Update - Take Your Body Seriously.

Over the past few days, I’ve been quite unwell. This has been entirely my own fault.

I’m going to put it bluntly- I’ve been constipated. I treated it like it was something to be embarrassed about. What was really embarrassing was putting off getting help because I didn’t want others to know. I could barely bring myself to tell my tutors, the main people who are supposed to be looking out for my health. In fact, the only reason I did is because it was getting so bad I almost had to go to after-hours.

Treating it this way has lead to various consequences. I’ve been in even more constant pain than usual. I tried to just have a “trooper mindset” and pretend nothing was wrong, but all that lead to was me being practically bedridden in pain and unable to eat the moment I got home. I’ve had to miss out on doing some activities too; yesterday we were supposed to do a tour of the local museums but I was too unwell. Even worse, I haven't been able to work on my blog!

If I have gained anything from this, it’s an important lesson. If you are unwell, you are unwell. It doesn’t matter where in the body it is affecting, even if it’s somewhere we view as a wee bit embarrassing. When I did inevitably have to tell people, no one was grossed out or judging, everyone was just concerned about my wellbeing. Thankfully, I’ve now been to a doctor who has prescribed me some medication and given me a list of foods to eat, so it should be no time before I have the shits.

Other than that, Colombia continues to be amazing! Some of my recent highlights would have to be the trip to the Bronx and seeing the Salt Cathedral.

Hasta Luego,

Milly

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