Rigid in bed, glaring at ceiling,
belly-ache imparting ghastly feeling.
Hurt so bad, didn’t sleep all night
belly-ache brought on quite a fright.
Veggie bake was big mistake;
too much cheese brings belly ache.
Can’t pretend I didn’t know –
belly-ache gripped me weeks ago
from baking up delicious meal:
belly-ache made me squirm and squeal.
Swore back then that I’d forsake
cheese that served up belly-ache.
Once again I failed to resist
lovely cheesy belly-achy dish.
Guessed the cause; it’s not too sad
belly-ache’s inspired by rocky gall-blad.
Rich cheese sauce gave personal proof
when belly-ache shot through the roof.
Knew right then what I had to do –
take belly-ache to medical zoo.
Personable doctor prodded me,
gave me more belly-ache for free.
Nodding heads, we both agreed
ultra-sound scan was what I’d need.
Waited weeks in sober mood,
eating belly-ache reducing food.
cutting lovely cheeses out –
Don’t want another belly-ache bout.
Letter came giving me a date
for looking deep into belly-ache.
Crawled to bus-stop in heat of sun,
went to hospital, belly-ache gone.
Lay on the bed for friendly technician –
pleased with belly-ache’s brief remission.
She greased my belly and used her skill
to find the secret of belly-aching ill.
Technician told me her name was Nelli,
she made a movie of ache-free belly.
She was sweet and funny and quite kind-hearted –
this was the belly-aching news she imparted;
Belly filled with truckload of rocks,
Tying me in belly-aching knots.
Now I have to wait and see,
when belly-ache will be cut out of me.
looking forward to the glorious day;
I’ll throw my belly-ache diet sheet away.
Here is the reason that I’m so pleased;
Won’t get belly-ache when I eat cheese.
The technician really was called Nelli…
©Jane Paterson Basil
Oh wow Jane, what a rocky road you’ve been on. I liked your whimsical poem, gave me a belly-laugh. 😊 I hope you’re coping ok with your belle-ache. 😊 🤗🤗
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I love your sense of humour Ivor. As I’m sure you know, “belly-ache” is an understatement, but I’m fine. As long as I stay away from certain foods my gallstones sleep like babies 🙂
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ouch my sister had gall stones and they were super painful, you are not exaggerating at all! Hope i surgery happens soon for your sake but not too hopeful with your system …
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It will happen at some point – meanwhile I expect I’ll be OK as long as I stick to a low fat diet. I trusted to instinct and it worked, but today a friend checked out what I should avoid: pretty much everything, including nuts, seeds and the food of the Gods, AVOCADOS. Following that advice sounds like a fast-track to the morgue 😉
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lol the main tormentor to avoid is tomatoes I believe, never heard avocado before …. but you could try it and see, better than booking into the morgue 🙂
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I’ve been fine with avocados, eggs, onions, some cream and butter… I’ve been warned about tomatoes, but I’m ok with them too. Cheese and garlic seem to be the main culprits 🙂
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lol yes experimenting is wise as everyone must be different 🙂
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Your belly ache ache poem reminds me of my situation when I ate prawns and suffered a terrible belly ache followed by diarrhoea… It was a recurrent phenomenon. And the problem was that I lived prawns but was allergic to it. Anyway after that belly ache incident and hospitalization I swore never to eat pans again 😋😋😋
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It becomes easier to give up a favourite food when the reaction is that severe… I was warned years ago that my cholesterol count was too high, and told to eat less cheese, but because I wasn’t in pain (back then) I didn’t pay enough attention to the warning 🙂
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Crawled to the bus stop in the heat of the sun? The heatwave we have now?
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Yes. I had the scan three days ago, and wasn’t allowed to eat or drink for five hours before. I was so thirsty…
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So are you having gall bladder issues then? I had to have mine out when I was 20. It was full of stones. And there were certain foods that would trigger each bout which would last for hours. NOTHING would calm it down!
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I’m lucky. As long as I limit my fat intake (and avoid garlic I’m OK – so far. My last bout was severe for almost 24 hours, but it served me right…
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I wet fr a whole year not knowing what it was.Just thought it was gas or something. There sure wasn’t anything that would relieve the pain. Having it out brings it’s own problems when you don’t have those enzymes to help digest your food anymore. But you can’t live with those episodes forever.
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Is that your way of telling me I WON’T be able to eat cheese after the op? 🙂
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I think everyone’s triggers are unique to them. If you’re not lactose intolerant I think you should be able to. The biggest problem is the fat content in the foot. Without a gall bladder it’s difficult to process that. So fried foods always set off my IBS. But cheese doesn’t. I love cheese, too!
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I’ll just have to wait and see how it goes…
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The surgery is so different and better now. They usually do it laparoscopically with just a small incision and short recovery time. In 1971 when I had mine done the incision went from under your breast bone clear down past your navel. It’s gotta be eight or nine inches long. Looks like a damn railroad. I was in the hospital for nearly ten days with a straight jacket thingy on so I wouldn’t disturb the stitches! Thank God things have gotten better!
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Phew! It was a relief to me when I was told it would be keyhole surgery. I’ve seen some of those old railroads…
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Fat content in the FOOT?!!! I know, I know, it’s a typo 🙂 BTW, cheddar cheese
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damn! Cheddar cheese is OK. The lactose has been processed out of it, Christopher is Lactose intolerant and he is fine with cheddar. Other hard cheeses may be the same too.
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Milk, butter and cream don’t pose a problem for me, but my gall bladder hates cheddar… maybe because I can consume a truck load at a single sitting. I love the stuff.
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Good typos make me laugh like a drain. I’m glad you pointed it out – I’ve been in hysterics for the past five minutes. I sometimes wonder if there’s something wrong with me…
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No, nothing at all wrong with you !!!
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LOL I was just preoccupied with soaking an infected toe while I was typing. My swollen hobbit feet were on my mind! 😀
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I hope the infection cleared up…
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Well, that makes all kind of sense then!
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No, it hasn’t yet. Still on antibiotics and will likely have to see a podiatrist because of this weird toenail I have. It’s just a worry since I’m diabetic. Don’t want to lose a toe, you know…
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The diabetic angle is a pain in the food 😉
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