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hmm.

well, i think i know why i’ve physically felt like crap so much lately.

last night, i was curled up in a ball on a recliner or my bed during the ‘wings game cause i had such a bad stomach ache… couldn’t figure it out, since my parents and brother had the same dinner and they were fine (so it wasn’t food poisoning or anything). and sprite, oyster crackers and later toast weren’t helping either.

anyway, out of the blue when it was bugging me the most, i mentioned to my mom that i have stomach aches a lot at work lately, in the middle of the morning. well she put 2 and 2 together, and came to a conclusion.

does anyone that reads this have a lactose intolerance?

i eat a bowl of cereal every morning pretty much. and last night i had mac & cheese (the blue box stuff that you add a “cheese” packet, milk & butter to after the noodles are cooked - i’m blanking out on what brand it is). i mean, i’m not 100% sure that’s it by any stretch… but i was reading up on it a bit this morning, and a few of the symptoms fit exactly, in addition to how soon after eating it you’d start to have problems. i put milk on my cereal, and there’s milk in the mac & cheese (i didn’t eat a ton, but still).

as semi-crappy as that could be, i almost hope it explains it. i’m going to really watch what i eat for awhile and see if cutting out specific things get rid of the stomach aches. and when i’m not feeling well, the chance of me being REALLY crabby is pretty good. which could explain the permanent bad mood lately.

i don’t know… i just want to try to solve this without having to go in for a ton of tests and stuff.