ME/CFS gut, hip and anxiety symptoms, somewhat better after meditation and foam rolling
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2022
In their words
- Now: Somewhat better
I have had a recent highly stressful event cause some odd digestive issues. ... I pulled myself out by mindfulness meditation and am slowly realizing how many muscle knots I have along my illiopsoas muscles and hip and glutes. ... It's been a few weeks now but am beginning to see improvements.
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Summary
They described a recent highly stressful event that brought odd digestive issues, tight hip flexor and psoas muscles and extreme anxiety and stress, forming a negative feedback loop with their gut. Mindfulness meditation pulled them out of the loop, and after a few weeks of stretches and heavy foam rolling on their glutes, hips and trigger points they were beginning to see improvements, with more to come.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- mindfulness meditation · Helped
I was essentially in a big negative feedback loop with my gut, tight hip flexor/psoas muscles and extreme anxiety and stress. I pulled myself out by mindfulness meditation
In context ↗ - stretches · Helped
I have been researching and finding different stretches that have been very helpful
In context ↗ - foam rolling · Not said
foam rolling like crazy on my glutes and hip and trigger points
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Approaches: Mind-body practices
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | highly stressful event set off gut issues, tight psoas and extreme anxiety in a feedback loopI was essentially in a big negative feedback loop with my gut, tight hip flexor/psoas muscles and extreme anxiety and stress.In context ↗ | |
| early 2022 | pulled out of the loop with mindfulness meditation, then stretches and foam rollingI pulled myself out by mindfulness meditation ... It's been a few weeks now but am beginning to see improvements.In context ↗ | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
| 2022-01-15 | still improving slowly |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
I have had a recent highly stressful event cause some odd digestive issues.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
extreme anxiety and stress
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