Wednesday, 21 March 2012

I Can't Feel My Body


Borborygmus, for those who aren't as into funky words as I am, is the name given to the noise your stomach and intestines make when digesting food.

For as long as I can remember, I have had a very loud and very active stomach, and the first little while after eating meals would creep towards discomfort, sometimes ending up in honest to goodness pain. Bloating and cramping was just par for the course, and I assumed that it was something that everyone experienced to some degree or another, otherwise why would there be such an awesome onomatopoeic word for it?

So far today I have eaten crumpets with peanut butter for breakfast, a soy banana smoothie for lunch, a vegan apple berry muffin for a snack and on the way home I stopped at Iku Wholefoods and got myself a rice pocket and a tofu fritter nom nom nom. I also drank a buttload of water. Right now I am sitting at my laptop and I am enjoying the unique sensation of being both full and completely silent. My body is at peace, and I have never known anything like it.

I wonder if this is how "normal" people (without my digestive issues) feel after eating, or if it is an experience unique to those who eat this way. I honestly can't feel my body right now, and its awesome!

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