I complained for many years of stomach pain, discomfort, bloating or all kinds of stomach related issues, but somehow when I discovered the vegan lifestyle, especially and with an emphasis on raw vegan foods, I felt a lot of release of all the discomfort that I have been experienced over the years. Also, when I wanted to take it to the next level, personalized for myself of course, and I decided that I have had enough sweets and carbs, I went on a keto version so to speak of a vegan, mostly raw vegan diet and lifestyle, so what happened next? I thrived for a while until I just met a new challenge. Somethings, most things might work for a while, but then we might just need to rethink them, reshape them in order to make them work for the long term. Change is the only constant thing in life, it happends all the time, and when our bodies speak to us we must open up and listen to that inner wisdom that is coming through our amazing bodies and that is here to teach us how to live our lives to the fullest.
Starting last year I have experienced a lot of boredom, discomfort, weight fluctions and water retention on a constant basis. Something must have been going on, or otherwise I would not be going through that. I tried all the things that seemed to somehow work before in order to get back to a state of balance and flow from a nutritional and body composition perspective, things like fasting, gluten free, keto (already mentioned), coffeine free, sugar free and so on. Nothing really worked anymore, or so it seemed. I was getting more and more frustrated, more stressed and the discomfort just built up, targeting my sensitive area, as I used to call it, my stomach. Everything passes through my stomach, every food and every emotion, I can feel in my stomach too. All the stress. Felt it right there passing through my stomach, eroding stuff, making me feel sick, at some point I started eating more vegan than raw vegan foods, due to some life circumstates which I embraced at the time, I said I would give it a try. And then, it happened.
In September last year it hit me hard, it got right back at me. I honestly do not know what happened, but I had two severe episodes of enormous stomach pain, that just kicked me to the ground. I actually reconsidered all my thoughts and values regarding my nutrition and lifestyle, not to say that I would give up my vegan and raw vegan lifestyle, but when you are in that much pain, its pretty normal and healthy to ask yourselves some questions. And so did I. I went to the doctors and found nothing really trully revelant but I am glad that I did so. I find out my internal organs look perfectly normal, the blood tests also looked pretty fine, just some fine adjustments that needed to be made have been restored back to normal until the end of the year, the test for helycobacter was negative, so no bacteria, it all seemed to be working fine, from the physiological perspective, so to speak. I god some meds to release the pain, other than the two hardcore episodes of painful discomfort in my stomach, I was still feeling verry uncomftable for a month or two. I took the meds because for mild pains they kinda worked. For massive pain, nothing really worked.
The diagnosis? Gastritis, most probably. Expect for it to come at the begging of spring and automn. March and September. Most probably stress related. Take the pills for 1 – 2 weeks and you should be fine. In September I had those first gastritis crisis and I took the pills for 3 weeks I was prescribed to do so, and so I did, I was willing to do anything just to feel better. The problem is the sensitivity that those episoded brought with them. Some episodes were not so painful, just a little crisis, but still, its a signal that something is going on. Now its March, 6 months later, I entered the second season of the gastritis. I don`t know if the timing is for real, but I felt it coming, I took the pills, helped a bit and got myself a medical leave for two weeks to just mind my own body, rest relax and recover. I am verry picky with foods lately and I know why it is like that. I am affraid to go though what I have through in September. Even though the pain have been minor this time, I am willing to do the work to allow my body to just rest and heal. This time, I listened, with way more ease and grace than last time. I do not know what is going to happen next but I am willing to listen to the pain and to my body`s natural wisdom and just see what unfolds.
Our bodies have a unique, innate, inner wisdom that unfolds no matter what and in the middle of the most challenging times. Our bodies are always there for us to support us, and not just that, our bodies are trully and fully affected and hardly influenced by all the choices that we make, be them body wise, the foods we eat, and drink, emotional wise or even spiritual wise. All those matters strongly affect and our bodies will always react accordingly. So maybe, just maybe, when the body is in pain, it might just be worth it to take some time off and ask ourselves, what other parts of our being might be suffering along the way? Yes, stress affects us all, but in verry different and unique ways, and the ways in which we deal with all of it are also verry unique and individualized. Therefore, why not just listen to what the body has to say? Perhaps its been neglected for a while, perhaps its affected by our food choices, or maybe just maybe, by our emotional choices and struggles? Its all interconnected and intertwined in this world that we are living in right now and in order to be able to live life to its fullest we must be willing to listen and respond accordinly. Let our bodies lead the way towards healing, learning and growth. Its all just such a blessing in the end!
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