Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Joint Pain & Digestion Troubles

Now I'm really feeling the need to exercise. I have more energy & I'd like to expend it, but honestly my joints are saying, nay shouting: NOOOOOO!!! I'm trying to pace myself & wait till I lose another 10-20 lbs to do any high impact exercises. I keep forgetting how much this arthritis changed everything & I can't just pick up & run like I used to. It's a little frustrating to say the least.

 My belly is not bloating half as much, but I'm eating fiber like crazy & I don't think my digestion is proceeding normally. I still feel funny in the belly after every meal. I thought if I ate well, my gastroparesis would just disappear, but really I knew better than that all along.  It comes & goes as it pleases. I'm not sure what to do about it. I've been considering some kind of detox, but I don't want to waste my time, money & energy on something that won't even work. Any ideas of cheap natural detox solutions that really work?

Today I feel:

2 comments:

  1. I don't know much about detox but I do know that swimming and water aerobics are better for the joints. That might be something to consider. It's a great exercise (one of the best there is) and it's low impact. The challenge, however, is finding a swimming pool to exercise in. At least, it usually is for me.

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  2. A natural detox can be something as simple as avoiding things that are common irritants-- dairy, wheat, corn, citrus, soy, white (regular) sugar, etc. Something like that would probably take a bit more time to kick in than some of the others I've read about (like those juice ones where you buy/make all those pretty colorful juices). I have a cousin with a food blog that features many recipes that work with a detox lifestyle if you are interested: http://thediva-dish.com/baby-food/new-beginning-detox/ that post is the one where she specifically talks about detox, but there are tons of great recipes.

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