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headaches and stomach aches!!!
for the past week and a half, I have been getting stomach aches. but, starting on saturday, i got headaches. this is what it has been like since friday:
friday: stomach ache/cramps
saturday: head ache
sunday: stomach ache/cramps
today: head ache!!
i went to the doctor and he is like it's physcosomatic (im imagning it) but i'm not! this is so annoing i can't enjoy myself. i tried pepto-bismol and all that crap! no help. i used to get bad head aches so i got an mri but nothing is wrong. so what should i do?
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Dear Headache & Stomach Ache,
You've misunderstood what "psychosomatic" means. It is estimated that over 80% of all illnesses are psychosomatic in nature, which means that the mind-body connection is real.
The mind-body connection is powerful, and to say that something is "psychosomatic" is an out-dated response. I'm surprised your doctor would say this to you without further explaining this important topic.
For most of us, when we're upset we'll get head or stomach aches, or when depressed our body will hurt all over, or overly anxious & worried we'll get stomach ulcers, and the list goes on! It also holds true that when we're excited and expecting something good to happen, we feel great physically. Keep in mind which symptoms show up is different for everyone, but this conversation happens with all of us. It's very real, and this connection can help us figure out what in our life needs our attention when the symptoms are painful in nature.
It's only when we are cut off from the mind-body connection that we become alienated to this specific mind-body conversation, if you will. You see, this very intelligent connection signals us with symptoms like aches and pains. If we ignore the symptoms long enough, eventually a disease will develop that we can't ignore without dire consequences.
If you'd like to learn more about this very real and interesting connection, I know the library has many good books, or you could Google "mind-body connection" and find some interesting articles. At any rate, I hope this helps.
I wish you well,
Earth Mother
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I get this all the time; my doctor thought I was imagining it too. To this day they have run dozens of tests and found nothing, they claim theyre just " growing pains " My mom admited she got them when she was my age too, but not near as bad as me. They tested her and she has a breakoff of Chron's diesease. (It's not like, a serious as Chrons, but its similar ) And they think I might be developing it too. I'm sorry I cannot remember the scientific name for it! Um, But just ask your doctor if it might be a more serious condition they're over looking. Ask your mom if anyone in your family tree has had these problem.
THINGS YOU CAN DO:
I use heating pads when my stomach hurts they help alot. I stay away from sugary foods cause I find that they make my stomah ache worse. Drink ALOT of water when you get a stomach ache, they usually make me have to go to the bathroom, and when I drink water it flushes all the "waste" and pain outa my system much quicker.
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