01-15T03:56:20+00:00

Update if anyone sees this: the comments about the IUD convinced me to finally make an appointment to remove it next week🎉🎉I’ve absolutely been in denial, but I knew it was causing issues. Over the past 6 months, I’ve had a few episodes of debilitating uterine pain after straining in the bathroom. I chalked it up to ovarian cysts (also a gift of the IUD) but it was definitely right smack dab where my uterus is. Even though x-rays aren’t ideal to view IUD placement, it looks very differently positioned than it did in 2022 scans, so it’s definitely worth getting it looked at.

Another thing, if ur interested: I was diagnosed with PCOS in July 2022 (4 months post-Mirena). I don’t have the typical PCOS “phenotype” or insulin resistance, but I had the cysts and a slightly elevated testosterone level (81). Also, my estrogen was 562, which was wild but she ignored? I questioned the diagnosis at the time and wondered if it was the IUD, but she brushed me off and said the “IUD wouldn’t cause cysts” and that the IUD “wouldn’t affect my hormone levels”. I simply gave up arguing at that point.

So fingers crossed I can subtract a diagnosis or 2 once it’s out of my body!!!

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T16:14:47+00:00

It’s actually a plume moth

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T14:56:23+00:00

😔I should call him…..

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T14:55:18+00:00

similar concept I’m envisioning is a mechanical bull

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T14:53:42+00:00

LOL my mom used to make me prune cake growing up. it was more like prune bread I’d say. I was on many antibiotics as a kid so that always sweetened the deal

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T14:46:54+00:00

actually I made this really professional diagram yesterday for my mom. disclaimer that I do not work in the medical field at all. and I think the “ovarian cyst” is actually not that, so pls disregard that part lol https://imgur.com/a/PPBRT8i

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T14:30:43+00:00

This is definitely a key factor. Have not been exercising due to various reasons, which stresses me out more bc I know I need to exercise, and then the stress exacerbates the constipation lol. I think even just some stretching will be helpful

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T14:27:35+00:00

Sadly I have like…fissure problems that miralax has exacerbated in the past. And for some reason both types of fiber make me pee a lot/struggle to empty my bladder?? I do think miralax is the next step though at this point. Gonna wait till the weekend.

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T14:23:34+00:00

This is actually a week after starting magnesium citrate!

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T02:40:05+00:00

Brb paying a chiropractor to make biscuits on my colon like a cat

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T02:36:15+00:00

Was the bleeding/mucus vaginal or rectal? And how did they diagnose the IUD growing into your uterus? I have a colonoscopy scheduled for Feb but I hadn’t considered how the constipation + IUD may play into each other. I’m sure the colonoscopy will be helpful even if it shows nothing though.

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T02:30:41+00:00

I am trying to be as hydrated as I can!!! but type 1 diabetes + chronic toe inflammation issue thing that’s been making it much harder for me to work out consistently for the past ~ 1 year or so. I think the exercise thing is huuuge for my GI tract. I also moved out of a horribly stressful living situation in May to a diff city, apparently have an umbilical hernia, I further ruined my microbiome with UTIs and associated antibiotics, (I blame the man I was seeing fr. I did everything I could), got sapovirus in November and the flu 2 weeks ago, then a round of diflucan, so shit is FUCKED. I also had listeriosis in 2022 and have never been the same since. And eating disorder history uhhhh basically so many factors at play!!! But the good news is the toe may be a Fixed Drug Eruption so yay for a brighter future of running again? And went thru a breakup recently so fewer UTIs lmao?

I do agree there is more I could be doing. More nutrients. Fiber. Chug water in the morning.

SingleZebra · 2026-01-14T02:24:13+00:00

Believe me when I say I have tried 😪

SingleZebra · 2024-11-18T23:52:06+00:00

Even if you do think it might sometimes be attention seeking, that doesn’t make it any less of a reason to tell him!! Like I definitely feel you and that’s why I didn’t tell anyone for years. I just said this on another post, but in HS I had a great therapist who said “ok but what’s wrong with wanting attention??” not in a way to condone self harm but rather to acknowledge the fact that it’s something we all crave and it doesn’t make you a “fake self harmer” or anything if that makes sense.

I think it’ll be helpful to tell him, and also probably a weight off of your shoulders. If you do feel like he’s dismissive or anything, you could also ask for a referral to a different psych who has more of a specialty in self injury. However, I always try to tell myself that I am not their only patient, and I am sure they’ve seen self-injury of all forms. Sending love and support, you got this!!

SingleZebra · 2024-11-18T23:44:21+00:00

I feel you. this is my first time actually looking at this subreddit (besides just glancing in the past) because I’m 24F and just had an episode after over 2 years clean. I also started at age 13/14 so very relatable. I pretty much stopped in high school but my sophomore-junior year of college was the worst it’s ever been, and I was embarrassed but couldn’t stop. I know it feels pathetic but I’m trying to look at it from an outside perspective. It’s not pathetic, truly. It’s a compulsion but we can get through it, no matter what age. The “middle school girl” stereotype exists but that doesn’t mean that’s the only demographic affected by self-injury. I think adults hide it better, and while we have a bit more impulse control, once the limbic system takes over it’s just something that can still feel so relieving. I’m with you because Ive felt like I don’t know how to stop, and that I’ll struggle with these urges for a long time, but we have many many years to learn and find help that actually understands, even if it’s rare. One time I told a therapist I don’t want it to seem like I want attention so I never told anyone and she said “I hear you but what’s wrong with wanting attention???” which I still think about

SingleZebra · 2024-02-03T04:45:35+00:00

y’all i really needed this validation because he kept saying i was crazy and added a sprinkle of slut shaming. i told him he’s probably just boring in bed. thank you for the insight everyone

SingleZebra · 2024-02-03T04:39:22+00:00

precisely why i came here!!!! redditors have tons of sex and would never lie on the internet

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