My stomach just hurts ALL the time. It seems like every day I end up sitting in my office at work, wondering why my tummy doesn't feel right. I'm starting to learn that coffee is not my friend and have been trying to avoid it because otherwise I get bloated and feel terrible more often than not. The pain I feel now is very similar to the coffee tummy woes: it feels distended, like I need to pass gas, all below my belly button. I had a few sips of coffee from a coffee shop this a.m. during a breakfast meeting and almost immediately, my stomach started to ache. So I stopped sipping and almost 5 hours later, the discomfort is still there.
I just want to feel normal. I want to have a bloated, gassy tummy and go about my day knowing it was just coffee. But the reality is, I'm wondering if this tummy ache is related to the one I had last night? And if it's a precursor to getting a sv*. We got a company-wide email this morning saying 4 people were out with a stomach bug (!!!!!!!!!!!) and my panic is in overdrive. True to my anxious form, 'm linking today's tummy ache to last night's which I then linking to my co-workers who are sick.
Ugh. I hate this feeling (both emotionally and mentally). I'm getting ready go home and eat lunch and even though I'm hungry, I'm scared to eat.