Hi Codeine free,
This is going to take a while but there is a lot you can do to make it easier/more comfortable.
Sounds like you have gone cold turkey and although this is quick it can be awful and a physical strain on the body.
The best way in my opinion is a taper. There are long tapers that are relatively pain free, but I like to taper quickly, dropping the dose a little each day.
For your stomach pain: allow yourself to go to the loo as much as possible and then take a low dose of Imodium – most boots do cheap diahorrea relief tablets now.
Fibre will help as it will regulate your bowel movements. They take about 2 weeks to settle in my experience. I find oranges or orange like fruit to help with stomach pain. Coke with the fizz gone out is also good.
It’s going to be a hard couple of weeks so if you can accept that and do as much as you can to keep positive this will help.
Exercise is great for easing the symptoms and helping with sleep – even an evening walk will help.
Good luck – you’ve taken the first steps and that’s the hardest part. Keep up the momentum and remember the suffering you have been through already – it motivates me to keep up the tapering plan.
Good luck with the new job!