Today is a bad day for a few reasons. I came down with a cold yesterday, and any type of illness makes all my symptoms worse. I had tachycardia during the night last night while I was trying to sleep. Very unusual for me to have while lying down. I got a migraine yesterday and it has continued through all day today. I also developed an intestinal obstruction yesterday...second one in a month. So, I knew this time I had to take a stimulant laxative if I wanted to avoid the hospital. They would do the same thing there. It worked, but of course it worked too well, so I'm in a lot of pain today. So my head pain level is about an 8 and my abdominal pain level is about a 7. I still have a cold, but it mostly seems to have messed up my POTS.
I still taught my piano lessons today. It was especially hard to make it through, but I'm still alive and no one quit, so I guess I did well enough.
Now that I'm done teaching, I'm resting with an ice pack on my head and a heating pad on my stomach. No relief yet.
I think I have confirmed that a small amount of dairy is what caused my obstruction. I just used a greek yogurt dip with my carrots yesterday. But that small amount seems to be the cause of my problem, as it's the only thing that changed. If I can be stricter about my dairy-free diet, maybe I can avoid this in the future.
