yesterday was a good day, I ate and drank what I wanted, was in a good head space and kept busy.
Then in today came along
stomach pain/ bloating/ tearful.
my poor daughter kept out of my way and hubby just looked at me and had that "oh hear we GO AGAIN" look on his face
worst bit is I WANT to get my hormones checked but it's soo expensive and hubby has wiped his hands of giving me any more Money to treat this problem " THAT DOESNT EXIST BECAUSE THE DR SAID SO.."
So im back in that head space of What's wrong with me, am I dying bla bla and now I'm having a drink.... I shouldn't but sometimes feel that's all that gets me through.
Hello hun. ! I'm so sorry you're having such a rough time, right there with you aswell. I sympathise with the hubby bit, mines a bit like that everything's about him and he gets fed up with me saying ' oh god my stomach hurts' all the time - he turns his back on me. This weekend all ive had is porridge with water for breakfast lunch and dinner and small amounts , how damm boring but this morning the bloating has gone down and the pain is a little better but still there, so do I eat porridge forever ! It's all a nightmare and depressing and most of the time just want to stay in bed under the duvet. Hope you feel better soon, hugs Lou xx
Ok well maybe il just eat porridge Tom too! And yes I'm serious
silly husbands, they have no idea but in the same breath I do get it As much as I hate to admit that..
Actually il take miso soup to work tom too, not sure how porridge will go down. My bosses are always giving me grief about how skinny I am. Not from lack of trying
Yes it's all so hard for us and having to work does not help, dragging ourselves out of the door in the mornings is just horrible when we feel so wretched and awful, it really is so hard. I wish things were easier for us, anxiety, stomach pain and issues , severe fatigue, aches and pains, no sleep, masses of other issues that debilitate us on a daily basis that get us down so much is hard to bear and yet we somehow carry on - we are strong and cling to the Hope that one day this nightmare will be over and we will regain what we had before all this started.........off to work now so message you later, take good care of yourself xx
Hello Ella, I went through the exact maybe worse symptoms as you. My friend turned me on to flax seed oil and a pill called Hot Flash, made of herbs that literally worked after a week of taking them. I'm not sure where you're located but if you can get your hands on some flax seed oil and those pills it will help with all the craziness of the this debilitating time in our lives. I also take st. John's wort for depression and anxiety. I hope this helps and it's cheaper than going to the doctor.
Thanks patra. Funnily enough I just took two flaxseed pills. Hoping they will help with inflammation. Started St. John's today too. I will look up the other hot flash one too. thank you for the ideas , it's good to hear they have helped you
And thanks lou. I hope you have a good day at work
lim in exactly the same poison as yourself Hun .......Hi by the way.....
since I have entered the peri my stomach pains have become much more painful....and even to the point where I sometimes carnt sleep because the pain is quite intense......I'm currently lying here with my buddy Mr Hot Water bottle to ease some of the pain......I have come on my period this morning and found that my stomach hurts like hell on entering a period along with awful Migranes!!!!!!!!!.
i do try and eat healthy, but I still get this flipping awful painful stomach with or without period.
i wrote a post to about the pain I got under my breat rib abit back and feedback was amanse of people Gall stone bladder!!!
somtimes I feel hey another peri issue? Let's go to the GP! Carnt keep running to the GP every 5 seconds can we!
this forum is a blessing
but I'm going to visit my GP on this sometimes the pain is so awful.....
how about you? How r u today....I'm from the UK......where r u from?
Hi Shelley . I'm sorry for you but glad I'm not alone! Peri here too. I keep thinking are our tummy probs a symptom OF perimen and not to worry or is the Peri CAUSING actual digestive problems??..
FYI I saw a gastroenterologist and he said its common to see women with menopause presenting with our issues.
I'm in NEw Zealand
And yeh omg I use my hottie soo much. Only prob is its the hottest part of summer here! Ps I often think the hottie makes the gut pains worse :s
I was feeling the tummy ache again, I was told kefir helps, so I bought some blackberries added them to the kefir I feel a little better. Kefir or peppermint tea or candy help. I prefer candy but I'm out. My tummy ache has gone away after 5minutes of eating it. Pretty good.
Oh I really want to try kefir. But it's pricey over here. $25 a small bottle. I brought start kefir sachets but just can't bring myself in 30 deg heat conceive of making it out of milk and not have it go off ! I will buy some though. I'm trying to really get into the gut healing foods. I even heard the gut is responsible in part of hormone production. So impaired gut means impaired hormones. Crazy huh. Warrants investigating though I think..
Yes, but I felt a little anxiety while it was going through my system, a hot flush then it all stopped. A few minutes later I started eating some pistachios stomach seems to be fine.
Sorry to hear of your pain. You are not alone. I get the stomach pains ( burning) anxiety to name a few. My husband thinks the some has yours. At times I feel like I'm the only one in the world feeling this way. Doctor keeps telling me to find things to do so I don't think about it.
Oh my goodness, this is like reading about my life! Thank goodness for porridge, I have little appetite for much else most of the time, although I'm now starting to wonder if it could be the porridge that's upsetting me as it's high in fibre? It really is like a living nightmare & it feels like it's never going to end. I, like ellacraig, am also constantly being reminded how thin & unwell I look, it's not very helpful. At least I'm not alone & judging by others posts I'm not imagining it & going mad, it certainly felt like i was! xx
Hello Sheree, poor you and yes poor all of us ! This is all just so horrible for us all to go through - ive tried just about everything now to try and stop these symptoms except HRT because of migraines, can't eat this - can't eat that ! If it's not one thing that's upsetting me it's something else, ive tried mega vitamins, vitamin e, c, cod liver oil ( yuk ) the list goes on and I'm fed up with spending lots of money on things that don't work for ME, but for other women they may work wonders. My tummy hasn't been too bad today I must admit BUT ive had nothing to eat apart from boring porridge first thing ! Craving nice things but can't because I'll pay for it later. So today's symptoms are fatigue, wobbly head, spaced out, achy, and yes like you people say to me ' oh you look so tired and pale ' Uugghh thanks ! If anyone knows the cure for all this and how to get some sleep for maybe four or five hours I'd love to know, and to top it all health anxiety is through the roof aswell , such a happy person arnt I !! ........I'm coming back as my cat next time, at least he gets some sleep ! xx
Me too! I seem to spend my life in Holland & Barrat spending silly amounts on money on this vitamin & that complex, or on-line reading up on the next best thing which as you say seems to work miracles for others but has no effect on me. My last resort is now trying the birth control pill, which at 48 seems a bit mad but I'm hoping it will settle my hormones down, I also suffer with migraines & I'm anemic so hopefully it will help with those too. It's funny you should mention your cat, I have three little dogs & I was only saying to my mum yesterday what a lovely peaceful life they have I hope you feel better soon, in fact I hope we both feel better soon, I have been trying to meditate for five minutes a day as I'm told this is good for anxiety & stress, which as yours, mine is rediculously high at the moment. I've never tried it before & I have no idea if I'm doing it right, but I will literally try anything at the moment!! x
Oh how lovely having the dogs - how do you find the energy to walk them !! I used to have dogs, in fact I had dogs for over 20 years. rescue ones and boarder collies, at one point I like you had three at the same time and one used to fight with the others and had to be kept in separate rooms and I couldn't walk them together without almost having a war ! so I had to take them all out separately, one then the other and so on so one walk would take me about four hours ! Mind you it kept me fit - sadly when the last one passed away I said no more and went down the cat route, unfortunately my cat hates me and attacks me as and when he feels like it but adores my husband ! I used to let him sleep on the bed ( the cat that is ) but he used to attack me at 3am regularly so I stopped that ! as long as I don't look at him or touch him he's fine ! Uugghh .......
Yes meditation seems like a good idea and I hope it helps you, try anything eh ! aaahhhh ! Also I have heard good things about the pill too u fortunately for me that would be hopeless as ive had a total hysterectomy ! ......the things we have to suffer for being a woman ! xx
