Thank you for asking, BeYou! I sent my dog owner friend a message in the end explaining a little bit about my stomach issues, and threw in a vague 'it's probably to do with stress' like my therapist suggested - my friend hasn't got back me yet, but that's fine, I really don't know her so well so I'm not expecting her to say much about what I shared with her..

Other than that, I haven't been doing too good, my stomach's been bothering me so much the past week I feel like curling up in a ball and crying.. Really sucks having IBS.