u/BrilliantReasonable8

!!also need advice!!

okay this might sound like it doesn’t relate to emeto but it does for me. i’m super scared of being home alone because im scared of feeling sick and not having help.

my boyfriend and i moved into our first apartment last week. he had a week off work to settle in. he’s going back tomorrow morning. i’m reallllyytt nervous. we also got a foster dog to help me have a companion in the meantime

when i lived in my dorms for 2 years at uni, i knew i had the ability to go downstairs to the security guard, or text the RA on duty, or literally open my door and knock on ANYONES door and i’d at least get a friendly answer or help.

now i live in the city, i briefly met my neighbor nextdoor but haven’t seen anyone else. this isn’t people my age now. some are my age and some are people with kids and a family. i can always call my mom and my boyfriend and family but jesus it’s really tough knowing i won’t have immediate personal help. if that makes sense?

so: anyone else scared of being home alone? how did you cope and get through it? to the most niche tips or whatever, plz!

!!!ADVICE PLEASE!!!

I work at COSTCO for CDS doing food samples. I started work under a month ago. I have had to call out 4 times because of it. After every shift, I come home, 3-5 hours later: extreme abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, the whole flare up. I take zofran, dicylomine, the usual… Feel better in a day or two. But then I call out of work the next day…

At first I thought maybe I ate something bad. But it happened again and again. I have ruled out nearly all external triggers. I bring my own water, but I ice food court ice. I have had food court ice before and no issues. No one else gets diarrhea from the food court or the drinks. I bring my own lunch that i also eat at home (uncrustable) and have not had an issue with it outside of work. I chew the same gum I chew everyday. I take my medicine at the same general time. I drink the same amount of water. I try different foods every time. YET, i still have diarrhea after.

Now on a normal day, not an issue. ONLY after a shift

I thought it was anxiety. But when I get anxiety poops, it’s usually pretty quick and I would end up feeling it during my shift. Probably not that unless it’s subconscious but even then, why am I getting the effects nearly 4 hours later?? It’s a 6hr 30 min shift, it’s nothing crazy.

Is it because i’m standing more than normal? If so, wouldn’t my body be adjusted already? Ughhhh

I am sick and tired of this and i’m worried i’ll lose my job. I feel too sick to come in after these flare ups.

Any ideas???