That Time

Sorry guys, but I am having some serious IBDPMS.

I don't know if it's the Crohn's or a hormonal imbalance or just me but this is just unbearable. Each month I temporarily gain about five million pounds. It's all around the middle. I don't know what it is, where it comes from or where it eventually goes but I'm over it.

So I measured and I gain about four inches around my waist the week before my period. It's awful, painful, uncomfortable and I don't know what it is. Water weight? Bloat? Gas? Whatever it is, I don't know how to get rid of it and I don't know how to live with it. My clothes are too tight, I feel like I'm going to pop and apparently people think I'm pregnant. I also have trouble dealing with people looking at me or talking to me. I wish I could put on a muumuu and lock myself in a room for a week and come out when it's over.

Once the cramps start, look out. It's hard to tell the difference between menstrual cramps and Crohn's cramps so it's basically three or four days of constant paranoia. Do I need a bathroom or a hot water bottle? Curses.

Ok, I'm finished whining...until next month.