u/Critical-Cup6931

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Hi everyone,

I'm 26 F and I've been struggling with digestive issues for about a year.

It all started after a gastrointestinal infection during a period of severe stress. I had diarrhea 4–5 times a day for months and ended up taking two courses of antibiotics. During the worst period, I had such severe nausea that I couldn't sleep, eat, or function normally. And it took MONTHS. According to chatgpt, my gut-brain axis got too sensitive at that period.

Thankfully I'm much better now (I'd say around 80% better than my worst point), but my gut has never returned to normal. And I developed a HUGE HEALTH ANXIETY. Whenever I feel a difference in my bowel movements I get a panic attack, I can't sleep, I can't function...

Current symptoms:

- Mostly loose or mushy stools (usually once a day, but not well-formed). I see normal stools time to time but its mostly as I described above.

- Occasional flare-ups with diarrhea after eating out or fatty foods. (And dairy. I am lactose intolerant)

- Sometimes yellow, floating stools.

- Feeling of incomplete evacuation.

- Frequent bowel noises.

- A constant "uneasy" feeling in my intestines and fear that diarrhea will come back.

- Nausea sometimes returns, especially when my bowels are acting up.

Tests I've had:

- Celiac disease: negative.

- Fecal calprotectin: normal.

- Pancreatic blood tests: normal.

- Abdominal ultrasound and imaging: normal.

- No weight loss, no persistent blood in stool, and no nighttime diarrhea.

Other relevant information:

- My gallbladder was removed 6 years ago.

- I was treated for suspected bile reflux in the past.

- Psyllium seems to help somewhat.

- I also struggle with significant health anxiety because of how severe my symptoms were last year.

At this point I'm wondering:

- Does this sound like post-infectious IBS, bile acid diarrhea, or something else?

- Has anyone experienced a similar recovery where symptoms improved a lot but never completely normalized?

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through something similar.

1. Hürrem Got Her Ultimate Revenge on Süleyman by Turning Him Into a Son Killer

Throughout the series, Hürrem is portrayed as being deeply and genuinely in love with Süleyman. However, when you think about everything she endured because of him— his continuous cheatings on her, his doubts, his tests, the exiles, the constant emotional manipulation, and the fear he imposed on her... anger and seeking revenge wouldn't be a surprise. However, she could never do it expressly. Maybe she didn't even consciously think about it.

However, whether consciously or unconsciously, by fate or by coincidence, Hürrem became the main reason behind the greatest pain of Süleyman's life: the death order of Mustafa. She got her ultimate revenge from Suleyman and Ottomans by causing an endless suffer.

2. Mihrimah Is Extremely Overrated and Could Never Be Hürrem's True Heir

I honestly don't think Mihrimah and Hürrem are that similar at all.

If anything, Mihrimah is much closer to Süleyman: the same pride, the same ego, the same blind spots, and the same tendency to rely on power while unintentionally turning everyone into an enemy.

After Hürrem's death, I can't think of a single genuinely smart political move Mihrimah made. She unnecessarily alienated Selim—the strongest claimant to the throne—and Nurbanu, who was destined to become one of the most influential women in the empire.

Also, unlike Hürrem, Mihrimah could never move on from her personal disappointments. She spent her entire life carrying the bitterness of being married to someone she didn't love. That unresolved frustration constantly affected her judgment. We saw the exact same pattern with İbrahim also with is personal traumas. Actually, this kind of behaviors are very common in real life too. Hürrem, on the other hand, was exceptional because she never allowed the past to control her. People like Hurrem are pretty rare. She transformed trauma into motivation, adapted quickly, and remained ruthlessly focused on her goals.

For that reason, I don't think Mihrimah was Hürrem's successor at all.

The only character in the entire series who truly had the potential to inherit Hürrem's political legacy was Nurbanu. She was ambitious, strategic, diplomatic, and highly goal-oriented. Like Hürrem, she didn't start unnecessary wars with members of the dynasty, but when someone openly challenged her or became a genuine threat, she destroyed them without hesitation.

seriously, the girl got dumped and edward literally removed almost every trace that he ever existed from her life without her consent (i know he hid the stuff somewhere in her room but i don't think that makes it okay). that's disrespectful beyond imagination. also, he literally read human minds for a century and somehow couldn't understand how painful and mentally wrecking his sudden departure would be for bella? c'mon, she is literally a 17-year-old kid and he basically created the perfect conditions for her to lose her mind.

and on top of that, he left her with a literal stalker behind her (victoria), she spent months terrified for her own life and her dad's life, and she probably already had ptsd from the james situation. he even told alice not to look at her future?? like… man, what is wrong with you?!

the worst thing is she didn't even say a WORD about what she had been through.

like girl, don't you remember what happened 😭 i get that she doesn't really care about her own safety (which is sad on its own), but charlie's life was involved too. at least she could've said: “you were wrong.” or “you don't get to decide that for me.” SOMETHING.

am i expecting too much?