Ok, sort of catching up...
ww don't stop taking them until you have been back to the drs please. Also, you might be feeling shit because;
A) you are I'll
B) if you've suddenly stopped wheat etc it will make you feel shit. Persevere and you will fell lots better, and some of that puffiness will go a well.
drinky aww your poor body. 
I'd look after you as well. I don't care about cleaning anything up now. Yes, that quiet way of being anxious instead of the classic panic attack really struck a chord with me. And now I know.
Anywench raising kids on their own is fab. It must be really hard having literally no one around to help.
I chat with mine like they are humans, I might simplify things a bit for them when they're little, but otherwise they've got to learn.
I say to them we are going in five minutes. Then three. Then we go.
If they aren't coming, I will either....take their hand and remove them or walk off (if they climb/run off)
I live I in a rural town though, so that might not be an option for you.
People who talk like that woman are talking to themselves really, and you. They aren't talking to their kids. I sometimes say stuff like 'yes we have to do this because' so that people realise I'm not actually a cunt dragging a wailing child about for shiggles.
The worst is SmallestFolker wailing that he wants a cuddle. He doesn't, he wants me to carry him and I won't (often) do it. So I look like a right wanker walking around with a cute 4 y/o crying that he wants a cuddle. 
We all try to do our best, sometimes fail, sometimes it isn't enough but that's what makes us humans.
Also, travel sick wise, those plastic celebration tubs are ace. Have it open and put it in a carrier bag, sitting in top of the lid. The lid gives it stability and the carrier bag gives a splash guard.
Then, if used, put the lid on, tie the bag and when you can, tip the sick down a toilet, wash the tub, and off you go. They can be dishwashered as well. I often put a bit of bog roll on the bottom to help prevent splash back.
Could also be used as an emergency potty?