By MIA FREEDMAN
You guys! As I write this, I’m lying in bed coughing and wearing my mouth guard (I’m a grinder, it’s very rock and roll) and my phone is vibrating its pants off with texts from the Mamamia team at the Mumbrella awards, where we just won… Media Brand Of The Year.
This is an industry award that we never expected to win, even though we knew we were a finalist along with some massive brands with enormous heritage like Women’s Weekly and Marie Claire.
I’ve been here sick today and wasn’t up to getting frocked up or even up from bed at all. So Jason (MM CEO), Jamila (editor) and our Sydney sales team (Steve, Lisa, Krystle) flew the flag and brought home the
prize (well, they’re not home yet as I write this and I suspect they won’t be home for some time).
So proud of our team across the business who need to be named: Jamila, Nat, Lucy, Nicky, Tegan, Marko, Fran, Bec, Kate, Melissa, Tim, Whitney, Steve, Krystle, Lisa, Margie, Justin, Rosie, all our wonderful interns – and Alana, Jo and Kahla from iVillage.
Oh look! It’s an Oscars speech!
Sorry, forgive me. But this is a big, big best.
Worst? Are you kidding me?
What’s the best and worst in your world this week?
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Best: some real successes at work, proving my worth and generally making a positive impact. Also my amazeballs kids who never cease to astonish me.
Worst: the dreaded lurgy. Feeling woeful. Chest and ribs hurt from coughing and sneezing so much.
OMM: politics at work - interesting times.
Actually I do have a 'worst' that's a little worse than the one I posted before.
I've had IBS for a while now, I was diagnosed at the beginning of the year. However I think something else is going on. For weeks now I've been even more constipated than usual (and that is really saying a lot!) and no matter how much water and pear juice I drink or prunes I eat to aid things along, nothing changes. A few times I have noticed blood in the toilet, and not a small amount either. Something is definitely wrong but the doctors don't have any idea what it could be, their advice has been the same - drink pear juice, water, eat prunes, have more fibre, etc all of which I have been doing.
Before I was diagnosed I had horrendous intestinal pains, so severe I was hospitalized. Nothing was found though. I just have a gut feeling there is something wrong that no one is picking up on. It's driving me nuts!
Little red, is the blood your finding in the toilet light red (fresh) or dark red? The colour can hint as to where you are bleeding from. If it is light then it could be haemorrhoids, either internal or external. This can be treated with cream from your doc and eating a high fibre diet. Or bleeding in the lower intestine. If the blood is dark you could have some sort intestinal bleed going on. A gastroscope or colonoscopy will assist in finding a diagnosis. I hope you get an answer soon. :-)
It's both, I've had really dark, tarry blood accompanied by an awful smell and at other times bright red blood. The doctor said that with IBS you sometimes will get the tarry black blood, not so sure with the red though, I don't think I should be getting that!
Try a FODMAP diet.... Google Dr Sue Shepherd - she has done some amazing work as has Monash university. I developed IBS after a horrendous case of glandular fever, and have found a lot of relief (and understanding!) following a FODMAP diet.... good luck xx
Sorry to hear you are going through this.
I would really recommend you get a colonoscopy. Even if a doc says you're too young just go to another or keep insisting. I'm sure whether its serious or a simple medical issue you need to clear yourself from bowel cancer or any other internal bleeding issue. Best of luck