I usually keep this a secret. But I have a very embarrassing condition called IBS. It makes lotsa things very hard.
I've been going to the doctor about it for years. And the medicine doesn't seem to work well enough. And I've tried the FODMAPs diet. But it doesn't seem to work.
The only thing that seems to work is drinking liquids. Clear liquids seem to hurt the least. I feel energetic if I don't eat a lot of foods and I only drink liquids.
But that's really really unhealthy. I try to eat as healthy as I can, but when eating food hurts worse than hunger, it's very hard to eat very many whole foods very often.
I really like the idea of Soylent because I think I could eat that every day and feel great. But many people say that would be really really really unhealthy. Because you need whole fruits and vegetables, and supplements are bad for you.
I've tried juicing, too. And a lot of what I eat to stay healthy is smoothies made out of fruits and protein powder. But people say that's unhealthy, too. Because blending fruits takes some of their nutrients away. And you have to eat whole fruits and vegetables to stay healthy. But it's hard because whole foods hurt so much and take all my energy away. I'm in so much pain when I eat whole foods, so I don't eat them very often. So.. I'm worried... I'm worried about what this is doing to my health.
I really need to try to eat better. I'm very skinning and I need more whole foods. But it's scary to eat foods when they hurt so much.
