Thanks. I'll take in more water and try to get some chili w/beans. Sounds pretty good right now as another winter storm has come upon us.

I should probably avoid caffeine but I drink coffee which probably doesn't help my situation. Maybe I can switch to decaf for awhile.

About 5 years ago I had an Ileum issue too where they said a part of it expanded kind of like a balloon. They found out because I ended up in the ER needing a - are you ready? - the big E. Talk about panic, but I survived.

About 4 years of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) followed but things somehow seemed to work themselves out. In the meantime I learned all the relief tricks like home enema kits (on Amazon), suppositories, and related things like Miralax, etc.

I hope to never be in a real jam again (no pun intended).