My partner and I have been dealing with my chronic IBS for three years and it's affecting everything — they're walking on eggshells around food choices and I feel guilty every time we have to cancel plans because of a flare-up. We've stopped talking about it directly but the tension around meals and social events is getting worse, and I can see them getting frustrated even though they try to hide it.
More people experience this than they realize.
Both people are suffering — one from the physical symptoms and shame, the other from helplessness and resentment they can't express.
“Where Are You with Digestive health and the gut-brain axis?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.