Let's talk about hypnotizing our gut, drinking strange magical plants from Borawhoranora, finding ways to write off a stress free maintenance free beach villa as a health expense and other fun ways to manage and reduce stress colitis flare ups!

Stress + colitis = the f word.
Flare ups.
Flare ups are a painful, brutal return of your symptoms. In the middle of a flareup you feel like there is no end in sight! Will it last days or weeks? Who knows! It's a surprise!
Some surprises aren't that great.
"Hey glad you've been doing and feeling great and following every rule and eating every food you should. I've decided to send my love."--your colon
Flare ups are painful reminders that our colon likes to be in charge...not us! Many things can trigger a flare up but most commonly flare ups may be caused by:
- Overreaction of your immune system
- Stress
- Not taking medication
- Pain medications like ibuprofen, aspirin or naproxen
- Antibiotics
- Smoking/Drinking
- Food
- Travel
- Overreaction of your immune system
- Being off schedule (not sleeping as well, time changes, schedule changes)
- Just because! --I'm adding that one because sometimes there is NO reason at all and you are following everything you should and then your colon decides to send it's love! With a not so pretty bow.
"I've just changed my eating status to 'it's complicated.'"--meme
There are times that you probably have a good idea of what caused your flare up.
And it starts with an S.
Stress is the ugly dirty word of the day.
But just like being told to exercise through a colitis flare up (advice from someone I'm prettttty sure has never had colitis)...the advice for dealing with stress and colitis is about the same.
"Trust me, this ancient mango looking thing from deep in the forest of Borawhoranora will immediately cure your stress AND colitis."--my own personal quote
Hurray for stress! Finding the root of a flare up can cause you stress enough! And there are times during a flare up I would take ANY magical potion to stop a flare up. Being told to "relax" or "do deep breathing" can almost seem like an insult. Kind of like being told to exercise when you've been renting the bathroom for the entire day. You need relief NOW.
Can your write a stress free maintenance free beachside villa off as a mandatory health expense?
There are some BETTER realistic ways to manage your stress during a colitis flare up when stress is not going away anytime soon.
Hypnotizing Your Gut
Stress Reduction Therapy
Medication
In the Moment Stress Reduction
Feel it, Deal with it then Table It For Another Time
Give Yourself A Break
What are the best ways you've found to reduce stress and colitis flare ups?
You know you.
And that means you know what is working (and not working) for you.
So shoot me a DM and let me know what's working for you. We're all here to support each other!
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