Every once in a while I like to spotlight a question that comes from the community that brings up a particular aspect of IC that has not been addressed in previous blogs Here is such a question on emotions and discussion about the issue
Is there an emotional or suppressed emotion aspect of the disease? Have you seen psychosomatic types of patterns, would you recommend psychotherapy? Also, is there a connection between low back pain and ic, if so should i treat the energy blockage in my back to heal the ic?
A thought plus a feeling in the body is an emotion Emotions just like food need to be properly digested If not they lead to unprocessed material called ama Yes, that’s right The same material that is unprocessed due to low digestive fire that we have been talking about produced physically in the gut, is similarly processed in the mind
When emotions are repressed it can create a opening for more disruption of the mind leading to a vicious cycle where more imbalances in emotional well being can be created
Since the mind and body are one and cannot be separated(mind is body, body is mind) all dis-ease is psychosomatic, whether it’s IC, fibromyalgia, IBS, GERD, or diabetes It’s just at times the psychological symptoms are more prominent or become more prominent At times psychotherapy can be helpful for such conditions but should always be done in conjunction with other energy science treatment options
Mental ama is real and leads to a confused mind, poor decision making, loss of clarity, indecision, poor concentration, poor goal direction, fear, anxiety, insecurity, anger, impatience, lethargy, and depression
The treatment of mental ama begins with following nutritional guidelines for your energy makeup and herbs to improve physical and emotional digestion
As you may recall one of the energy patterns that become involved in IC is Vata, the energy pattern of movement and is prominent in symptoms due to the mobile quality This is expressed as frequency of urination, getting up at night, urgency to urinate, leakage of urine when trying to make it to the restroom, and self described “small bladder capacity”
Since low back pain is also a symptom of Vata imbalance it makes complete sense that low back pain and bladder symptoms go together As a matter of fact this is not an uncommon presentation to an orthopedist or urologist but is passed over as a neurogenic cause which it is not
The treatment of Vata imbalance is quite broad but suffice it to say here that using externally applied medicated oil to the low back can be quite helpful in relieving symptoms
All the best in your journey toward wellness DB
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