Ulcers:  Not the anti-biotic type.  Really, it's under control for the most part.  But in college I was in the hospital for a while.  I kept complaining of stomach aches, and every doctor thought I was either being a hypochondriac or just had heartburn (which I've never had, actually).  They even told me I didn't know where my stomach was, and when I pointed to the area where the pain was, they were like, "Hm.  Well.  That is where you stomach is.  Most people don't know..."  It got to where I could not even stand, and that when I went to the hospital.  So after 6 months of complaining to doctors who told me to take some Tums, they did an upper GI and said, "Your stomach is full of ulcers!  How have you been surviving that pain?"  Omg, did I want to strangle them!  I just love how doctors don't take your complaints seriously and then reprimand you for not taking action sooner.  Idiots.  I didn't test positive for the bug that causes the ulcers that can be cured with anti-biotics.  It's entirely stress-induced; I had a rather insanley traumatic childhood.  I did have to stick to a very strict diet for about 9 months.  Horrible.  No alcohol, chocolate, cheese, nuts, fried food, spicy food, acidic food.  Toast.  I ate mostly toast.  And oatmeal.  And I was on one of those new-fangled pills that is supposed to help your stomach repair itself.  It worked.  I still have a terribly sensitive stomach, but I've not been back in the hospital in pain.  

Svelte:  Eh ...  Sveltish, maybe.  But that's only because I didn't eat for several weeks last year (emotional crisis) and my stomach shrank to the size of a pea.


"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.