For the past 8 years, I've had tremendous difficulty drinking hot liquids. I was once engaged a long time ago and after I broke off the relationship, I could only manage to drink hot soy chai, for about a month or maybe more. I was too stressed to actually eat anything. It was a long time ago and the weeks passed in a blur. My Second Cup Cafe, soy chai kick, ended when drinking a cup of it on the way to a rotation at the montreal childrens, I suddenly couldn't hold it down.
After that I could not only no longer drink soy chai, but I couldn't drink any hot liquids at all. This was the ultimate punishment as I used to be crazy about herbal teas and soups, especially in the frigid montreal winters. I used to wake up in the morning and drink a cup of hot water and lemon without fail, and at any one time you could easily find 15 or more celestial seasonings teas in my kitchen cupboard. My favourite was the apple cinnamon blend tisane.
The year before last I tried testing myself a little bit and found that on occasion, the rare occasion, I could sip a tiny little bit of tea to wet my mouth or enjoy a special kind of thick soup very slowly and manage it. But more often than not I found myself around the corner revisiting it like a cow with four stomachs within ten minutes.
I attributed it to a hyperactive esophagus, or perhaps a mild case of barretts esophagus that could be related to a high stress lifestyle compounded by recent lifestyle triggers.
All of a sudden, I've noticed that if I'm careful I can drink clean herbal teas again. Not always and not black teas but ginger or nana made with clean mineral water and honey seems to settle with me once again.
Maybe it's a sign that some of the pressures squeezing me before have eased and the wonderful and progressive aspects to my life have multiplied. I love my work and the balance that I've struck which addresses my specific interests and presents me with specific challenges on a day to day basis on managerial, academic, and clinical fronts.
About Me
- Shawna
- No longer late twenties (dirty thirties have arrived)Canadian in Israel loving the diversity of the middle east and determined to spite it all and make that small differance while hoping and working feverishly for change and peace all at once.
3 comments:
OK I have issues with acid reflux and have been told that it is byproduct of my anxiety disorder. Once that happens then extremely hot or cold liquids can set the esophagus into a tailspin.
It seems like in the past few years the medical community is getting a better grip on how this all works in ration to anxiety. Sometimes I can't tell if I am having reflux or a panic attack. Both cause symptoms that are very similar.
But barretts esophagus is usually a condition caused by GERD. So you may want to keep an eye on your esophagus as you get older. the acid can do awful things to it. Mine is more under control now that I am better at managing my panic disorder.
did you get prescribed any of the Z series H2 blockers? I don't seem to need it now, but you're right...unchecked these issues could get out of control. Glad yours is well managed.
I was given H2 blockers and for awhile they worked but the real progress came once I calmed my anxiety disorder.
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