Waking up

Sounds like the morning for a regular person lol. Ever heard of morning breath? Basically the bacteria in your mouth grows a lot overnight and smells like ass in the morning. Try some better mouth hygiene and it will most likely lower it a bit- brush your teeth really well right before bed, make sure to floss correctly, and maybe try a mouthwash.

As for the empty stomach hurting. Again, that seems quite normal. Never heard of someone complain about being so hungry their stomach hurts? It may not be normal to experience it every morning, but IBS isn't normal lol.

I actually get that exact feeling when I wake up if I ate too close to my bed time. As in, if there was a bit of food in my system while I sleep, then I will wake up with my stomach so hungry that it hurts and I don't even want to move for the first 15min. If I go to bed on a mostly empty stomach (haven't eaten for 3-4 hours), then I usually wake up fine.

That also may be a cause for the bad breath too- if you're eating up until you go to bed and brush your teeth right after you ate, you most likely will still have food in your mouth when you go to bed. I wait at least an hour after eating last to brush my teeth.

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