iamthenra
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Same. I remember one year, it happened nearly every morning, whether I actually thought I was anxious or not. I had a really bad teacher and I was constantly in trouble of missing the school bus because I got really bad stomach aches 5 minutes before it arrived. I think on a few occasions, I even stayed home entirely because of it.
I hate it, particularly because it's embarrassing. It's one thing to say "I get a lot of headaches" but it's hard to explain away having to take multiple exits/bathroom breaks because you're afraid of having diarrhea in your pants. Especially in highschool where the tacher only allowed to us to go to the bathroom for one minute, and that included the walk to and from the bathroom.
And then on top of that, my SA made me afraid to ask to go to the bathroom so i had A LOT of days where I was sitting somewhere in complete agony over my stomach and praying that I'd get through it, instead of just asking if I could leave for a little bit.
My IBS makes me blow up like the Hindenburg... Gas, builds up to the point where I look like I am pregnant.... And like you, taking multiple trips to the bathroom to try to pass it while I'm there, doesn't always work. So the pain and pressure gets worse as the day progresses, and I can't wait to get home. Oh what fun! Yeah, it is very embarrassing to admit this sort of thing...