Most of us know, like it or not, that the healing of chronic interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder or pelvic pain requires changes occur in lifestyle behavior patterns(LBP) Those favorites that we hold dearly just don’t serve us very well and are the instigators of what got us in trouble in the first place As I talked about in the past, nutrition heads that list of LBP’s that get us headed in the wrong direction, but how we combine foods, how we rest(when to go to bed and when to get up), how we exercise, how much fluids we drink during the day, all play a role, believe it or not, in our progress toward dealing with our IC
So we take on these LBP’s and we’ve started our journey And we’re doing pretty well But then something happens to derail our firm intentions
The festivities with family and friends during the two weeks around Christmas, although a great break from work, can be disruptive to those firm intentions that we have set around these new LBP If you think you’re all alone in this one, just ask some of your friends in your IC support group about this
Any disruption in regular schedule whether it be from traveling or festivities sets us back on our LBP intentions This is why traveling is becoming so strenuous and Vata aggravating It causes our loss of normal schedules that is stressful and eventually hard on the physiology I know of many avoid travel like the plague and have severely tapered their schedules just for this very reason(change in routine to make it to the airport, eating out with airport food, change in time zones and biological clock times to name just a few)
But the disuption doesn’t end with travel Change in sleep schedule, eating times, types of foods(difficult to place your order for different food combinations or the limitation of certain foods that you’re trying to avoid) are hard to control and hence the LBP resolutions that you’ve been working on are now on the back burner
One can only do what what one can do Accept that and it will calm your Pitta frustration fi you have some
1 When you’re traveling practice try just doing 5min of pranayama…or just do a minute(whatever you can do)….to keep yourself from feeling like you’re a failure because you haven’t done anything for a week or two And when you arrive at your destination try to get into your sleeping and exercise routines as much as possible
2 Take a list of foods along with you that you want to avoid and then when surveying the various foods on the table you know you’re going to avoid those particular foods or combinations
3 Restoring your LBP rhythm when you get back from the travels or festivities as soon as possible is another step to keep you from getting siderailed and beginning those old LBP that you know don’t support your healing
Best of luck having fun Love DB
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