Every once in awhile, I get these really severely bad stomach cramps that just hurt my entire intestinal system. It's called IBS, and whenever anyone asks what it is... I simply tell them to go online and find out. Since early December 2011, I've been getting them more frequently, and they've been slightly increasing ever since then. Sometimes, they occur in small tremors, like I can have them at work... and I'll shrug it off because it's nothing to fret about. However, the powerful ones occur when I'm sleeping... and those are the worse kinds.
So now the only thing I can do whenever I have an IBS attack (3am this morning), is lay very still, swear a lot, and allow it to run its course. Usually though Sprite (Soda), helps ease my internal pain, but not my emotional pain brought on by the attack. On an emotional level though, I cry a lot for some reason because I feel weak & vulnerable. No one likes to see males cry, not for any reason at all.
However, I hate IBS the most because it takes me away from my work... I hate being at home sick and alone. And, I do realize that if I had gone to work in my pain, people would say in nonverbal ways... Males don't have cramps, and Males shouldn't cry at work for everyone to see. Hell, I hate working and having tears come out of my eyes... its a bit embarrassing and annoying, and not something I can really control. And I just end up not being able to concentrate or think about what needs to be done.
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