Feeling awful today - I had an accident last night. Caution - bodily functions discussed!

[soworriedandembarrassed]

I’m a 41 year old woman. I’ve always had a sensitive digestion- if I eat the wrong food I can be running for the loo pretty immediately. Last night I had chicken salad pitta breads about 7pm. Went to the toilet about 9pm and everything very normal - if anything a bit constipated. I woke up about 2.30 having messed the bed a bit. Not huge amounts but enough to leave me in no doubt that a bit of diarrhoea had come out. This has never happened to me before, I felt awful. Had to wake DP up and change the sheets etc. he was wonderful and has been lovely today and worked from home to be with me.
I’m a bit stressed at the moment - my dad had pancreatic cancer and has just had surgery. I’m also waiting on a diagnosis for sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.

please help me feel better!!

I’m so sorry. That must have been horrible.

A couple of years back I’d had a sore stomach all day. I was sitting eating dinner, started coughing and farted…. Except it wasn’t a fart. Terrible diarrhoea came out. I was mortified. Nothing like that had ever happened before.

I hope my woe makes you feel less alone!

I'm sorry that happened. I have IBSD and have had some episodes that left me panicked and in pain. I've realised my DH genuinely is supportive and just trained myself to stop thinking about it. I know that what helped me is not eating bread and only drinking lacto free milk, bar once a week possibly sourdough slice which is easier on the digestive system. Just move on. Watch a film or something and forget it.

Thanks guys. It was a real shock.

My DH did the same some years ago, except he didn't realise and it was me who found out....

We just changed the bed, he went for a shower and changed, we popped everything straight into the washing machine and that was it.... over. I'm pretty sure he doesn't remember, I haven't forgotten but I don't forget much.

Happens to the best of us .
My mishap wasn't in bed as I woke up knowing I needed the loo immediately .
However I have to turn sideways to get past the bed and left a long line along the side of the bed / duvet cover and also the floor as I ran to the toilet !

It's funny how cultures and traditions differ - there is remote island off the coast of the Galapagos where the wedding ceremony is consummated/constipated by the man/wife that shits the bed first. Hence the expression, to have the gallops.

Op you have nothing to worry about