Consulting Clip: Excerpt from Consultation on Stomach Problems

Dear Readers,

The following is only an excerpt and is not a complete consultation. If you have stomach issues yourself you should consult your health care practitioner. I am posting this to give you some ideas. This was a response to one of my consulting clients as a FOLLOW UP on her initial consultation. She is also consulting with a local health care practitioner so my ideas are supplemental:

Dear Karima,

Following the consultation with you I noticed my daughter also has some stomach problems. She wakes up complaining for about 30 minutes and then she is OK.

Dear Client,

I have some ideas how to help depending on what else you have observed:

1. It could be just that she needs to release from the sleep she was in. A lot of people have aches in the morning because they need to go to the bathroom (either kind) and when they go and release that the stomach ache goes away. I have also found that in SOME people they cannot distinguish between a stomach ache and the urge to go to the bathroom. For them it is so very similar. It is like when they need to go their brain does not tell them to go, but instead sends them a pain signal. If your daughter is this type then you can help her by teaching her to listen to her body more, insist that she go to the bathroom every time you leave the house, before bed, etc...

2. If it is nerves from an event she goes to every day (school) this is also normal. There are a lot of children and adults who get stomach aches when they first wake up because the transition from the safety of the home to the outside world is difficult for them. If she is the type of child who finds transitions difficult then this could be part of the issue. If this is the case then just do your best to wake her up earlier to give her more time to transition so she knows she has more time and perhaps even some time to play in the morning before she goes out. She has a strong need to CENTER herself before going out. You can also start the morning with some calming chamomile tea or perhaps light a lavender candle (REAL lavender) before she wakes up in the morning so the house has a calming feel to it when she wakes up.

3. From all that you have said about her it does not sound like a food or allergy or physical issue in that way so the last thing I would try looking into is if she is getting enough sleep or not. It is very common for people to feel ill upon waking if they do not get enough sleep. I know many people and clients who have this issue. She should be getting 9-10 hours a night and perhaps more. If she is not getting this regularly then her body is not able to complete the cycles of healing and recharging it does every night and she will wake up feeling ill.

Blessings & Health,
Karima
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