Happy Birthday - Mr H has taken to his bed .......

As I have said before, Mr H "enjoys poor digestion"! He has been prescribed meds for IBS, and has had investigations which resulted in meds for a hiatus hernia. Despite these diagnoses and advice, he, of course, knows best and continues to eat and drink things that he shouldn't, with sometimes dramatic results. He just cannot learn from his mistakes.

It was my birthday on Friday, (not a "significant" one just yet, but we are on countdown!), so we went out for lunch yesterday to a local pub. Despite knowing from bitter experience that eating steak causes him problems, he decided to have steak! About 3 mouthfuls in, he got up and went to the loo, 5 long minutes later he came back and told me he would wait in the car. I got up and followed him,  leaving 2 meals mostly uneaten  and mumbling embarrassed excuses to the staff as I left. This has happened before.  For the next 24 hours, he has been unable to even sip water without vomiting, has heartburn and hiccups, and has been to the GP today and been given different meds. I have to say I was hoping he would be admitted to hospital! He has now taken to his bed (5pm) because he is exhausted, well so am I as he was up and down all night and although I decamped to the spare room, I was aware of his wanderings, door banging and moaning, because he cannot think of anyone apart from himself, and sees no need for quiet.  He has obviously had to stay off work today and tomorrow at least.

On my last trip upstairs with water, I told him in no uncertain terms that although I am sympathetic to his current discomfort, I will not eat out with him, or go on holiday with him, until he stops eating and drinking stuff that upsets him, as I am sick of the embarrassment that it causes me. And I mean it. He has apologised profusely,  (although with the caveat that he "can't help it") but I know that as soon as he feels better he will be knocking back the full fat foods and the red wine.

This man causes me such grief, work and hassle. I can see nothing positive at the moment.

Hannah x