Running with Rumbly

For those of you that don't know what Rumbly butt is, let me explain.

Rumbly butt is when you eat something (ie: Cafe Rio, Taco bell, Wendys, pretty much any fast food) and you get that stomach ache that makes you think, "I better find a bathroom NOW!" The kind of stomach ache that makes you sweat and get the poop chills. It is not fun. It makes you get all clammy and hot and nervous that you are not going to make it to the toilet. It's the kind where you have to squeeze your butt cheeks together to hold it all in.

I know this might be a little graphic but I know you have all had it.

I seem to suffer from rumbly butt more than other people. I always have. I can almost count on getting sick after eating out. I have had to plan my outings around where we are going to be so I can get to the bathroom because I can almost guarantee that it will happen. I have had this problem all my life. My dad has this problem. It doesn't really matter what I eat because I usually get it a few times a week. It sucks.

Well, today I went to lunch with the girls that I used to be in the RS presidency with. It was one of their birthdays so we took her to lunch. We went to Buffalo Wild Wings. I have never been there before but it is where she wanted to go so that's where we went. Zoee and I shared the appetizer nachos. They were ok. Nothing spectacular but ok. We finished our lunch and stayed to talk for awhile. I could feel the rumbly coming on. I didn't want to go to the bathroom because the last time we went out I had to rush to the bathroom. I didn't want them to think I was crazy. I got the poop chills and the sweats but have learned that if you just hold tight for awhile then it goes away for a minute but always comes back. We finished up the conversation (thank goodness) and we all left. I was feeling ok at this point but knew I still had one stop to make before I headed home.

I needed to stop at the grocery store to get a few things for enrichment tonight. I parked, hauled the kids and hurried to find what I needed. I was at K Mart and I never shop there so I didn't know where anything was at. It took me longer than normal trying to find everything I needed. I was picking out some grapes when all of the sudden it hit. I hurried to the checkout, bought my stuff and headed to the car anxious to get home.

I parked the cart at the end of my car, loaded Gus into the car and went to put the one bag of groceries on the seat. All of the sudden I hear Zoee yelling,"Mom, it's rolling!" I look up and Zoee is in the cart heading down the parking lot. The parking lot must have had a little slope because she was going pretty fast. I took off running after her while trying to squeeze my butt checks together! I don't know if I was more afraid of pooping my pants of the cart tipping over.

I caught up to her and grabbed the cart. I asked her if she had fun. I tried to make it seem ok so that she didn't cry. I got back to the car, put her in her seat and drove home as fast as I could so I could make it to the toilet.

It was like the dumb and dumber scene all over.

Glad she didn't crash.