Haven’t been feeling well
These two months have been extra hard. And not just because of corona. I’ve had a lot of problems with my stomach, and therefore also felt extra drained of energy. I tried to find out the cause myself, but I could never make much sense of why the stomach was so unstable. After having been to the doctor and taken some tests, I got the diagnose “Irritable Bowel Syndrome” (or “Angry Bowl Syndrome” as I like to call it). It’s a diagnosis of exclusion, so in other words there is no test that can prove that you have it. Nobody knows what’s causing it, but stress can definitely worsen the symptoms (even if stress is not the main cause). I am now testing out the “lowFODMAP” diet, which involves avoiding foods that have large content of FODMAPS. That means heavily digestible carbohydrates (Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, Polyols). Some of the things I’m trying to avoid is lactose and gluten, in addition to some artificial sweeteners. This was very hard to start doing, since it demands a lot of restructuring. Luckily, I’ve gotten very good at planning my nutrition and keeping at it. Eventually, as the stomach stabilises, I will start adding some food group back to my daily life, one by one, and the see how the stomach reacts. That way I can find out whitch foods are making me sick, and therefore what I need to avoid eating.
Workouts
I’m trying to keep myself physically active with strength training, which I’m still trying to do five times a week. Minimum four. This is to avoid hitting the wall completely. It’s my only outlet for frustration, and the only thing that gives me a feeling of progression in my life right now.
Brighter times await
One piece of good news is that I’m soon to go on vacation, and that I finally will be allowed to travel to Germany to see my boyfriend again ‒ one year since we last parted. It has been a very painful and heavy year, with extreme amount of frustration and broken hopes, time after time. But we have endured.
