Day 2, Squirting From Both Ends

I woke up at 4 am really dehydrated but luckily I had a bottle of water right next to me. I went back to the place that is in between dreams and awake for a couple more hours.

I live on the western side of a mountain in the Rockies. I got up at 6am and I could see the sun peaking over the ridge and lighting up the valley to the west.

I would be heading into town with my friends and I didn't want to be dealing with the aftermath of the salt water flush. So I put it off until I got into town at 9. This didn't feel comfortable somehow. It's not that I had a turtle head poking out or anything. It just wasn't comfortable.

I arrived at Corey's office and immediately made the salt water mix. I heated it in the microwave. I think I mixed it too strong and I felt sick after drinking the first 16oz (1 pint). I had a mental huddle over whether or not to drink the second 16oz. I talked myself into drinking it. I started to feel cold and a stronger nausea. I was feeling dehydrated so I drank a cup of cold water. In hind sight it should have been warm water.

Just barely making it to the sink I vomited three times. Warm salt water isn't that unpleasant coming out of you. A lot better than some other things.

Tips for not ending up in my predicament:

Try not to swallow any air while drinking the salt water.
Always measure exactly.
Never dump cold water in your belly while there is salt water there.

My first BM of the day came with a revoltingly heinous yet satiating stench. After which I had many *maybe 10?) more BMs after the great "expelation" session of 10:30am.

After yacking I felt much better until... I drove some friends to pick up lunch for the office but I had to order some food for other people as well. I didn't feel like I wanted to eat the food so much as it just put me in a bad mood. It may have been the kid that cut in line or it may have been the smell of great sub sandwiches. Either way I wish that I had waited outside in the fresh (freezing) air.

I read wikipedia for the next hour and then went to get more lemons as I was out! Never run out of lemons. Figure out how many lemons you need and then double it. Don't buy your lemons at whole foods out of season. They are twice as expensive as the other local cooperatives and health food stores. Vitamin Cottage and Mountain Peoples Market Coop both had lemons for $1.59/lb during January while the bag of 5 lemons at whole foods was $5.

I made a fresh batch of juice and drove my friends to the airport. Another thing to avoid, at least during the first three days, is any stressful situation. Driving in traffic is normally not a problem for me but by the time I got back to the office I was ready for some sleep.

It was closing time though and we were headed to THE BAR! I normally love to go to the bar after a long day of pooping. Today was a rare exception but I was determined not to allow myself to be a wuss. It was only an hour usually anyways.

I think my delirium made the time go faster. I had another BM and washed out my nose ring with the anti-bacterial soap at the brew pub.

We headed up the mountain towards the house and I felt like sleeping right then. I managed to stay awake until midnight when I drank my senna tea and passed out.