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The freaked-out feeling makes the gut cramps and sweating/flushing worse. That makes the panicky feeling worse. Which makes the gut and sweating worse. It's a vicious cycle.
I have certainly witnessed that very scenario and I'm thinking it's one of the toughest aspects of IBS. I might add that it appears to me to be a key focus of the hypno program. (My daughter just did the kids' version of the program.)
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It's awful to have OCD and IBS.
Oh, my, I can really see that! And I've actually thought of that before: In my job, I've worked w/clients who have OCD so I have some insight into it, and now my daughter's IBS experience has caused me numerous times to comment on the potential for overlap between the 2 in many ways. . .
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I think maybe the flushed/hot feeling is my body's way of warning me that something bad is about to happen.
FWIW, that's exactly how I look at it, and I think it's possible to use that to advantage. My daughter's inclination was certainly to panic (and who could blame her or anyone!!). She also originally saw those sort of "pre-attack" signs as one more burden in her life, but she's come around to seeing them as more of a heads up which she can use. She's had positive results from acting quickly at the very first hint of her "pre-attack" signs (which she is apparently able to notice easily without hyper-vigilance or even thinking about it really). I bet you will be able to do the same - maybe you already are? . . . I'm gonna start a new thread to ask more about this . . .
[When I say "acting quickly" above I mean that she usually gets me or calls me first (well, she is only a kid!) and then takes whatever actions she can to help herself, based on where she is and what's possible at the time, e.g. relaxation techniques, yoga, Imodium, etc.]
One more thought on this: My daughter has on occasion had a sense of doom/fear/anxiety/panic AS an actual "pre-attack" sign! I mean to say, that was the first symptom of the impending physical attack, rather than having more physical sorts of hints first, and there was nothing else going on in the moment that she would normally be at all anxious about. She will say, "Something's wrong. I feel scared of something, but I don't know what it is." We've both learned (the hard way!) that that means an attack is likely soon and now we try to (calmly!) drop everything and start working on stabilizing things. I wonder if anyone can comment on how common of a situation that might be?
kem (daughter w/ibs-d)
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Re: temperature spikes / OCD / pre-attack warning signs
