#giissues

[the-scrunchymamalife]

It's been a while since I posted about miss Athena. She has come so far! We are making new goals in speech! Thriving in the mocking department, aka talking so much more! She is learning how to express her emotions in a gentle way, we still have work, but it's not as bad as it was. She is communicating wants and needs most times without frustration or screaming. Aggression is decreasing and shes learning to share and compromise. She is a fixin on having things orderly, organized and clean.. haha. We still have an appt with the GI in Aug and we will keep it, but as of right now... she is REGULAR, and has been about 2 weeks. Severe constipation for almost a year, no easy fixes. Nothing helped without destroying her little belly. Every over the counter medicine we were told to try.. and something I make by hand fixes it all. That's being #blessed. ☆ ☆ ☆ #Athena #momlife #beautiful #asd #myworld #mylove #ourjourney #giissues #therapy #constipation #workingmiracles #regular #progress #speech #improving #toddlerlife #thriving #growing #watchingthemgrow

[the-scrunchymamalife]

😏 Totally in love with how how this all just flows. 👌🏼 This mama is planning for a holistic, natural festival coming up at the end of the year. So stoked to experience this energy in a different light. 💜 ☆ ☆ ☆ #peanutbutter #chocolate #sweettreat #goodvibes #holistic #momlife #smallbusiness #helppeople #naturalhealing #naturalmama #gummies #natural #support #giissues #asd #autism

[the-scrunchymamalife]

So this past week I was working on a bulk order of gummies. Still fulfilling orders inbewteen.. I made over 1,250 gummies! 😱 I was so rushed trying to get it done and shipped before the weekend hit that I didn't get any pictures of it all! But I am definitely proud. 💪🏼 ☆ ☆ ☆ #smallbusiness #helppeople #naturalhealing #naturalmama #gummies #natural #support #giissues #asd #autism #constipation #cbd #healnaturally #kidfriendly

[the-scrunchymamalife]

So I was looking at tweaking my constipation gummie recipe.. unfortunately it turned out looking like peanut butter and jelly half/half 😂 ☆ ☆ ☆ #smallbusiness #helppeople #naturalhealing #naturalmama #gummies #natural #support #giissues #asd #autism #constipation #bm #LetsGetThingsMoving #PracticeMakesPerfect

[the-scrunchymamalife]

Some products available on the site! Check them out! 💜 ☆ ☆ ☆ #smallbusiness #helppeople #naturalhealing #naturalmama #gummies #natural #support #giissues #asd #healyourselfnaturally #cbd #chocolate #peanutbutter #fruity #peach #mango #elderberry #tartcherry #momlife #parenting

[wendycaroline91]

10/10 would recommend... Lately I've been having a lot of GI issues. They are not fun to talk about, and even less fun to deal with. Candy Crush has saved me hours of staring at my bathroom wall waiting for my stomach to stop hurting so bad I wanna puke. It gives me something else to focus on and something to pass the time. P.S. I know this is kind of a silly post, but GI issues are real, people! #livelaughbreathe #cysticfibrosis #cfirl #giissues #candycrush #ichooselaughter #candycrushforlife

[lueoutdoors]

Gluten Free: Why do you care?

[timeintogo]

Pepto Bismol

Not one sip or matte pink pill of Pepto Bismol had ever passed my lips before my arrival in Togo.

(OK, Mom and Dad, if you remember a point in early childhood that refutes this statement, keep it to yourself. It's true as far as I can remember...)

But in Togo, Pepto is a PCV's best friend. Togolese cuisine is characterized by oil and piment. Roughly in that order. Fry it in oil, cover it in piment powder or spicy sauce, and you've got yourself pretty much every Togolese snack or meal. But really.

And while I indulged in my fair share of fatty and rich foods in the States, fried food did not play a large part in my diet. I didn't mind spice, but adding some sriracha to my eggs was about as far as I usualy went.

Now I ask for extra piment powder to be added when I buy kalima (steamed bean cakes) or for more spicy sauce on my fried soja. The women in village who sell food are used to me asking for more, but I still astonish street vendors and marche mamas in Atakpame with my un-yovo-like love for piment. I can already say that I will miss piment IMMENSELY upon my return to the U.S., as well as the variety of fried items it comes sprinkled upon. Maybe the hot climate explains my sudden love of spice, but regardless, I will miss it.

Given the heavy - one might say exclusive - reliance of Togolese food on oil and spice, it should come as no surprise that I discovered Pepto quite early in my Peace Corps career. Besides, our medical staff, upon hearing of any stomach ailment, without fail will recommend taking Pepto first for a couple of days. Stabbing stomach pains? Try Pepto. Haven't gotten off of your latrine in the last 24 hours? Try Pepto. As you might imagine, this has become rather a running joke among frustrated volunteers looking for another diagnosis.

When I first arrived in Togo, I hated the chalky, bubble gum taste of Pepto. I resented having to take it when I was pretty sure I already had cystic amoebas. (Jury's still out on that one.) I'm not at the point where I enjoy it, unlike some volunteers who claim it is "just like candy." But hey - I've only been here for 9 months. Maybe by the end of two years I'll be saying the same thing.