Guest guest Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Hi everyone, My mother-In-Law asked if I knew of anything natural to help her. We think it is just stress but I would be willing to take any other idea's anyone has. She is currently experiancing feelings like her stomach is tied in knots, and sometime it hurts. A little bit about why we think it is stress. 2 Weeks ago her oldest daughter was killed in a auto accident. She is consitantly thinking about it. She has been talking about going to speak with the pastor of our church about it for help. But in the mean time her stomach has been tied in knots and upset since she found out her daughter was killed. Does anyone know of any herb or anything that might help her stomach relax? I read a past post about Breathing to reduce stress and I thought I would pass that along to her as well. The family could also use all the prayers they can get to help through this hard time. Thank you very much, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 I am so sorry to her that. I just could not imagine. Have her try drinking alot of water, that is suppose to help calm a person down. Ginamjs_daddie <mjs_daddie wrote: Hi everyone, My mother-In-Law asked if I knew of anything natural to help her. We think it is just stress but I would be willing to take any other idea's anyone has. She is currently experiancing feelings like her stomach is tied in knots, and sometime it hurts. A little bit about why we think it is stress. 2 Weeks ago her oldest daughter was killed in a auto accident. She is consitantly thinking about it. She has been talking about going to speak with the pastor of our church about it for help. But in the mean time her stomach has been tied in knots and upset since she found out her daughter was killed. Does anyone know of any herb or anything that might help her stomach relax? I read a past post about Breathing to reduce stress and I thought I would pass that along to her as well.The family could also use all the prayers they can get to help through this hard time.Thank you very much, Ben Mail - You care about security. So do we. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Oh, that is awful. I am so sorry about her daughter. Yes it sounds like stress. To get some magnesium into her would relax the muscles. Epsom's salts can be taken orally (magnesium sulphate) but it does cause diarrhea if you take too much. There is also kava kava, St. john's wort teas, Valerian root (I have NOT taken these so can't vouch for them). Also flax oil helps me. I put it in yoghurt and eat it mixed with walnuts. It relaxes my whole digestive tract and my muscles in general. Potassium is very important too. She is losing vitamins and minerals quickly due to stress. In this country though, they give you an antidepressant. And I admit, it does work. So much that when I try to get off of it (zoloft) my stomach tightens up just like hers. It has even shut down twice in my life, apparent on xrays. Then when I took zoloft and calmed more it started working again. I wish I had the knowledge of better options for natural stress relief myself. Wish I could help more. I hope that she doesn't have to get on an antidepressant or a benzodiazipine (like xanax). They are hard to get off of. Take care, Kel --- Gina Kopera <ginakopera1 wrote: > I am so sorry to her that. I just could not imagine. > Have her try drinking alot of water, that is suppose > to help calm a person down. > > Gina > > mjs_daddie <mjs_daddie wrote: > Hi everyone, My mother-In-Law asked if I knew of > anything natural to > help her. We think it is just stress but I would be > willing to take > any other idea's anyone has. She is currently > experiancing feelings > like her stomach is tied in knots, and sometime it > hurts. A little bit > about why we think it is stress. 2 Weeks ago her > oldest daughter was > killed in a auto accident. She is consitantly > thinking about it. She > has been talking about going to speak with the > pastor of our church > about it for help. But in the mean time her stomach > has been tied in > knots and upset since she found out her daughter was > killed. Does > anyone know of any herb or anything that might help > her stomach relax? > I read a past post about Breathing to reduce stress > and I thought I > would pass that along to her as well. > > The family could also use all the prayers they can > get to help through > this hard time. > > Thank you very much, Ben > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Also B vitamins I have heard are very calming. And magnesium w calcium - need vitamin d to absorb the calcium too. She can get it from the sun. I get sick in winter here in PA where the winters last so long. Kel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Good ideas, Kel. Something else to try is meditation, yoga, Tai-Chi, and other forms of exercise. I find these are great for relaxing. Also, your favorite type of music! On Behalf Of Kelly W.Friday, September 02, 2005 9:02 PM Subject: Re: Stress??? Oh, that is awful. I am so sorry about her daughter.Yes it sounds like stress. To get some magnesium intoher would relax the muscles. Epsom's salts can betaken orally (magnesium sulphate) but it does causediarrhea if you take too much. There is also kavakava, St. john's wort teas, Valerian root (I have NOTtaken these so can't vouch for them). Also flax oilhelps me. I put it in yoghurt and eat it mixed withwalnuts. It relaxes my whole digestive tract and mymuscles in general. Potassium is very important too.She is losing vitamins and minerals quickly due tostress. In this country though, they give you anantidepressant. And I admit, it does work. So muchthat when I try to get off of it (zoloft) my stomachtightens up just like hers. It has even shut downtwice in my life, apparent on xrays. Then when I tookzoloft and calmed more it started working again. Iwish I had the knowledge of better options for naturalstress relief myself. Wish I could help more. I hopethat she doesn't have to get on an antidepressant or abenzodiazipine (like xanax). They are hard to get offof. Take care, Kel--- Gina Kopera <ginakopera1 wrote:> I am so sorry to her that. I just could not imagine.> Have her try drinking alot of water, that is suppose> to help calm a person down.> > Gina> > mjs_daddie <mjs_daddie wrote:> Hi everyone, My mother-In-Law asked if I knew of> anything natural to > help her. We think it is just stress but I would be> willing to take > any other idea's anyone has. She is currently> experiancing feelings > like her stomach is tied in knots, and sometime it> hurts. A little bit > about why we think it is stress. 2 Weeks ago her> oldest daughter was > killed in a auto accident. She is consitantly> thinking about it. She > has been talking about going to speak with the> pastor of our church > about it for help. But in the mean time her stomach> has been tied in > knots and upset since she found out her daughter was> killed. Does > anyone know of any herb or anything that might help> her stomach relax? > I read a past post about Breathing to reduce stress> and I thought I > would pass that along to her as well.> > The family could also use all the prayers they can> get to help through > this hard time.> > Thank you very much, Ben> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Thank you all sooooo much, I will pass this info on to her and I am sure these ideas will help. I would hate to see her have to take some kind of a drug to help, because I know they ussually do more harm than good, and the good thing is she realizes that too that was why she asked me for a natural way. Thanks again, Ben Amelia Gerlach <ameliagerlach wrote: Good ideas, Kel. Something else to try is meditation, yoga, Tai-Chi, and other forms of exercise. I find these are great for relaxing. Also, your favorite type of music! On Behalf Of Kelly W.Friday, September 02, 2005 9:02 PM Subject: Re: Stress??? Oh, that is awful. I am so sorry about her daughter.Yes it sounds like stress. To get some magnesium intoher would relax the muscles. Epsom's salts can betaken orally (magnesium sulphate) but it does causediarrhea if you take too much. There is also kavakava, St. john's wort teas, Valerian root (I have NOTtaken these so can't vouch for them). Also flax oilhelps me. I put it in yoghurt and eat it mixed withwalnuts. It relaxes my whole digestive tract and mymuscles in general. Potassium is very important too.She is losing vitamins and minerals quickly due tostress. In this country though, they give you anantidepressant. And I admit, it does work. So muchthat when I try to get off of it (zoloft) my stomachtightens up just like hers. It has even shut downtwice in my life, apparent on xrays. Then when I tookzoloft and calmed more it started working again. Iwish I had the knowledge of better options for naturalstress relief myself. Wish I could help more. I hopethat she doesn't have to get on an antidepressant or abenzodiazipine (like xanax). They are hard to get offof. Take care, Kel--- Gina Kopera <ginakopera1 wrote:> I am so sorry to her that. I just could not imagine.> Have her try drinking alot of water, that is suppose> to help calm a person down.> > Gina> > mjs_daddie <mjs_daddie wrote:> Hi everyone, My mother-In-Law asked if I knew of> anything natural to > help her. We think it is just stress but I would be> willing to take > any other idea's anyone has. She is currently> experiancing feelings > like her stomach is tied in knots, and sometime it> hurts. A little bit > about why we think it is stress. 2 Weeks ago her> oldest daughter was > killed in a auto accident. She is consitantly> thinking about it. She > has been talking about going to speak with the> pastor of our church > about it for help. But in the mean time her stomach> has been tied in > knots and upset since she found out her daughter was> killed. Does > anyone know of any herb or anything that might help> her stomach relax? > I read a past post about Breathing to reduce stress> and I thought I > would pass that along to her as well.> > The family could also use all the prayers they can> get to help through > this hard time.> > Thank you very much, Ben> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Hi Ben, I can't imagine anything more painful than losing one of your children, at any age. I just attended a funeral last week of a 12 inch long, 3 pound, 16 day old baby girl. I know alot about stress, anxiety and depression, having suffered for 2 1/2 years after my cancer with these things. The symptoms you describe sound like anxiety. One of my supplements, Biomega, does wonders for the stomach symptoms. People use it for ulcers. I think your mother-in-law probably should talk to her family minister. She should also get psychotherapy (counseling, grief counseling) and maybe something to help with the anxiety/stress. It is one thing to treat the symptoms. But getting to the underlying cause of the symptoms is what is really most important here. And sometimes, short term medication may be the best answer, especially with this kind of trauma. If she prefers not to use medications for anxiety, I recommend kava kava, valerian root and an increase in all B vitamins, especially B12. These can all be taken together, although she probably won't need both the kava kava and valerian at the same time. She may want to use kava kava during the day and valerian root at night before bed. Breathing for relaxation and destressing works wonders. I also used chakra meditation and yoga to help relieve my anxiety and depression. There are good books with instruction on how to do both of these. The two I started with are a very good place to start. They are, "Meditation - Path to the Deepest Self" by Michal Levin and "The American Yoga Association's Beginner's Manual" by Alice Christensen. A couple other good books I have are "The Anxiety Book - Developing Strength in the Face of Fear" by Jonathon Davidson, M.D. and "Protect Us From All Anxiety - Meditations for the Depressed" by William Burke. The Yoga was hard to get started because the depression left me paralyzed, literally, alot of the time, with absolutely no energy the rest of the time. But doing a little bit at a time, I eventually was able to get back into it. I initially started doing yoga for the oxygenation benefits for my cancer, before chemo left me with no energy and radiation left me unable to do almost anything! This is a tragedy that your mother-in-law will be dealing with for the rest of her life. The best thing she can do is start learning coping skills. This kind of pain never goes away. One just learns to live with it and tolerate it and most of the time still manages to go on living their own life in spite of it. I will absolutely keep your mother-in-law and her whole family in my prayers. Blessings, Renee mjs_daddie <mjs_daddie wrote: Hi everyone, My mother-In-Law asked if I knew of anything natural to help her. We think it is just stress but I would be willing to take any other idea's anyone has. She is currently experiancing feelings like her stomach is tied in knots, and sometime it hurts. A little bit about why we think it is stress. 2 Weeks ago her oldest daughter was killed in a auto accident. She is consitantly thinking about it. She has been talking about going to speak with the pastor of our church about it for help. But in the mean time her stomach has been tied in knots and upset since she found out her daughter was killed. Does anyone know of any herb or anything that might help her stomach relax? I read a past post about Breathing to reduce stress and I thought I would pass that along to her as well.The family could also use all the prayers they can get to help through this hard time.Thank you very much, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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