I have not posted since I moved to the US one month ago. Since my arrival I have eaten only good fresh organic foods. There has been no binging and no depression… in spite of my health problems that can get quite severe. My bones hurt. Not ordinary arthritis, but injuries compounded through hard times, six months of malnutrition, and bad food.
But I found a pain medication that I can tolerate… and I found Blue Water. There is water they bottle in beautiful cobalt blue and sell at the Italian market. Since starting to drink 2 litres of this a day, and getting plenty of rest, I have enjoyed hours and whole days of pain-free ness and well-being.
My food problem is a reflection of my emotional health. When I feel alone, out of control, that no one appreciates me, and/or depressed I either do not eat at all or I have (in the past) been a binge eater. At times it has been the predominating condition of my life.
But for now I am enjoying my reprieve. Thank you to Eat4Today.
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I’m so glad you’re having a reprieve.
Did this site inspire you to drink more water, or was it those pretty blue bottles that did it?
Don’t quite know how I’m allowed to post on your comment…. but yes and no. It was a nurse practitioner who told me to help my circulation and very bad case of edema I should drink 2 litres of water every morning. I have vein and circulation problems, and bone problems. I AM actually in the watch out for stroke and heart attack group.
The blue bottles…. it’s called “Blu Italy”…. made it special. Kind of like a very nice thing to do. And it is. Plain, lemon and lime… maybe there are others.
suskind — I’m so used to watching for new comments, it didn’t even occur to me there was a new article!
I’m glad you found tolerable pain medication. My Mother-in-Law just found something she can stand and it’s made a world of difference to her. She’s almost like her old self already.
I know what you mean about emotions affecting how you eat. I’ve had that happen to me. I seem to be freed from that pattern now that I’m not relating to food in the same way.
I don’t feel like eating is a reward. So, it isn’t a punishment either. I’ll have to think about how to say that.
May your reprieve continue forever. {{suskind}} I’m glad you’re here.
The meds my doctor put me on were so strong they were in the opiate family. But since i just arrived, and there is medical insurance to sort out, I don’t have a perscribing physician. I’m taking some meds my sister recommended… she has rheumatoid arthritis…. and making do on super strength anti-inflammatory advil for pain.n It’s just at night that my legs really hurt so much it keeps me awake. Can you tell me what your mother-in-law suffers from and what meds she found are good?
And thanks for welcoming me back to Eat4today.
Hi, suskind! good to see you here!
What pain medication are you taking?
There must be something to this 2 liters of water thing, kbird swears by it. I am trying to increase my consumption but cannot yet claim 2 liters.
Suskind congrats on the reprieve and meds. It’s not easy finding something your body can tolerate and works.
By opiate family you mean narcotic ones? I take oxycontin and percocet and like them, the only problem is, I never know if they will make me feel chatty and wide awake, or drowsy! It is always a surprise.
If you are not able to get prescriptions right now, have you tried Valerian root to help you sleep?