#gi disability

[justsomerandomgay]

i remember being ten years old and wishing to die rather than experience the pain i was in yet still my parents and my doctors didn’t believe me. sometimes it just hits me. that wasn’t a normal experience for a ten year old, was it?

[crippledcryptidd]

ID: a picture of a cartoonish orange stomach plush with a smiling face and a yellow sticky note with “out of order” written on it stuck to it laying on a black blanket with white stripes. End ID

[dyspunktional-leviathan]

I have severe gastrointestinal disabilities, and can eat very few things. And that is with me not having some common food intolerances and only having one food allergy.

There are those like me, and those who have those other food intolerances that I don’t, and those who have *both*, everywhere — including in all demographics that need food aid.

I don’t know what food is there in food aid. But I know that I cannot eat oranges, like the ones that were thrown onto that truck heading to Gaza, and tomato soup about which I’ve heard I think quite a lot of times when hearing about food banks. And just the vast majority of things that everyone eats. And I know that digestive disabilities are not a thing that is considered a lot. And, again, I know that they exist everywhere.

If someone who has any influence in any kind of food aid is reading this — please pay attention that there is food that is safe for various digestive disabilities. If someone points a direction to me, like what food is there in general, I could say (some of) what should be added if something should be.

[scottish-valkyrie]

[dyspunktional-leviathan]

It’s also incredibly fucking traumatic to live with GI issues in the society that sees them as the Height of degradation.

Also accessibility issues in not being able to eat so many things and there being so fucking few and so fucking bad public toilets.

I’d been planning a huge post on my experiences as someone who’s lived with GI disabilities all his life, been just thinking about it last night, perhaps one fucking day

(all this absolutely not to detract from the op, & sending all the support)

real talk, people with GI issues like to joke and self deprecate with stuff like “I am so brave for surviving a tummyache” or “IBS stands for I Be Shittin���” but if you weren’t aware, having GERD or IBS or a hernia or any other digestive issue can hurt so much that it feels like your organs are on fire or you’re having a heart attack or going through opiate withdrawals and people do go to the hospital sometimes

[bandomfandombeyond]

how cruel that muscle relaxers cause constipation I JUST WANNA CHEW MY FOOD AND THEN POOP IT OUT CMON BODY GET IT TOGETHER

[crippledpunks]

i just wanted to say you're not gross if you deal with gastrointestinal issues. even if people treat your symptoms and disorders like they're disgusting, they're not. they're genuine health problems- health includes your entire body. if you are having issues digesting/processing foods, eating, controlling your bowels or having diarrhea or constipation issues or frequent gas and bloating, you're not gross. if you need a colostomy bag, you're not gross. if you need to use diapers you're not gross. if you frequently vomit you're not gross. if you deal with acid reflux and chronic heartburn you're not gross.

people and even doctors will treat people with these kinds of issues like we're disgusting but we're just people with health issues. a GI issue is no less worthy of attention than a broken bone. it doesn't matter where it's located in the body you still need help with it. there are many issues people can have with digestion that aren't necessarily "gross" and they don't deserve to be looked down on. you deserve care and respect from everyone in your life. you don't deserve to be treated like your health problems don't matter

[talkethtothehandeth]

Everyone with gi issues deserves a kiss on the forehead right now

[dyspunktional-leviathan]

!!!!! Thank you for this specifically.

The internet having decided that the tag for that should be “unsanitary” makes me want to explode.

shout out to people with bladder and bowel issues this disability pride month.

its so hard to talk about our symptoms without being seen as gross or unsanitary.

you arent gross. you arent dirty. you arent unsanitary. i love you all <3

[gayaest]

Mika’s Pokemon Team ❄️🤍🗺️🩵🎐

[justabunny]

finding foods that don't upset my stomach is like gambling.

[justsomerandomgay]

thinking about how i was misdiagnosed with an anxiety disorder and the years of unnecessary treatment and medications and being ignored by doctors led me to develop an anxiety disorder.

[crippledcryptidd]

Had another bad gastroparesis flare that I couldn’t control and i ended up staying in the hospital for a few days but i’m doing better now, still trying to see a specialist for long term treatment

[hotfudgecherryrosy]

Hot girls have GI issues pride flag

light pink: is girl

hot pink: hot

red: my tummy hurts but im being so brave about it

brown: oh my god im about to shit myself

[thespacesay]

shoutout to chroncially ill and/or disabled folks whose meds help their conditions but cause shitty side effects

[coyote-tail-cronically-ill]

i think sometimes i mourn the life i could've had if i wasn't born disabled, but then i think, fuck that, i've met so many amazing people, and while my health sucks, and i'm in pain all the time, i have had so many experiences and so many opportunities that able bodied people wouldn't really be able to get, i get to have a wonderful community and talk to people and learn about so many other peoples experiences and i think that is wonderful. So while yes, i do think i missed out on living a life as able bodied, i have not missed out on living a fulfilling and happy life because of it.