#chronic reflux

[chaosisorderao3]

Sometimes chronic illness is going to urgent care because "oh I've had these symptoms before but never this bad maybe I need to get checked out asap" only to be told "yeah you're fine and your body is sorting itself out so just focus on breathing through it if it happens again"

And on the bright side:

A) my body is sorting itself out and the checkup confirmed the symptoms weren't putting me in danger even though I had shortness of breath for an hour bad enough that I couldn't do anything else

B) my symptoms started to resolve on their own while I was at the clinic

But even so, having to just exist every now and then for an hour waiting for shortness of breath like that to pass really does suck lol

[disabled-bug]

I’m so proud of people living with chronic health conditions. That shit is HARD. Idk who needs to hear this, but if no one else has said it: I’m proud of you. You’re sticking it out through so much pain and grief. That’s no small feat.

Every small thing you do for yourself health adds up. The grief is heavy and it comes from a place of love. The grief knows the pain is wronging you.

I’m proud of you. I hope on the good days you can be proud of yourself.

Keep going.

[chronic-gastro-illness-culture]

hows the tummy hurty fandom doing

[countfagula]

HAPPY NEW YEARS! May your spoons be plenty and your meds work!

[manyminded]

who up feeling like they need to puke 2night ✌️ I’d make out w you but I think neither of us want to

[angelsyrip]

my stomach did the thing 🤭 (projectile vomiting)

[spoonful116]

Save money on groceries by being nauseous for a week. Follow me for more financial advice.

[cockroachparty]

wow I'm having a GERD flare up and im hungry and need something easy but every food in the entire world will destroy me what can i eat

the humble bowl of oatmeal:

[bittermarching]

[disabled-bug]

disabled people when their disability disables them

[chronic-gastro-illness-culture]

undiagnosed chronic gastro illness culture is idk whats wrong w me but i think its trying to kill me

[idiosynchratic-anomalocaris]

Every person with acid reflux should be paid $500

[crowcussion]

somebody kill me why does my body hate me, LIKE BRO, I AM FEEDING YOU, I AM SLIGHTLY TAKING CARE OF YOU, I AM KEEPING YOU ALIVE AND IN RETURN YOU GIVE ME, LET ME LIST THIS BULLSHIT

nausea

pain

acid reflux

joints popping out of place

eczema

weird ass allergies

sensory issues

chronic hiccups

insomnia

psychosis from insomnia sometimes

shit memory

passing out when i get up

way too much saliva

way too much mucus

sensitive ass skin

motor tics

difficulty breathing

numbness

i fucking hate my body

[toomanyacronyms]

Sometimes I Feel Like A Faker

I use the right scale myself. But I don't have pain, so I don't use it to rate pain severity. I use it to rate symptom severity. I'm usually a 3-4, sometimes a 5-6. When I'm out walking for more than 20 minutes, I easily hit a 7-8 which takes hours to recover from. But when I translate it to the left one for healthcare professionals, I'm being told I'm exaggerating and lying. Like no, those numbers are true. I have reached a 10 on the regular scale via symptom severity. It just looks different to you because I don't experience chronic pain like everyone expects me to. I really need to just have this picture on my tablet or phone ready to show all healthcare professionals that I'm not lying.

It's like I'm supposed to be able to push past symptoms because I don't have chronic pain, but some of my symptoms involve pain that comes under certain conditions. I feel like a faker because I get sever symptoms, but because they rarely come with chronic pain, I'm left feeling like I'm faking.

[eliana-system]

GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease) is a chronic acid reflux disease than currently is burning my lungs and my throat and vocal cords. I drew this during a flare up.

[endlesscoil]

the worst thing about having a chronic illness (or 2) that affects my digestive system is I just get to have a stomach ache forever

lately the gas is so uncomfortable and painful it’s difficult to fall asleep

Idk if that’s tmi

Deal with it lol