i’m so sick of things working till they don’t

i’m being driven mad by this i stg. the GI problems have suddenly gotten so bad out of nowhere when the stimulant laxatives my doctor told me to take regularly were… working. definitely not well given the constant diarrhea, but it seemed to be mostly water (like ACTUAL water, not liquidy stools) and i had relief from the feeling of abdominal fullness for a good few weeks of my life. i felt so much better. i had energy. i could actually THINK CLEARLY for once in my life and i felt like i wasn’t being weighed down.

and guess what? NOW IT ISN’T FUCKING WORKING ANYMORE. i’m back to having an unnaturally distended abdomen. i’m back to feeling like there’s stuff in there that won’t come out. it doesn’t even feel like an obstruction or that things won’t ‘open up.’ it just feels like my colon’s magically decided it doesn’t wanna do the work anymore.

pelvic floor PT has never helped me with GI stuff (it has with other issues that i’m currently not having atm), and neither have squatty potties—and they make my hips hurt like hell. i’ve got an appointment with my GI doc anyway but lord is this issue frustrating.

i’m beginning to doubt this is EDS related at all—i know it isn’t celiac related given i haven’t had gluten in a while. i don’t feel like i’ve accidentally been glutened either. i just don’t know what the fuck i’m going to do if i get given something ELSE and it works until it doesn’t one day. this is SO FUCKING ANNOYING AAAAAAAAAAGH