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alexis
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 Posted - 07/28/2010 : 20:36:01
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I am still having symptoms of heartburn now a month now...seems the alka seltzer isn't helping as much...I have to use it at night as i wake up with the acid in my throat...I have cheated a little bit and had bits of soda here and there and some spicy stuff while having symptoms but it's never been this bad before...
do I need to just do a SUPER bland diet for a while? Until the symptoms abate?
Hi Whoaday,
While most of your symptoms seem pretty TMSy to me, acid in the throat during sleep seems to me if not "physical" at the root, at least more of a classic physical response to anxiety (as opposed to a distraction mechanism). I know there's disagreement on this, and for the record I am pretty suspicious actually of the majority of physical things considered TMS "equivalents", largely because I don't think the human brain is that "smart".
As for spicy food - for me this actually turned out to be the prime cause of my own acid problems. I was dumb enough to be eating the same super hot dish every day while taking prilosec and complaining about my bad stomach. To me the food was "normal" and it wasn't until someone else looked at me eating and said in shock "Well, *I* would have problems if I ate *that* every day!" that I looked around and realized my diet wasn't normal.
The prilosec did work beautifully, though. But, the day I removed the hot and oily food, those daily symptoms went away immediately and permenantly.
I would think getting stress and anxiety under control may help, but, like teeth grinding, this is something that can have real consequences and possibly deserves some medical attention.
Anyone thinking of the meds route (I know you've already tried this route Whoaday), keep in mind that medications like prilosec can inhibit nutrient uptake and also interfere with some medications, so know what you're doing and if possible don't make the meds your final solution.
Alexis
Btw, I know a lot of people with TMS have problems with the whole aging experience. During recovery from TMS a lot of people seem to go through a period where they want to believe aging is all in people's heads. But...I'm afraid that ability to digest certain foods does dimish with age. So it may, at least at some point, be the case you can't eat what you did at 15. |
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Whoaday
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Posted - 07/28/2010 : 20:48:38
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Thank you Alexis and TennisTom.
Dave talked about it being ok to have some stuff to help. I have taken everything...I am one of those people that once I have the symptoms stuff i take wont get rid of it...it typically goes away on its own...I am in on the anxiety stuff but I am on VACA i wouldnt have thought that to be so stressful but I think lots of people have these issues on vaca...I dont know I have tried EVERYTHING nothing seems to help cept alka seltzer
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alexis
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Posted - 07/28/2010 : 20:54:58
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Originally posted by Whoaday
I am in on the anxiety stuff but I am on VACA i wouldnt have thought that to be so stressful but I think lots of people have these issues on vaca...I dont know I have tried EVERYTHING nothing seems to help cept alka seltzer
When I had "RSI" my symptoms got much worse on vaca. I realized later that it was, for a few reasons, actually more stressful than my everyday life.
My update to my above post btw crossed with your posting - I try not to make substantive changes after there's been a response but in this case just missed on timing...hope it didn't confuse. |
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tennis tom
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Posted - 07/28/2010 : 20:57:52
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Originally posted by Whoaday
...I am in on the anxiety stuff but I am on VACA i wouldnt have thought that to be so stressful but I think lots of people have these issues on vaca...
Whoaday
If you go to the link below, and click on the Holmes-Rahe test, you can find out where "VACA's" rate on the list of TMS stressors.
TAKE THE HOLMES-RAHE STRESS TEST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale
Some of my favorite excerpts from _THE DIVIDED MIND_ :
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2605
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Whoaday
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Posted - 06/11/2011 : 09:42:32
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Hey guys,
It's been a while! I am sure there is no new news on the pelvic pain front but I am still struggling with it...along with muscle issues, specifically in the back. I am working with a therapist now and learning to contain my thoughts. I have been doing a lot of research on neural plasticity...which is the process by which your brain can change based on your thoughts...i.e. negative thoughts = neural pathways that cause pain...positive thoughts = breaking the bond of the negative pathways and creating new positive neural pathways which fight pain or change the way we view pain. It's an ongoing struggle. Any of you still struggling with the pelvic pain have anymore thoughts.
All the research still indicated you need someone to stick their finger up your bum to rub trigger points to release tight muscles. I did that for the better part of a year and 5,000 plus dollars later I am still struggling. Any thoughts?
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