Today is Day 3

Day 3 of no pain at all in my side.

And this is after a weekend of extensive drinking, not eating very well and starting (you know STARTING).

This is also the first week where I am not overwhelmed, don't have school, don't have a hugemongous wedding coming up. I have absolutely nothing (but work) to do. I am totally exhausted from last week, but otherwise I feel ok. I am going to the bathroom one to two times a day. And I haven't been taking Chia at all either.

I'll have to keep updating to see if this sticks. If it does, that means that the entirety of my problems were stress and anxiety........



i.n.t.e.r.e.s.t.i.n.g.....

So here I am now, May 7th, 2013

I gave up on those medications before I got through a month. It was uncomfortable and didn't eliminate any of the pain. What was the point? I was miserable.

I made a few realizations and decisions:

1. I went off of bc about 2 years ago. I believe this had a lot to do with how I was feeling outside of being constipated. Just the general exhaustion, feeling like crap, other subtle changes. So I decided to try and go back and see how that makes me feel.

It has actually helped. I believe I had some sort of hormonal imbalance. Which is not surprising since I was on it for 11 years straight. Probably not a fix, but right now I need to face one battle at a time. I am not nearly as exhausted all the time, nor do I feel like poo!

2. Realization: I had a really bad fall off of a horse about 3 years ago. We flipped over a jump. I got launched too and when I landed I had contorted my body in such a way that I landed on my shoulder on one side and my hip on the opposing side. I am wondering if this could have cause some damage to something inside me. Whether it be nerve or possibly twisting up some innards.

3. I feed my horse this stuff called Chia. Yes, it's the same stuff you make Chia pets from. Properly known as

Salvia hispanica

Plant

Salvia hispanica, commonly known as chia, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala.

It's amazing stuff. It has so many beneficial qualities to it for animals. I have fed it to America for over a year and have had great results all the way from his digestion to his feets. I don't know why I didn't put together that it could possibly have benefits for me as well!

So I have added this into my diet. I add it to my protein shake in the morning.

Here is what I do: 

the night before, soak:
2 TBS of chia in 8-10 TBS of water. (I generally use the 1:5 ratio)

In the morning:
1 scoop of whey protein-chocolate
Chia (it will have GROWN  into a gel as it has absorbed all of the water added)
1 cup of milk
Ice cubs

Mix it all up in the blender and VOILA, Chocolate Chia Smoothie.


And it has helped a lot. I am not nearly as constipated. And I am having normal BMs. It hasn't eliminated the pain though. But at least, I don't have to deal with diarrhea as well. I am hoping if I stick with this that maybe that pain will eventually go away. But the pain isn't constant, and has now started to be more frequent at night, than during the day.

I don't know. I have come up with so many possibilities of what is wrong.

Horrible Constipation
Twisted Bowels
Diverticulitis
Multiple diseases

Just to name a few. Gotta love the internet.


So here is a website that shows some of the benefits of Chia Seeds:
13 awesome reasons to eat chia every day


One disclaimer, I highly suggest soaking them. Especially if you suffer from any sort of digestive issue. They absorb a lot of water so you want them to soak up and expand before you eat them.

I think I am going to switch to Almond Milk and see if that helps even more.

Fingers Crossed.