hi everyone,


Something very strange happened to me today. This morning, after i had eaten a bowl of hot cereal, with raw honey and coconut oil mixed in (which, by the way, i've done a hundred times before), I had a strange reaction, and i don't know if it was from what i ate, or from anxiety, bec. I've read that what happened COULD be from anxiety. OK, let me explain.........

about 20 minutes or so, after eating the hot cereal, i was standing up, looking through some mail .... not bending over in any strange position, just standing up. SUDDENLY, i began to get this strange kind of "tightening" feeling in my abdomen, on the sides of my abdomen, and down on that lower abdominal muscle (I call it the "sling" muscle, bec. it acts like a sling undergirding your abdomen)....it began to slowly tighten, then, it worked it's way around my waist on both sides, and made it's way around my lower back, to the spine .... it was a slow tightening, there was NO PAIN, just a WEIRD strange "feeling", and it made me panic, because it felt as though it was going to keep tightening! I had to sit down on the couch, and bend over, and just sort of let it pass. The whole thing took about maybe 5 minutes, or less. It scared the daylights out of me. As it slowly relaxed, and i felt it sort of passing, i got up, and immediatley took a xanax! OK,this was weird. I was glad my husband was home, because i became very frightened and he assured me it was probably peri, and anxiety, not to mention, that my period is about 6 days late. But yet, i don't know if my period being late would have anything to do with this....this felt MUSCULAR, but why, or what the heck was this? OK, so, about a half an hour later, I had to go out and do some errands, but i was afraid to do it, because it still felt as though, those muscles were on "edge", just sort of ready to start that again. I did indeed go anyway, determined to act "natural" and not panic. This, did help. I took to Rolaids, hoping maybe it was gas or something intestinal. The Rolaids also helped...a little. As the day wore on, i forgot about it, and basically, that "feeling" that it was going to start up again, went away. I forgot to mention earlier...that AFTER that whole episode this morning of the muscles tightening, my abdomen really popped out, and got hard. During the day however, it went back to itself.

It is now about 11:30pm, and it seems to be beginning again. It hasn't gotten to that point yet. But, I find it interesting, that i just had some more coconut oil! (it seemed to have started up again, AFTER i ate the coconut oil....and yet, i've been using coconut oil for a long time with NO PROBLEMS...IN FACT..it's very very good for you!).....I just took another xanax, to ward off ahead of time , any type of anxiety reaction that might come along with this. I don't want my abdominal muscles to start tighening again, or have it go around my waist on both sides, and around to the back like earlier today. I have no idea what this is. However, ihave read on anxiety and panic sites, that abdominal "contractions" can happen with anxiety, so maybe that was it.....I AM very anxious right now about a few things going on in my life, but not OFF THE WALL....i mean, this came out of nowhere! SUDDENLY! Now, i could tell myself, it was the coconut oil, and yet, i've been taking that in tea, oatmeal, whatver....for a long time.....and really, would that make your abdominal muscles do that?

If anyone has had ANYTHING like this, or even similar, PLEASE let me know.....I dont know what to think! I wonder if my period being late could have anything to do with it, I mean, in the sense that obviously my hormones are out of whack, and I do believe our hormones have a lot to do with our muscles. Ladies, this was weird and scary, and I guess i need some kind of reassurance it's not some deadly disease.......


thanks guys! Sincerely, mydarling

Could it be that the coconut oil had gone bad? Can you check its expiration date?

When something I eat doesn't agree with me, the gas and bloating feels like a band that goes from the front to the back, all around my abdomen. That's how it felt when I got awful gas because I was allergic to wheat.

Also, allergies can occur at any time in life. I was never allergic to wheat until I was about 28. A flu virus I had sort of triggered the allergy. It's been documented that allergies can occur later in life when triggered by something.

WriterMom

Yes, I get the same feeling due to wheat or to be more exact gluten. It could be the oats. Mine was triggered by peri and stress. I don't think it's cause to panic or take anxiety pills but start keeping a food dairy. A lot of symptoms could be triggered from foods ate up to 3 days before. Have you noticed any other symptoms? fatigue? Diarrhea? IBS type symptoms? angry? food cravings? These are also Gluten type symptoms.

hi ladies, thank you for responding ... ok, no, the coconut oil hasn't gone bad, i just bought it about a week ago. Also, this wasn't gas. Yes, Im sure gas was eventually part of it all, since immediatley after this lovely episode, my abdomen distended across the room..lol..that was fun. But, gas was NOT the real problem....no, this felt muscular. It was the weirdest feeling .. it wasn't painful, just as if your muscles were contracting. SLOWLY! very weird. And like i had said, it started down at the lower end of the abdomen, right above the pubic hairline, that sling muscle that undergirds the uterus, and then went SLOWLY, all the way around both sides of my waist, and to my lower back. ... i mean, it really scared me! I don't think that sounds like an allergic reaction, do you? I know allergies can start up one day out of the blue, so, sure it could be some kind of a reaction, but again, i don't think that would be muscular...but i don't really know. Now, right now, I can almost feel it kind of "lurking" in the background again, down at the bottom of the abdomen, under the uterus. It's not really doing anything right now, but I can sort of feel that feeling. it's getting me nervous, because now i'm waiting for it to start again. I don't know what this is. I am a week late with my period, so maybe that's got something to do with it.


As far as all the emotional things mentioned, and gluten....well, i can't say i have a problem there, other than the usual peri symptoms....the usual anxiety and panic...the mood swings etc......

so, i really don't know...i am not constipated either. I can only hope that when (and IF) i get my period this month at all........it'll all go away!

thanks ladies...