Rebecca Riley

Love letter to my Roomba

Dear robot vacuum, Thank you for coming into my life and sharing my glories, triumphs, and failures with me. You have made such an impact on my well-being, and my floors, and I cannot thank you enough. Before you came into my life, the constant cat hair and litter crumbs, the food flakes, the lintContinue reading “Love letter to my Roomba”

To be fit in my 40s

I am trying some things this winter to beat the sunless, warmthless doldrums. I read a memoir by a woman who healed from chronic fatigue syndrome. Parts of it seemed like sound advice. Parts of it seemed like real wellness influencer film flam (like starting and ending the book with Rachel Hollis quotes). I won’tContinue reading “To be fit in my 40s”

The Bowel Prep.

1. Pick a really good comedy to watch. Have like 6-8 hours of programming. 2. Don’t mix the laxatives with anything, just chug it then bite into a wedge of lemon. Lime would probably also be good. Maybe you can do a miralax body shot and also do salt. 3. Use wet wipes to maintainContinue reading “The Bowel Prep.”

Exercise: it helps fatigue!

One of my favorite activities to do when I can’t do anything because I have crippling fatigue is to read websites about what will help my fatigue. Many of these websites list exercise as a practical way to boost energy and mood. So… I want to just clarify that for me, fatigue means I’m incapableContinue reading “Exercise: it helps fatigue!”

Fatigued AF

I have a fun cluster of chronic illnesses that all lead to me being fatigued at this time of year. I can’t wake up in the morning. I often have a headache or nausea right when I wake up, but that eventually goes away. I have difficulty concentrating and have brain fog in the morning.Continue reading “Fatigued AF”

Huel Made Me Hurl

One time I tried to find a cheaper medical meal replacement. I tried Huel. I couldn’t swallow it because my gag reflex was immediately triggered by it’s texture.

Chronic Fatigue be like…

Snow Day

I had the day off work today as a giant storm system moved thru central Ohio. We got more slush and sleet than snow, so it was kind of a silly day to not have school but I’m not complaining. I will be complaining, however, about the crushing fatigue I suffered all day. The stormContinue reading “Snow Day”

Shit I Have Tried to Heal My Colon

IBD and Disordered Eating

https://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(21)00864-8/fulltext Yelencich et al. (2022) Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Prevalent Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease TL,DR; people with active Crohn’s and UC should be screened for ARFID, a type of disordered eating that has to do with restricting certain foods or food groups. My take: the experience of IBD and the lack ofContinue reading “IBD and Disordered Eating”