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I find that morning is my most difficult time of the day. Body aches, stomach slightly queasy, not much of an appetite, although I know I should eat. As the day progresses, I feel better, more alert, hungrier, able to do chores that in the morning would be mentally and physically harder to complete. I wonder why this is? Is it due to cortisol levels fluctuating throughout the day? Or is this the nature of the MC beast? How does everyone here feel on a daily basis? Do you find that you feel/function better in the morning, afternoon, or night?
Mandy
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Mandy,
Cortisol levels should be highest in the mornings, and since cortisol is a stimulant, we should be more active in the mornings, but I have definitely not been a morning person, ever since the advent of MC. When reacting, my pattern was exactly like yours - I would drag out of bed, make several trips to the bathroom, and hope that I would feel more like doing something in the afternoon, (and I almost always did feel better in the afternoon).
I blame that pattern on the extreme amount of energy required by the body to deal with the inflammation, and used in trying to heal the damage. I believe that most healing occurs while we are asleep, (or at least at rest), and that's why we wake up in the morning feeling as if we had been hit by a truck during the night. Also, by morning, more hours have passed without eating anything, than at any other period of the day, so the body is low on fuel, (that's why fasting blood tests to determine lipid levels are done first thing in the morning). Then, to add insult to injury, most of us get a reprieve from the bathroom merry-go-round during the night, so first thing in the morning, we have a lot of toxic substances in our colon that need to come out, usually resulting in several bathroom cycles before we can even get out of the house and get going. It all adds up to make the morning a very tough time of the day, for most of us.
At least that's the way I see it.
Tex
Cortisol levels should be highest in the mornings, and since cortisol is a stimulant, we should be more active in the mornings, but I have definitely not been a morning person, ever since the advent of MC. When reacting, my pattern was exactly like yours - I would drag out of bed, make several trips to the bathroom, and hope that I would feel more like doing something in the afternoon, (and I almost always did feel better in the afternoon).
I blame that pattern on the extreme amount of energy required by the body to deal with the inflammation, and used in trying to heal the damage. I believe that most healing occurs while we are asleep, (or at least at rest), and that's why we wake up in the morning feeling as if we had been hit by a truck during the night. Also, by morning, more hours have passed without eating anything, than at any other period of the day, so the body is low on fuel, (that's why fasting blood tests to determine lipid levels are done first thing in the morning). Then, to add insult to injury, most of us get a reprieve from the bathroom merry-go-round during the night, so first thing in the morning, we have a lot of toxic substances in our colon that need to come out, usually resulting in several bathroom cycles before we can even get out of the house and get going. It all adds up to make the morning a very tough time of the day, for most of us.
At least that's the way I see it.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I am exactly the same in the mornings. I feel dreadful. I blame delayed reactions which are still occurring in the allergic cascade. Lymphocytes are moving and calling other immune cells and antibodies & complement to do their business of attacking food antigens. I often don't seem to straighten out till 2-3pm or later. I seem to have lots of dizziness, weakness and palpitations and terrible trouble concentrating. This is not just a disease of the gut.
I'm a renowned night-owl. Maybe this has screwed with my Vit D status...
I'm a renowned night-owl. Maybe this has screwed with my Vit D status...
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Pre MC i was a happy morning person
Post MC, i get up an hour earlier than i used to, so i can feel 'ok' by the time i need to be at work.
my current morning routine which includes some yoga and a relaxed pace to get ready means that most of the time i do a BM before i go to work.
If for some reason i dont do a BM within the first couple of hours in the morning, i feel blah until the BM occurs.
in line with the other post with questions from the Newbie
Waking up with a headache and nausea is one of my common symptoms, no idea if this is MC related or endocrine related or some other system in my body that is misaligned (or a mix of all three) It can take me 24 - 36 hours to feel good again when that occurs.
Adrenals and cortisol is one of my systems that is a bit 'dodgy' (aussie slang for not quite right).
I agree with Tex, IMO alot of how well we sleep and how we feel when we awaken is linked to the levels of inflammation and how much work the body has had to do overnight for cell repair/rejeneration.
Post MC, i get up an hour earlier than i used to, so i can feel 'ok' by the time i need to be at work.
my current morning routine which includes some yoga and a relaxed pace to get ready means that most of the time i do a BM before i go to work.
If for some reason i dont do a BM within the first couple of hours in the morning, i feel blah until the BM occurs.
in line with the other post with questions from the Newbie
Waking up with a headache and nausea is one of my common symptoms, no idea if this is MC related or endocrine related or some other system in my body that is misaligned (or a mix of all three) It can take me 24 - 36 hours to feel good again when that occurs.
Adrenals and cortisol is one of my systems that is a bit 'dodgy' (aussie slang for not quite right).
I agree with Tex, IMO alot of how well we sleep and how we feel when we awaken is linked to the levels of inflammation and how much work the body has had to do overnight for cell repair/rejeneration.
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Same here. And stomach pains. Always.Waking up with a headache and nausea is one of my common symptoms
Right now I have pain and discomfort under my ribs. And it's night! Only 9 pm, but I am wiped out.
I get really, really exhausted very quickly, and by the afternoon every fiber of my being is screaming with exhaustion. Maybe it's the pain from my back and shoulder that leads to this level of tiredness after a few hours of moving around. I don't know, but my whole life is driven by my gut and my back pain.
Still, in the morning it takes me a while to get myself going.
That's a good question. I used to wake up saying, "Good Morning World!" but now I may have a headache and feel fatigued. More often, I awaken with a queasy, discombobulated stomach and have to get up to do my business. On workdays, I roll out of bed and onto my yoga mat to do a few stretches and sit ups and such. It seems to help to strengthen the core muscles around my stomach, then I read my daily meditation. Weekends I don't exercise, I spend hours cooking non-roughage, non-gluten meals which I freeze for the week ahead and then I lay around, read and nap a lot This weekend, I cooked rice noodles in a coconut-peanut sause, with carrots and chicken. I also cooked, cubed, and ate turnip which I had not eaten in years and found I do like it and it had no bad effect. Another conquest hurray!
Lesley, I'm sorry to hear your esophagus is acting up. I wish you a speedy recovery.
Lesley, I'm sorry to hear your esophagus is acting up. I wish you a speedy recovery.
CoryGut
Age 71
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis Sept. 2010
On and off Entocort(Currently Off)
Age 71
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis Sept. 2010
On and off Entocort(Currently Off)
Lesley,
It astounds me how we all navigate through food lists finding our own path and developing individual food tolerances, yet we do this in an online forum, celebrating each others successes and bemoaning all set backs. We are all different and yet the same. Sometimes I read recipes submitted by others and I cringe at ingredients like: green onions, cilantro chopped, tomatoe sause etc. because for me they spell pain. Sometimes a food I had noted was "safe" will turn on me, and my stomach rebels saying, "Today, I won't tolerate this substance!" It's not an easy road we trudge but the going gets better knowing I'm not alone on my quest anymore. I did not find any one among my friends who had ever heard of colitis let alone wants to hear about it. I'm so grateful for my online friends.
It astounds me how we all navigate through food lists finding our own path and developing individual food tolerances, yet we do this in an online forum, celebrating each others successes and bemoaning all set backs. We are all different and yet the same. Sometimes I read recipes submitted by others and I cringe at ingredients like: green onions, cilantro chopped, tomatoe sause etc. because for me they spell pain. Sometimes a food I had noted was "safe" will turn on me, and my stomach rebels saying, "Today, I won't tolerate this substance!" It's not an easy road we trudge but the going gets better knowing I'm not alone on my quest anymore. I did not find any one among my friends who had ever heard of colitis let alone wants to hear about it. I'm so grateful for my online friends.
CoryGut
Age 71
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis Sept. 2010
On and off Entocort(Currently Off)
Age 71
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis Sept. 2010
On and off Entocort(Currently Off)
I'm with Gabes here and when I'm working my call times vary, so sometimes I'm up before 4 AM, feeling like I'm drugged out and completely spacey.Post MC, i get up an hour earlier than i used to, so i can feel 'ok' by the time i need to be at work.
I am NEVER hungry in the morning, in fact the thought of food is nauseating until about mid afternoon. I pretty much eat one meal a day.
Resolved MC symptoms successfully w/L-Glutamine, Probiotics and Vitamins, GF since 8/'09. DX w/MC 10/'09.
I'm no longer hungry in the mornings. D starts as soon as I awake and usually continues until late morning or early afternoon. Then, I feel like eating lightly. I do what I absolutely must and become exhausted. Then, D starts again with little sleep. Vicious cycle. Actually do better if I seldom eat.
Brenda
Brenda
It is important to be able to sacrifice what we are for what we can become.
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Hi Brenda,
I understand, because I've been through that myself, (for many, many weeks), but the body consumes a lot of energy trying to fight the inflammation and trying to heal the damage done by gluten to the intestines, and without adequate food, (especially adequate protein), your energy, resistance, weight, and probably a few other things, (including your outlook on life), will continue to decline. Homemade chicken soup, (gluten-free), was my main course for the day, on many days, and it kept me going.
Tex
I understand, because I've been through that myself, (for many, many weeks), but the body consumes a lot of energy trying to fight the inflammation and trying to heal the damage done by gluten to the intestines, and without adequate food, (especially adequate protein), your energy, resistance, weight, and probably a few other things, (including your outlook on life), will continue to decline. Homemade chicken soup, (gluten-free), was my main course for the day, on many days, and it kept me going.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
On days when I needed more energy than just broth would give me, (or if I wanted a little variety), I added some rice.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.