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It seems a few of you are checking out this blog. Wow! I'll try to write more often than every other week...Update on the last two weeks: first week was OK, then hormones spiked big-time and I went into a few days of total constipation. What a drag. On top of that, I had missed the previous month's cycle, so I think the spike was more severe than usual. I was quite unhappy.
Now I am out of that spike, and have gotten some advice from my sister and a friend, both say I should try the progesterone creme, that it will lessen the spiking of hormonal changes. I will start that next week. My friend said to apply daily 3 weeks, off one week. My sister said 2:2. I'll go the 2:2 since the biochemistry is similar...
Other items of interest include changing my probiotic and altering the amount of magnesium yet again.
I was taking a probiotic that included bifidus, and just found out that this strain can be problematic. I stopped taking it and switched to another probiotic that came highly recommended. So far I am doing quite well. But this week I am doing well in general, so I cannot attribute that solely to the probiotic. Let's just say there are no adverse effects.
As for the magnesium, I upped intake to 600 mg for two days at the end of last week's constipation jag, in order to help my system regain some regularity. It worked. I am now at 500 mg, and will continue that for another two days, then go to 400 for a week or two, then back to the stasis 300.Last night I ate too much at dinner. I was a little piggy. We had some of my favorite foods, so I greedily ate and ate... Paid for it, too. Didn't sleep well b/c my tummy was busy digesting. For me, it's that right side juncture where small and large intestines meet, and valves open and close and all sorts of narrow passages intertwine, that gets clogged up. That is where gas will stagnate and block any other activity. It can be quite painful. In the past, before diet changes and lifestyle changes, I would get these incredible pains there - I thought I had an appendicitis attack, it was that painful!
I was able to move readily this morning, lucky me! And am waiting for second round. But I still feel the pain. It is not like it used to be, but too much food at once, or even over a whole day, and my system goes into reaction big time.
I guess I should stop pigging forever...
[sigh]Namaste.
posted by LST 3/21/2002 07:03:39 AM
20.3.02
I am learning much these days. About my digestive system, my endocrine and hormone system, my emotional baggage and resulting behavior patterns.... you name it, I'm on that learning curve!It all fits like a puzzle of course! My job is to figure out which pieces go where. This is becoming easier with practice. (duh).
So, as I learn more about my psyche and about how my body operates, I can put these together to realize cellular memory patterns. Once I can do that I can delve more into old 'traumas', relive the events in my memory and discard not only the emotional and psychic patterns but the more important cellular patterns.
Did you know the body's cells have a memory? And, that this memory retains knowledge of EVERYTHING that has ever happened to you? Well, that's exactly what happens. So, while there might be a trauma from early childhood that one has emotionally filed away (forgotten), the body retains the memory and we act/react based on that knowledge. We are emotionally 'unconscious' of this.
Certain types of traumas lodge in particular parts of the anatomy, so if one is prone to pelvic and/or digestive, that has a relationship with specific types of events or emotional relationships from one's chidlhood.
I am examining these aspects of my life in order to better manage my IBS, in order to better heal whatever trauma my body is holding on to. I figure any kind of healing exercise will be positive. In addition to this aspect, I am reading much in the positive energy literature and attempting to apply what I read on a weekly or biweekly timetable. These exercises are propelling me into some 'core' areas in my psyche. Some early childhood memories have flooded in and they are not especially pleasant.
Oh well.
While the memories are not pleasant, I admit that I am so happy and content with my life these days that I am able to learn and not overreact. This is phenomenal! Never before have I been so calm. Anyway I am forgiving myself and whomever else needs it - none of us were enlightened, none of us understood the ramifications of our actions and reactions, therefore we must forgive, let go, and move on (to perfect health).
The only part I am unsure about is how one goes about discarding the old no-longer-needed cellular memories. I will find out soon b/c I will ask an expert or two!
Maybe just letting go of memories that have been held in all my life...
Maybe letting go, period.
Hmmmm.TTYL.
posted by LST 3/20/2002 02:41:26 PM