Hi Raea, Congratulations on your gig. If you start to worry about not playing well, remember that this place books big names and they are accustomeded to spotting talent - they obviously know you and...
Thank you everyone! Today I tried a couple of techniques - I sat quietly and practiced deep breathing - inhale for a count of 5, exhale for 5 - the counting seems to keep my mind from wandering too...
I actually stumbled upon the anxiety forum while scouring healingwell about IBD. I am practically convinced that my IBD is anxiety/panic induced and am addressing this. My mind/body connection is...
Thanks for the advice, Meg. I have no idea what type of therapy the psych practices, but she is the only psych at the expat hospital here, so I am going to try it. Also, I will research the different...
Hi All, I am new to this site and would like to ask questions, please. Are there techniques that can be taught to help with panic and anxiety? Can you briefly describe them? What medications are most...
I have been trying to manage my symptoms with OTC meds and I have gone off then cold turkey (3 days ago). I am now drinking 2 Yakult (a probiotic, yougurt-type drink) every day (100ml x 2) and taking...
Hi - I am new to healingwell, having found it when searching for info relating to IBD. I am becoming convinced that my anxiety/panic materializes in the form of IBD...we moved from Tokyo to Beijing...
I am almost certain that stress AT LEAST exacerbates my IBD, and may have caused it to begin with! First flare was less than 2 months after moving from Tokyo to Beijing. I loved Tokyo and would go...
We are frequent fliers and have never had any problems with scripts or OTC. Possibly these are famous last words... Bon Voyage! Belle...
I also want to know the answer to this - I have only seen the faintest tinge of blood in the year that I have had UC symptoms, but mucous is copious, even when all other symptoms are practically...
Not sure about meds and alcohol, but I do know having more than a couple of drinks really upsets my UC! Cheers, Belle...
Hi Teezy Wrote a post for you on UC site, too. I have only suffered with UC since relocating from Tokyo to Beijing - less than a year. I am not using any traditional meds and am managing pretty well...
Hi Teezy - I tried to PM you, but the option doesn't seem to be available on your profile. Also, your e-mail is unavailable. Please feel free to e-mail me, I have added my e-mail to my profile....
Hi Peety and Antigua9, Thanks for the replies. Peety, you are probably right that I would benefit from food sensitivity testing, which may be difficult to arrange in Beijing. I will ask around,...
Symptoms began in autumn of 2007. I am having flares that last for 2-7 days, with varying frequency. Sometimes asymptomatic for weeks (4-5) and then have a couple of flares a month. A flare for me...
Hi Beth75, If this is too "off topic" for this forum, feel free to e-mail me. I will check my profile after I write this and make sure I allow e-mail... Anyway - my husband went for years without a...
Hi Hekela, Thanks for the note. Yes, there are 2 obvious differences in Beijing - obviously the much publicized air-pollution - and also it is very, very dry here. I can't imagine the humidity (or...
Hello Everyone, I am a newbie - both to the site and to UC. In the coming days, I plan to search the archives and familiarize myself with the ins-and-outs of UC. I am wondering if anyone could...
Hi Beth75, My husband has had MCD for almost 30 years (he is 42) and while he has been in remission for several years, I am curious about the Remicade idea. What is the theory on why/how it affects...
Hi, I am new to the forum and I live in Beijing. We travel quite a bit and have never had any problem with medicines of any kind. I only use OTC meds for my UC, but my husband has a chronic illness...