happyhome
12-14-2005, 07:25 PM
:rolleyes: Hello,
It is true, that I have an anxiety problem, and just went through Hurricane Katrina, but I have developed diarhea, everyday to the point I am living on Immodium and Lomitil at an abnormal limit...........I hear the stress can cause this......I do have it in my nervous heritage, but now it is out of control.......I am chewing Lomotil all the time.......I checked to see if it was IBS, but that just talks about constipation ? I wish I had that.......I can't even go out of the house....I have a peptic ulcer ? but I take Prilosec for that.....
I am a diabetic and that is under control.....so I do go to doctor for my health conditions, It's true, I lost my home under water in Katrina , but can my emotions start up this much diarhea, can being in the mold of the home be doing this ? What's worse is I loose my Cobra Insurance on 12/31/05 and to see a doctor is herendous......which is causing tremendous stress to loose health insurance.........
Can stress produce this much diarhea, and pain of bloated colon ? It is very painful in my large colon........is this IBS too ? Its funny it started so bad now.?............can stress produce such devastating physical symptoms and PAIN associated with it ? Is this IBS ? Thanks
It is true, that I have an anxiety problem, and just went through Hurricane Katrina, but I have developed diarhea, everyday to the point I am living on Immodium and Lomitil at an abnormal limit...........I hear the stress can cause this......I do have it in my nervous heritage, but now it is out of control.......I am chewing Lomotil all the time.......I checked to see if it was IBS, but that just talks about constipation ? I wish I had that.......I can't even go out of the house....I have a peptic ulcer ? but I take Prilosec for that.....
I am a diabetic and that is under control.....so I do go to doctor for my health conditions, It's true, I lost my home under water in Katrina , but can my emotions start up this much diarhea, can being in the mold of the home be doing this ? What's worse is I loose my Cobra Insurance on 12/31/05 and to see a doctor is herendous......which is causing tremendous stress to loose health insurance.........
Can stress produce this much diarhea, and pain of bloated colon ? It is very painful in my large colon........is this IBS too ? Its funny it started so bad now.?............can stress produce such devastating physical symptoms and PAIN associated with it ? Is this IBS ? Thanks
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diamond79
12-14-2005, 09:33 PM
Sorry to hear about your ordeal. Stress can cause alot of problems--diarrhea included. But diarrhea can also be the result of a more serious problem. Try adding more fiber to your diet and try to cut back on things that are causing you stress (I know it's probably easier said then done) and see if that helps. If not I would try to get in and see a dr. before your insurance runs out. Like the saying goes--It's better to be safe then sorry!
Losec20mg
12-15-2005, 12:02 AM
go get tested for Celiac Disease.
cheer up
12-15-2005, 03:56 PM
Dear happyhome --
Sure sounds to me like you are suffering from an anxiety disorder and who would be surprised? I've been through the same thing myself though nothing stress producing like Katrina.
See if your doctor can give you Librax -- it calms down the colon a lot. Along with your other issues you may well have irritable bowel. Constipation is not the hallmark of IBS -- there are two primary problems; either diarrhea OR constipation. My family is known for the diarrhea variety and everyone I know with IBS symptoms complains of it, NOT constipation. They can be a vicious cycle, too, with protracted constipation eventually resulting in diarrhea. What you need is some calm in your life, the knowledge that you are OK, and probably something to help calm you down. You could also try Xanax -- it works wonders. You are undoubtedly somewhat depressed as well from all of this, so perhaps Paxil is an option. Speak to your doctor and describe everything to him/her.
I am not a doctor, but definitely have had lots of experience with digestive disorders (including gall bladder surgery two years ago). Believe me, your mind plays a huge part in your digestive functioning. Best wishes to you and try to make sure you get enough rest, eat right, drink lots of water and get enough exercise. All of this is necessary for keeping your system on track. Above all, NOT concentrating so much on the digestive complaints helps as well. Really, I cannot stress enough how important it is to just try to relax about the bodily functions.
Sure sounds to me like you are suffering from an anxiety disorder and who would be surprised? I've been through the same thing myself though nothing stress producing like Katrina.
See if your doctor can give you Librax -- it calms down the colon a lot. Along with your other issues you may well have irritable bowel. Constipation is not the hallmark of IBS -- there are two primary problems; either diarrhea OR constipation. My family is known for the diarrhea variety and everyone I know with IBS symptoms complains of it, NOT constipation. They can be a vicious cycle, too, with protracted constipation eventually resulting in diarrhea. What you need is some calm in your life, the knowledge that you are OK, and probably something to help calm you down. You could also try Xanax -- it works wonders. You are undoubtedly somewhat depressed as well from all of this, so perhaps Paxil is an option. Speak to your doctor and describe everything to him/her.
I am not a doctor, but definitely have had lots of experience with digestive disorders (including gall bladder surgery two years ago). Believe me, your mind plays a huge part in your digestive functioning. Best wishes to you and try to make sure you get enough rest, eat right, drink lots of water and get enough exercise. All of this is necessary for keeping your system on track. Above all, NOT concentrating so much on the digestive complaints helps as well. Really, I cannot stress enough how important it is to just try to relax about the bodily functions.
Gun
12-15-2005, 04:39 PM
I get diarrhea when I'm stressed or get anxiety. But it could also be from too much bad bacteria in your gut. If you get gassy or an offensive odor with the gas and the diarrhea, good indicator for bacteria.
I agree with the added fiber. You can try taking benefiber -- comes in a tablet form if you don't want to mix the powder. If you do try that - go SLOWLY. If you take too much it could give you a stomach ache.
I agree with the added fiber. You can try taking benefiber -- comes in a tablet form if you don't want to mix the powder. If you do try that - go SLOWLY. If you take too much it could give you a stomach ache.
happyhome
12-16-2005, 06:37 PM
:bouncing: THANKS!
I can use all the info I can get, put that fiber and calming pill on my list for doctor on the on 22nd of December.....I appreciate your responses MORE THAN YOU KNOW.......I just tried to go Xmas shopping since they are having a tax free day holiday here, to help us be able to buy Xmas presents at the Dollar Store...............and I had to run to the bathroom 4 times..........and then leave my cart at the register........
It was stressful, everybody trying to buy goods without tax, and the lines were long........but I can't seem to go out of the house and look at anything or sites I pass without turning around my car and driving home ! Bacteria is an option since I do have to show Fema and adjusters, house flooded and gone by Katrina, and there was something on this site, about not touching the mold , and tetanus shots...........I hope the info is still there.......because we do go in the old molded house allot to keep showing Fema...
My skin is getting dehydrated.......I relaxed for 4 days, and the first day out Bam........I had to leave my Xmas goods....I didn't realize Holiday shopping would be stressful......I guess buying the Xmas cards was a little emotional....for people I can't see...I do have the anxiety disorder, but I stayed as calm as I could........
I am prescribed 2 Lomotils 2.5 a day right now..........and some immodium boy you would think that was enough...........I NEVER THOUGHT OF THE FIBER THANKS...........and maybe I will get that blood test on the 22nd, to see if I got anything from touching the mold.....THANKS AND MERRY XMAS......just wrote daughter to buy that Benefiber, and will talk to doctor irritable bowel medicine and a blood test........
THANKS GUYS ! At least I know I am not alone.....and washing clothes down here is precious, every drop of water is precious ! So will relax, and order some fiber.......a neighbor said she will get it...Maybe Xmas this year is just the fact, we know that people like you who answer care.....and good neighbors !~
I can use all the info I can get, put that fiber and calming pill on my list for doctor on the on 22nd of December.....I appreciate your responses MORE THAN YOU KNOW.......I just tried to go Xmas shopping since they are having a tax free day holiday here, to help us be able to buy Xmas presents at the Dollar Store...............and I had to run to the bathroom 4 times..........and then leave my cart at the register........
It was stressful, everybody trying to buy goods without tax, and the lines were long........but I can't seem to go out of the house and look at anything or sites I pass without turning around my car and driving home ! Bacteria is an option since I do have to show Fema and adjusters, house flooded and gone by Katrina, and there was something on this site, about not touching the mold , and tetanus shots...........I hope the info is still there.......because we do go in the old molded house allot to keep showing Fema...
My skin is getting dehydrated.......I relaxed for 4 days, and the first day out Bam........I had to leave my Xmas goods....I didn't realize Holiday shopping would be stressful......I guess buying the Xmas cards was a little emotional....for people I can't see...I do have the anxiety disorder, but I stayed as calm as I could........
I am prescribed 2 Lomotils 2.5 a day right now..........and some immodium boy you would think that was enough...........I NEVER THOUGHT OF THE FIBER THANKS...........and maybe I will get that blood test on the 22nd, to see if I got anything from touching the mold.....THANKS AND MERRY XMAS......just wrote daughter to buy that Benefiber, and will talk to doctor irritable bowel medicine and a blood test........
THANKS GUYS ! At least I know I am not alone.....and washing clothes down here is precious, every drop of water is precious ! So will relax, and order some fiber.......a neighbor said she will get it...Maybe Xmas this year is just the fact, we know that people like you who answer care.....and good neighbors !~
Tzu
12-21-2005, 05:15 AM
Hi there .. I have suffered with this for years. Diet plays a huge part. Various foods cause more acidity in ur stomach and this I have worked out leads to diarrhea .. for me anyway. Of course if u r stressed .. that may raise ur acidity also .. I'm not sure. Try eating rice everyday with ur food and cut right down on sugar and junk that causes acidity and see if there is not a difference. I know I take far too much sugar and this is the worst for it. Eggs also gives me the runs badly ... you will have to check out ur diet thoroughly and try to pin point the cause.
Canyondweller
12-22-2005, 11:10 PM
I would guess that you may have picked up a bacteria from the flooding and general health of things. I don't think you would have diahrea every day suddenly even from stress. Stress can cause it but my first thought would be a type of bacteria. They can take blood cultures I think to determine this. I am not sure about that. They can to find an infection. They may need to do a stool test. IBS sufferers tend to have diahrea more than constipation but considering what you have been thru I would be checked for bacterial infection.
ToBeFreeToRoam
12-23-2005, 02:53 AM
Hi,
Just wanted to put in my 2 cents worth. Everyone already said, what I was going to say, except for 1 thing. Alcohol can cause diareah, too. And too much coffee.
I hope you get better. I would not worry so much about Christmas shopping. Just get the people on your list a little something. Buy everyone a book or buy everyone a CD. Make it easy on yourself and do not add to your stress load.
Wannabe
Just wanted to put in my 2 cents worth. Everyone already said, what I was going to say, except for 1 thing. Alcohol can cause diareah, too. And too much coffee.
I hope you get better. I would not worry so much about Christmas shopping. Just get the people on your list a little something. Buy everyone a book or buy everyone a CD. Make it easy on yourself and do not add to your stress load.
Wannabe
happyhome
12-23-2005, 08:04 PM
Thanks for all the help ! I have gone to doctor, and he gave me Librax, says in hurricane having the complaint constantly, one from stress, two from not having fresh produce down here, and I added the Benefiber some suggested, and Immodium just with Lomotil didn't work....
Gave me Librax, yes said people are drinking for their nerves ! and to stop the alchohol, and gave mild sleeping pills to try and start sleeping...however FEMA still has not paid a dime on our claim and on many others, and wants to see our totaled home again tommorrow on Xmas Eve or else ! , which means GOING IN AGAIN, AND I CANT KEEP BUYING THOSE MASKS AND THEY WANT YOU TO SIGN PAPERS ON THE COUNTERS OF MOLD........THIS TIME, I AM STAYING OUTSIDE THE UNIT, AND SIGNING ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE UNIT ON THE CAR IF I HAVE TOO. ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS THEIR 3 RD VISIT.....don't know what the hold up is but, it is not good to keep visiting all this mold ! You have to prove ownership, bring act of sale papers........then still you hear or get nothing.........its sad, but I know others allot worse.............so I am thankful, I think if this dosent stop after the Librax, I am getting oral antibiotics for my stomach, because all in my house, have it except my daughter who had a ringworm pop up, I know that is gross, but we are clean people, but just having to keep going in these blown away homes in mold is just not helping one bit.......I suspect it could be ALL, STRESS, NOT SLEEPING, ACID, WRONG FOODS, IBS, AND BACTERIA...
My doctor is even in a trailer, and you have to stand in line to get in, and that was my last visit with insurance, since I lost my job I loose my insurance, but the Doctor down here are being merciful to treat everything they can without begging.....to calm, correct and treat the people and will give antibiotics, or anything that is needed right now...God bless the ones that are staying ! Thanks, guys I am getting my medicine tonight all of it, and hope to get better maybe by New Year ! Thanks for help everybody ! And yes I was having a glass of wine hear and there when I felt like a panic attack coming on.........so he gave me a few Xanax and said like the last person said..........GO HOME, FORGET PRESENTS, TAKE IT EASY.........AS POSSIBLE...........Thanks again yall. Merry Xmas !
Gave me Librax, yes said people are drinking for their nerves ! and to stop the alchohol, and gave mild sleeping pills to try and start sleeping...however FEMA still has not paid a dime on our claim and on many others, and wants to see our totaled home again tommorrow on Xmas Eve or else ! , which means GOING IN AGAIN, AND I CANT KEEP BUYING THOSE MASKS AND THEY WANT YOU TO SIGN PAPERS ON THE COUNTERS OF MOLD........THIS TIME, I AM STAYING OUTSIDE THE UNIT, AND SIGNING ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE UNIT ON THE CAR IF I HAVE TOO. ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS THEIR 3 RD VISIT.....don't know what the hold up is but, it is not good to keep visiting all this mold ! You have to prove ownership, bring act of sale papers........then still you hear or get nothing.........its sad, but I know others allot worse.............so I am thankful, I think if this dosent stop after the Librax, I am getting oral antibiotics for my stomach, because all in my house, have it except my daughter who had a ringworm pop up, I know that is gross, but we are clean people, but just having to keep going in these blown away homes in mold is just not helping one bit.......I suspect it could be ALL, STRESS, NOT SLEEPING, ACID, WRONG FOODS, IBS, AND BACTERIA...
My doctor is even in a trailer, and you have to stand in line to get in, and that was my last visit with insurance, since I lost my job I loose my insurance, but the Doctor down here are being merciful to treat everything they can without begging.....to calm, correct and treat the people and will give antibiotics, or anything that is needed right now...God bless the ones that are staying ! Thanks, guys I am getting my medicine tonight all of it, and hope to get better maybe by New Year ! Thanks for help everybody ! And yes I was having a glass of wine hear and there when I felt like a panic attack coming on.........so he gave me a few Xanax and said like the last person said..........GO HOME, FORGET PRESENTS, TAKE IT EASY.........AS POSSIBLE...........Thanks again yall. Merry Xmas !
ToBeFreeToRoam
12-24-2005, 03:42 AM
Hi Happy,
I am so glad you went to your doctor. Even if he is in a trailer! Hopefully he fixed you right up. The Xanax should relax you some and make you not worry as much. I am so sorry that you are/were in that Katrina flood mess! I hope you get a fair shake on you home and everything else, from FEMA!
Merry Christmas and hopefully 2006 will be a much better year!
Take care.
Wannabe
I am so glad you went to your doctor. Even if he is in a trailer! Hopefully he fixed you right up. The Xanax should relax you some and make you not worry as much. I am so sorry that you are/were in that Katrina flood mess! I hope you get a fair shake on you home and everything else, from FEMA!
Merry Christmas and hopefully 2006 will be a much better year!
Take care.
Wannabe
happyhome
12-25-2005, 03:57 PM
Thanks Wannabe! You have given me the nicest Xmas present anyone could ,and was wise enough for me to know how to get what I need from my doctor. Yes, I am so happy the doctors, some stayed even in a trailer and brought HIM what you said.I might have and need and ........he then knew what I was talking about and gave me EVERYTHING I needed........except you a PERFECT STRANGER.....gave me what I needed most even on Xmas day........to be cared about by someone...........
Thank you all who answed me, today I am MUCH BETTER with the doctors help and seeing my 17 year old for the first time since the storm on Xmas day !.........and I am so much better I can pick him up myself ....
Thanks everybody, I never knew strangers could care so much, and be so good at helping a persons medical problems............its given me a XMAS DAY I COULD NOT HAVE HAD, WITHOUT ALL THE ADVICE.....I am dressed, ready to visit my 17 year old now...and can WALK TO SEE HIM !
THANKS SO MUCH !!!!!!! LOVE AND MERRY XMAS ! HAPPY HOME TODAY !
Thank you all who answed me, today I am MUCH BETTER with the doctors help and seeing my 17 year old for the first time since the storm on Xmas day !.........and I am so much better I can pick him up myself ....
Thanks everybody, I never knew strangers could care so much, and be so good at helping a persons medical problems............its given me a XMAS DAY I COULD NOT HAVE HAD, WITHOUT ALL THE ADVICE.....I am dressed, ready to visit my 17 year old now...and can WALK TO SEE HIM !
THANKS SO MUCH !!!!!!! LOVE AND MERRY XMAS ! HAPPY HOME TODAY !
Perry2
12-28-2005, 12:41 AM
It sounds like you have things under control but FYI there are two types of IBS, one involving diarrhea, and the other constipation.
Many if not most IBS sufferers say that stress is a trigger. Good luck with your recovery.
Many if not most IBS sufferers say that stress is a trigger. Good luck with your recovery.
Editor
12-28-2005, 05:09 AM
Greetings,
Just thought I'd toss in my 2 cents. When I was 13 (too long ago) I had diahrea EVERY day at school. It got to the point that my folks plunked out the money to have upper and lower GI testing. The whole 9 yards. We had no insurance, so that was great for them I suppose. Everything ended up checking out okay. Turns out that I was nervous....I got physically abused everyday at school. When I got out of that environment...it all went away.
I still get bouts of IBS-like symptoms, but for the most part I know my triggers and try to avoid them. Good luck to you!
Brenden.
Just thought I'd toss in my 2 cents. When I was 13 (too long ago) I had diahrea EVERY day at school. It got to the point that my folks plunked out the money to have upper and lower GI testing. The whole 9 yards. We had no insurance, so that was great for them I suppose. Everything ended up checking out okay. Turns out that I was nervous....I got physically abused everyday at school. When I got out of that environment...it all went away.
I still get bouts of IBS-like symptoms, but for the most part I know my triggers and try to avoid them. Good luck to you!
Brenden.
happyhome
12-28-2005, 02:31 PM
Thanks Editor for sharing that, now that I remember this same thing happened to my brother, and my mother let him drop out of school in 10th grade for the same exact reason. Abused at school, and I remember he had
terrible diarhea, and unless my mother let him quit, for being laughed at he was sick all the time....you are right I had all the Gi testing done, top and bottom, and all I had was an ulcer, which I suspected from struggling in school, and stomach burning all the time.
I guess the mind is a powerful tool........I cannot sleep at night, I wake up worrying everday where we will live. will the FEMA money ever come, and if so where do I go. A recent lightning storm that put us without electricity for one hour had me scramble to buy 4 kinds of flash lights and batteries, and NOBODY can drink the "hurricane bottled water"........I guess all this sounds silly, but I am not kidding, I was dead serious about no one drinking my bottled water for leisure ! Then I had a "smart" adjuster tell me, well hurricane season starts in 6 months, how you gonna be then ? That didn't help !!!!!
I am almost 50 years old, and I can't believe I am coward like a cat, but there is a real problem with no jobs, no place to live, and I have been a single mom for 24 years, and nobody wants an old diabetic women...I loose my insurance on 12/31/05 and wonder where I will get all my medicine...
Yes, now that you mention it, my brother and mother had this diarhea during traumatic times in their lives etc. I got my Librax, and it works almost 70 percent of the time, but I am still scared to get out, in case I need a bathroom ! I guess I am stuck in a triangle of scared, brings on IBS , w/pain which brings me back to worrying. If I get a job, how will I work ?
I think I need to go sit quietly at church, when no one is there, and pray for peace..........that somehow, things will turn out for the good.......thanks for telling me that story, or I would not have remembered it was IN MY FAMILY HISTORY !....and we are going through MAJOR stress.....thank God State Farm laid me off, and put me on disability for awhile.....even though sitting around leads to worry, got to try and leave house at some point ! Thanks !
terrible diarhea, and unless my mother let him quit, for being laughed at he was sick all the time....you are right I had all the Gi testing done, top and bottom, and all I had was an ulcer, which I suspected from struggling in school, and stomach burning all the time.
I guess the mind is a powerful tool........I cannot sleep at night, I wake up worrying everday where we will live. will the FEMA money ever come, and if so where do I go. A recent lightning storm that put us without electricity for one hour had me scramble to buy 4 kinds of flash lights and batteries, and NOBODY can drink the "hurricane bottled water"........I guess all this sounds silly, but I am not kidding, I was dead serious about no one drinking my bottled water for leisure ! Then I had a "smart" adjuster tell me, well hurricane season starts in 6 months, how you gonna be then ? That didn't help !!!!!
I am almost 50 years old, and I can't believe I am coward like a cat, but there is a real problem with no jobs, no place to live, and I have been a single mom for 24 years, and nobody wants an old diabetic women...I loose my insurance on 12/31/05 and wonder where I will get all my medicine...
Yes, now that you mention it, my brother and mother had this diarhea during traumatic times in their lives etc. I got my Librax, and it works almost 70 percent of the time, but I am still scared to get out, in case I need a bathroom ! I guess I am stuck in a triangle of scared, brings on IBS , w/pain which brings me back to worrying. If I get a job, how will I work ?
I think I need to go sit quietly at church, when no one is there, and pray for peace..........that somehow, things will turn out for the good.......thanks for telling me that story, or I would not have remembered it was IN MY FAMILY HISTORY !....and we are going through MAJOR stress.....thank God State Farm laid me off, and put me on disability for awhile.....even though sitting around leads to worry, got to try and leave house at some point ! Thanks !
Tzu
12-28-2005, 02:57 PM
... all I had was an ulcer, which I suspected from struggling in school, and stomach burning all the time....
I must point out that stress does not cause stomuch ulcers ... they are a result of either a bacteria called H Pylori or ... taking anti inflamatories over a prolonged period of time :)
I must point out that stress does not cause stomuch ulcers ... they are a result of either a bacteria called H Pylori or ... taking anti inflamatories over a prolonged period of time :)
Canyondweller
12-28-2005, 03:47 PM
Good grief, you have every right to be stressed. What about your house insurance? Have you gotten that settled yet? I really feel for you and the others affected like you have been. We have not forgotten you all just don't always know how to help. You sound like a strong person. What do you mean about the water being undrinkable?
Editor
12-28-2005, 05:03 PM
I am glad that my post jarred your memory. I hope you can find some inner peace despite adversity. Easy for me to say from here, but I do hope for the best for you. Do you have any out of State relatives? If not, some States actually have programs to encourage people to relocate, job placement etc. You might want to search the net on State web pages, .gov and such.
Regards, Brenden.
Regards, Brenden.
happyhome
12-28-2005, 06:41 PM
Remember in Hurricane Katrina, this was a flood.....many people think that if people here carried home insurance what is the problem ? I carried mucho house insurance and flood.....I had no wind damage, the Condo floated away and INSURANCE COMPANIES DONT HAVE TO PAY FOR FLOOD....so most of this hurricane, La. where I am is FLOOD....and I have Fema like everybody for 23 years.....
I worked for State Farm and had them for 23 years.....paid me instantly for loss of use, emergency food, and a place to stay, but no one new the Ship Channel Exxon uses in the middle of the city, would be "inadequate" and would break....
New Orleans was hit hard, by the hurricane, we are always prepared for that....a mortgage company here doesn't let you buy a house without house insurance....but this was a major flood from breaking of levees that have been in controversy with Exxon since 1965 ! Seeing ships over your head while you sit and eat at night...
La. plays 24 hour coverage for the last 35 years, when we were hit bad, what would happen if the BIG ONE EVER CAME....most people who had money had a plan to get out, but those without money, didn't have enough buses and this kind of flooding does not happen with a hurricane.. the 17th Street Canal that saves Exxon ships money to carry oil through our city "broke", and caused immediate death, and a tape was found that was played the other night by a radio station where it shows the water went from just grass to 12 feet of water in 8 minutes on the clock ! Our city levees did not break...
Just the ship Channel.....the devestation of the tidal surge in Ms. is of course comes with the hazard of hurricane of 170 miles per hour...and then house insurance and WIND DAMAGE would come into play, but the insurance companies , are not paying saying it was JUST FLOODING, EVEN THOUGH 170 MPH CAUSED THE SURGE.........politics in its finest........therefore Fema is fighting back........as they should...... but this all takes time, precious time we don't have.......and causing loss of jobs etc.......
Editor I went to the CHURCH CHAPEL JUST NOW AND STAYED FOR HOURS,
it was so nice and calming to see that GOD IS STILL HERE....and is in control of all that is going on......Everyone with house insurance here got paid, but if the insurance company is trying to say the CANAL BROKE, AND THEN IT WAS A FLOOD, CAUSED BY EXXON, not making the canal strong enough, will wait forever.....people did fight that they not run this huge canal of ships through our city, but Exxon would save millions not having to go to the mouth of the Mississippi, if they cut through the city......they guaranteed Category 5 strength, and 17 food steel pilings etc...............now being dug up they were only 10 feet, and the bottom layer was filled with PEAT MOSS INSTEAD OF PRECIOUS HARD CLAY ! .........HOW HORRIBLE........
Sometimes I wish the people could really hear what went on here, and it was not on the television.......no amount of insurance house or flood, was going to stop what that levee break caused in 8 minutes !
So while the insurance companies fight it out, we wait day after day, while Fema trailers are running out, space has been gobbled by greedy builders on higher ground, so it can be afforded only by the rich.......and my daughter works for Allstate who promises if she works this storm and mold and crying etc.....there will be a job here after.....
We can't move without a dime in our pockets, when I paid insurance, and worked for insurance company for the past 20 years........and still have nothing....my parents are dead....I have only 2 brothers here working the refineries at Shell and Exxon, trying to restore Oil to the rest of the country so they cant leave at 55, they are in the Gulf trying to repair our countries gas supply !
Thanks for listening guys.........I need to get that off my chest........maybe that is why, I have diarhea all the time........I am a nervous wreck. but I would like the rest of the country to know, house insurance is being paid here unless, they were flooded, by that CANAL which was everybody 80% of the people in New Orleans............and FEMA has stopped writing checks..
so we wait.........I believe not the country but Exxon should answer for this horrible uncover, and they have already admitted they were at fault...
But what good does that do for us now ? Thanks again yall.......I just went to church like I said and sat there, not knowing where I will live .........with no money........from FEMA.........but it is NOT ALL FEMA'S FAULT.....and this thing could take along time...........My house insurance is not at play here, the breaking of the 17th street Exxon Canal is........so with ALL THE PEOPLE WITH ALL THE INSURANCE IN THE WORLD HERE.......how long, and how can this country pay for the mistake, here by Exxon.......and now their admitted breach of the levees...........thanks again...for listening, if I did not have this Healthboard to write on, I would be in real trouble.........when you sit in silence...........pure silence......its nice to be able to write to the outside world on a computer, I share with other people ! Thanks for writing back!~
Who ever you are, you must be like angels, answering a diarhea person....
:bouncing:
I worked for State Farm and had them for 23 years.....paid me instantly for loss of use, emergency food, and a place to stay, but no one new the Ship Channel Exxon uses in the middle of the city, would be "inadequate" and would break....
New Orleans was hit hard, by the hurricane, we are always prepared for that....a mortgage company here doesn't let you buy a house without house insurance....but this was a major flood from breaking of levees that have been in controversy with Exxon since 1965 ! Seeing ships over your head while you sit and eat at night...
La. plays 24 hour coverage for the last 35 years, when we were hit bad, what would happen if the BIG ONE EVER CAME....most people who had money had a plan to get out, but those without money, didn't have enough buses and this kind of flooding does not happen with a hurricane.. the 17th Street Canal that saves Exxon ships money to carry oil through our city "broke", and caused immediate death, and a tape was found that was played the other night by a radio station where it shows the water went from just grass to 12 feet of water in 8 minutes on the clock ! Our city levees did not break...
Just the ship Channel.....the devestation of the tidal surge in Ms. is of course comes with the hazard of hurricane of 170 miles per hour...and then house insurance and WIND DAMAGE would come into play, but the insurance companies , are not paying saying it was JUST FLOODING, EVEN THOUGH 170 MPH CAUSED THE SURGE.........politics in its finest........therefore Fema is fighting back........as they should...... but this all takes time, precious time we don't have.......and causing loss of jobs etc.......
Editor I went to the CHURCH CHAPEL JUST NOW AND STAYED FOR HOURS,
it was so nice and calming to see that GOD IS STILL HERE....and is in control of all that is going on......Everyone with house insurance here got paid, but if the insurance company is trying to say the CANAL BROKE, AND THEN IT WAS A FLOOD, CAUSED BY EXXON, not making the canal strong enough, will wait forever.....people did fight that they not run this huge canal of ships through our city, but Exxon would save millions not having to go to the mouth of the Mississippi, if they cut through the city......they guaranteed Category 5 strength, and 17 food steel pilings etc...............now being dug up they were only 10 feet, and the bottom layer was filled with PEAT MOSS INSTEAD OF PRECIOUS HARD CLAY ! .........HOW HORRIBLE........
Sometimes I wish the people could really hear what went on here, and it was not on the television.......no amount of insurance house or flood, was going to stop what that levee break caused in 8 minutes !
So while the insurance companies fight it out, we wait day after day, while Fema trailers are running out, space has been gobbled by greedy builders on higher ground, so it can be afforded only by the rich.......and my daughter works for Allstate who promises if she works this storm and mold and crying etc.....there will be a job here after.....
We can't move without a dime in our pockets, when I paid insurance, and worked for insurance company for the past 20 years........and still have nothing....my parents are dead....I have only 2 brothers here working the refineries at Shell and Exxon, trying to restore Oil to the rest of the country so they cant leave at 55, they are in the Gulf trying to repair our countries gas supply !
Thanks for listening guys.........I need to get that off my chest........maybe that is why, I have diarhea all the time........I am a nervous wreck. but I would like the rest of the country to know, house insurance is being paid here unless, they were flooded, by that CANAL which was everybody 80% of the people in New Orleans............and FEMA has stopped writing checks..
so we wait.........I believe not the country but Exxon should answer for this horrible uncover, and they have already admitted they were at fault...
But what good does that do for us now ? Thanks again yall.......I just went to church like I said and sat there, not knowing where I will live .........with no money........from FEMA.........but it is NOT ALL FEMA'S FAULT.....and this thing could take along time...........My house insurance is not at play here, the breaking of the 17th street Exxon Canal is........so with ALL THE PEOPLE WITH ALL THE INSURANCE IN THE WORLD HERE.......how long, and how can this country pay for the mistake, here by Exxon.......and now their admitted breach of the levees...........thanks again...for listening, if I did not have this Healthboard to write on, I would be in real trouble.........when you sit in silence...........pure silence......its nice to be able to write to the outside world on a computer, I share with other people ! Thanks for writing back!~
Who ever you are, you must be like angels, answering a diarhea person....
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Canyondweller
12-28-2005, 07:27 PM
If I were an angel I would pluck all you people out of there and get you into new places to live and thrive. Would that I could! I wish this type of story was more on the news as heartbreaking as it is. I live in earthquake country but so far we have not have anything as devasting as you have. They say it is coming and most of us do not have coverage. Flood coverage is cheap here, I guess because where I live we don't have floods. It is available from the government only for about $100 a year but noone I know has it since it is not a problem. Earthquake coverage is another thing. It is expensive like hurricane coverage when I lived in Florida. I am glad you could vent and hope you feel better doing so. I don't know what the answer is.
cheer up
12-31-2005, 03:51 PM
Dear happyhome
So glad to hear your visit to the doctor and some medications are helping a bit. All you need do is re-read your own posts on this board to see how totally overwrought you have been and absolutely stressed beyond all believability. Who could blame you after what you've been through? We hear about how things are moving slowly in La. but there are positive changes. We certainly don't hear every story and most likely for every happy outcome there are 5 stories of a more negative nature. It will take a very long time to remedy all of it but meanwhile you don't want to become an agoraphobic who is afraid to leave your "home" for fear of a stomach problem.
Add to your hurricane problems your now confirmed family history of diarrhea in times of extreme stress, and you've likely got your answer to the cause of your problem.
Of course, it's possible you picked up some bacteria or other from bad food or water, but stay in touch with your doctor and if he thinks you need some other test, he will say so.
My guess is that you are basically OK, but really need plenty of time to calm down and regroup. It's horrible when there are so many things you are waiting for, like from FEMA and so on. I have my own tale of woe regarding multiple family deaths and property settlements and being fired from my job all in the same timeframe so I know what stress is all about. But other than having to leave my home for a few days after the Northridge quake of '94, (and I was a total basket case from that quake), I haven't been displaced as you have.
Misery loves company, and I'm guessing there are support groups you could seek out in your area to help you through this disaster. It appears you have been helped just communicating your problems via the Healthboard. Imagine how much better you would probably feel with in-person discussions with people in your same situation as well.
Do take care, try to eat right, try very hard to get plenty of rest, and try not to be overwhelmed by the paperwork and red tape. I'm getting palpitations just thinking about it, really. They are another sign of stress and no doubt plenty of folks in your area are suffering from all sorts of stress-related symptoms.
Keep writing here as it seems to provide you some comfort. We are all here, ready and willing to listen, encourage and advise. Take care!
So glad to hear your visit to the doctor and some medications are helping a bit. All you need do is re-read your own posts on this board to see how totally overwrought you have been and absolutely stressed beyond all believability. Who could blame you after what you've been through? We hear about how things are moving slowly in La. but there are positive changes. We certainly don't hear every story and most likely for every happy outcome there are 5 stories of a more negative nature. It will take a very long time to remedy all of it but meanwhile you don't want to become an agoraphobic who is afraid to leave your "home" for fear of a stomach problem.
Add to your hurricane problems your now confirmed family history of diarrhea in times of extreme stress, and you've likely got your answer to the cause of your problem.
Of course, it's possible you picked up some bacteria or other from bad food or water, but stay in touch with your doctor and if he thinks you need some other test, he will say so.
My guess is that you are basically OK, but really need plenty of time to calm down and regroup. It's horrible when there are so many things you are waiting for, like from FEMA and so on. I have my own tale of woe regarding multiple family deaths and property settlements and being fired from my job all in the same timeframe so I know what stress is all about. But other than having to leave my home for a few days after the Northridge quake of '94, (and I was a total basket case from that quake), I haven't been displaced as you have.
Misery loves company, and I'm guessing there are support groups you could seek out in your area to help you through this disaster. It appears you have been helped just communicating your problems via the Healthboard. Imagine how much better you would probably feel with in-person discussions with people in your same situation as well.
Do take care, try to eat right, try very hard to get plenty of rest, and try not to be overwhelmed by the paperwork and red tape. I'm getting palpitations just thinking about it, really. They are another sign of stress and no doubt plenty of folks in your area are suffering from all sorts of stress-related symptoms.
Keep writing here as it seems to provide you some comfort. We are all here, ready and willing to listen, encourage and advise. Take care!