Journal: Module 13

Chapter 14:Read the "Reality Episode" on p. 371 and answer the two questions that follow the story. Namespecificoccupations that may be difficult for Francine. (10 points)

" REALITY EPISODE

For Francine, the feeling comes when she least expects it. Heat sears the intestines, and she has to go to the bathroom now! As she gets up from her office chair to move down the hall to the bathroom, the rush is more urgent. She pauses, hoping that if she stops walking, she can squeeze down and hold the urge a moment or two. But she cannot. Stool begins to gush from her body.

Now she hurries to the bathroom, swings the door open to the toilet. (Thank goodness there is no one waiting!) Francine pulls her clothes away, lowers herself to the stool, and the flow continues. There is release and relief. Her clothes are a mess. She wipes, washes, flushes two or three times, and prays that no one comes into the restroom to see her. She is so glad to see that none of her outer clothing is spoiled. She wraps her now-rinsed underwear in paper towels, goes back to her office, and puts the paper towels in a plastic bag and seals it. She is embarrassed but so glad that she has a change of underwear with her. This is not the first time, and she has learned to be prepared. She is learning not to feel shame. She has a diseaseirritable bowel syndrome. Many others share this disease with her and have the same problem. She is grateful the restroom is nearby.

1. How might the outcome be different if it occurs while working on a construction site?

2. Could this affliction preclude some occupations? Explain."