Healing IC Is Not For Everyone: 3 Requirements

From my experience with the IC bladder pain syndrome over the last almost 40 years it appears that two thirds of patients will have intermittent symptoms that appear last for a period of like a year or so and then there is a long hiatus where they are free of symptoms  But one third of patients may have preceding symptoms but then come to a time when they have unrelenting symptoms and become debilitated by the symptoms  So for two thirds of the patients identified as IC many don’t suffer chronic debility

Chronic Debility and IC

Those with the chronic disease of the IC bladder pain syndrome(fibromyalgia, chronic prostatitis, vulvodynia, and irritable bowel syndrome) will suffer due to the unrelenting symptoms that are associated with not just interstitial cystitis but with its other attendant “sister disease labels” listed above  Usually it’s the IBS that becomes a major problem because as I’ve written in the past, from an energy science view all disease begins in the gastrointestinal tract(GIT) and this is the major driving force for the development and perpetuation of IC in the first place

So healing IC is not so hard for two thirds of IC patients if they are fortunate to fall into the remission category but for the one third of patients it’s frankly a difficult but not impossible job

The Brave Need Only Apply

There will be a few brave souls who will embark on a healing journey because they are so miserable or so incapacitated that life is not worth living if they have to be unemployed and lose their social network

But to do so requires courage, determination, and discipline to stay on task because as I’ve talked about in the past real healing using the energy science approach takes time  It requires a gentle correction of the quantitative imbalances that have occurred over time that gradually need to be resolved

3 Requirements for Healing Chronic IC

1  Belief   One of the sole purposes of this blog is to defeat the aphorism that is repeatedly stated in the IC community, “treatable but not curable”  So a patient embarking on taking on the healing of IC must at least in part overcome this negativity that nothing can be done  This mindset is probably the most difficult in healing any chronic disease  That realizing that life will be better and that there is hope is the best medicine   This belief then supports the next two requirements

2 Time/patience   The imbalance of Vata/Pitta creates an impatient mind…..I want the result yesterday  One can support the healing process but not rush it  Expecting more often sabotages the process since energy science healing requires persistent and consistent work  And it’s not like one doesn’t get positive reinforcement along the way  There will occur improved quality of life and lessening of symptoms as one does the work but there will be ups and downs  This is why journaling can be so valuable  One is able to see that there is improvement as one marks the way

3 Peeling an Onion  Even though no two imbalances are exactly alike the process of healing chronic IC requires that when one symptom seems to get better and resolve that there will be another that seemingly comes up for healing as one peels the onion  This is true of any chronic imbalance that is created in the body and is corrected  To realize this reduces the risk of discouragement as one goes forward in the healing process  Some long time readers may remember the graph depicting the wave form of creating and healing disease

To Health as a Skill   Dr Bill Dean

IC and the Invisible Nerve Irritant: Vata Qualities And 3 Things To Do

Those who have followed this blog on the IC/PBS(IC Bladder Pain Syndrome) are well aware of the fundamental energy science principle that mostly all disease in the body(except for trauma) originates in the GIT(gastrointestinal tract)  From this location energetic qualities or vibrational frequencies(they are one and the same) disseminate from the GIT to locations and/or organs in the body to produce symptoms of disease  This is true for chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia, IBS(irritable bowel syndrome), GERD(gastroesophageal reflux disease), and interstitial cystitis which are all part of the IC/PBS

Qualities(Vibrational Frequencies) Producing Disease

When excessive these qualities produce disease  They are grouped into the energy patterns of VPK(Vata Pitta and Kapha)and are associated with specific physical symptoms or manifestations 

Vata, the energy of movement, is associated with gas in the body  We most notably experience gas as flatus or belching
Due to its mobile vibrational frequency Vata qualities easily relate to the nervous system which is the most active mobile system in the body

Pitta, the energy of transformation, is associated with the hot sensation in the body  We experience this energy pattern as burning

Kapha, the energy of stability, is the most physically expressed and we experience this pattern as mucous

When the Vata group of vibrational frequencies become progressively excessive in the colon the qualities of cold, dry, light, mobile, and rough begin moving out of the colon and usually seeks out the nervous tissue that it is most like

Traveling Uninvited Guests in the Pelvis

The stage is now set for these vibrational frequencies to extend to peripheral adjacent tissues  Since these frequencies have an affinity to nervous tissue which has similar frequencies, they increase in amount in the pelvic plexus of nerves around the rectum, vagina bladder, and prostate

The increase in vibrational frequencies in the pelvic nervous system brings nerve irritability with “nerves that are screaming”  These irritated and hurting nerves send signals to the organs innervated such as the bladder, prostate, vagina, sciatic nerve, and even the pelvic floor  Literally the “nerves are killing her”!

This pelvic floor involvement can at times lead to pelvic floor spasm leading to discoordinated efforts of voiding or eliminating stool, pain in the perineum, and/or spasms

3 Things You Can Do

1  Stop taking in these unwanted vibrational freqeuncies  This is why the energy science nutrtional format is so important  It gives you guidance as to what foods are good to use and those foods that are not so good as choices

2 Basti  When herbally medicated fluid is placed in the lower rectum it eliminates excess vibrational frequencies from the lower rectum  This creates a negative pressure in the lower rectum and there is a return of these frequencies from the involved pelvic nerves to the lower rectum for elimination with subsequent basti

3 Use of herbal formula   Each of the imbalances created in us are unique because there are so many aspects to the imbalance  A formula specifically tailored to the individual’s imbalance is helpful in maintaining the flow of excess vibrational frequencies from the body

To Health as a Skill          Best DB

Update on IC and Vulvodynia: 3 Energy Science Solutions

Vulvodynia(burning or stinging pain in the vaginal entrance) is a uncommonly common problem in the IC community yet not fully recognized for its severity and sexual debility  It’s like it’s taboo to talk about female sexual function as a problem

As part of the IC bladder pain syndrome(GERD, IBS, fibromyalgia, chronic prostatitis) vulvodynia actually mirrors the sexual dysfunction that occurs in men with chronic prostatitis  It must be addressed in order for the IC community to make some sense of the IC bladder pain syndrome

Vulvodynia:  Referred Neural Pain

Most have heard of the referred pain from organs in the body  The most commonly talked about referred patterns are those that center around heart pain or angina  When the heart is deprived of blood  the muscle complains and nerve pathways are stimulated that produce pain at different and distant sites such as the left wrist, neck, left jaw area, and sometimes even between the shoulder blades in the back

Vulvodynia is also referred pain but in this situation coming from pelvic nerve  irritability of the pelvic nerve plexus itself, not from the bladder itself   The origin and reason for such pain is baffling for the matter science of today to figure out  How do the pelvic nerves get involved?  What process leads to such involvement?

As I have written about in the past the energy pattern of physiologic movement in the body is Vata and the system that moves the most in the body is the nervous system…hence Vata as an energy pattern plays a central role in nervous system function

When the Vata energy pattern becomes excessive in the colon specifically it tends to move directly from the lower rectum into the pelvic nerve system of nervous tissue  When Pitta is present as well the Vata energy pattern can “carry” this energy pattern into the nervous tissue of the pelvis as well

There is no pain without Vata in the body so transient, movable, shifting, sucking type pain can occur in areas of the body that are innervated by pelvic nerves involved  When Pitta is brought into the picture, burning sensations are prominent

3 Energy Science Solutions for Vulvodynia

So this is the energy science anatomical and physiologic setup for vulvodynia and as a matter of fact for chronic prostatitis as  well  What to do?

1 Basti  Since the origin of the imbalance leading to the pelvic nerve involvement is the colon and specifically the lower rectum using herbal medicated solutions to bring the Vata energy pattern back to the colon where it can be eliminated is an effective way of dealing with this problem  The term basti simply means enema but this is a specialized form of enema in that herbs create a saturated solution that have a direct effect on the colonic mucosal surface

2 Herbal formula  The use of herbs to deal with the individual energetic imbalances is part of dealing with the overall disease process that is taking place in the body

3 Maintaining GIT health  As I have written about in many past blogs the health of the GIT(gastrointestinal tract) is paramount for anyone wishing to take on this type of healing discipline  If you keep making imbalancing choices and not paying attention to the details of energy science nutrition then the first two solutions will not work

To Health as a Skill  Dr Bill

Frustrations and IC/PBS: 3 Alternatives

A frequent visitor to our blog writes, “Here’s my problem. I keep reading your blog, but I’m not getting any answers. How about a little more precise answers to the issues you talk about. Those of us with IC/IBS need solutions to our problems, not ramblings”

And Here’s My Response

Thanks so much for expressing your frustration in looking for answers  And you’re right, your problem of IC/PBS/IBS is unique and so is the energy science solutions to your problem  From this model’s perspective there are generalities to the IC population that can be shared in this blog such as nutritional formats, how to improve agni, reduce ama, and helping new and seasoned readers understand the difference between the energy model and the current molecular model of healing  As a matter of fact I’m going to turn this response into a blog that will be posted Monday, August 11, 2014 to help readers understand this very point

Specific Problems Require Specific Solutions

But when it comes down to your specific problem(s) there is no “cookie cutter formula” from the energy science to “get fixed”  We all wish that healing was this simple but unfortunately it just isn’t that way even from a matter science point of view  If that was the case no one would have chronic disease and everyone would be healthy  But each of us is different and unique in our imbalances and their expressions

There may be four people with IC but each are different in their symptoms  One may have significant IBS, another fibromyalgia, another chronic prostatitis, and the last incapacitating vulvodynia  They all need to have individualized attention to solve their unique presentations

Each of these individuals will require different herbal formulations to address specific physiologic imbalances, specific herbs to address GI issues(from this model all disease begins in the GI tract), specific self administered therapies, and even specific yoga and breathing techniques

So this individualized approach is what can be written for you as an energy science prescription….and to realize that the process of healing won’t occur overnight but will take time based on the length of time of your chronic illness and strength of the imbalance

3 Alternatives Open to You

1 Free consultations are available for those who want to explore this approach to see if  it’s right for them and if you and I are a “fit” (you may not like what you hear or I may not think you’re in a position to take on this type of healing approach)…..and to realize that you can always quit the process at any time if you feel the progress being made is not satisfactory or you simply need a break(that is, to be continued in the future)  Yes, there’s money involved(no free lunch) but ask yourself how much money you’ve spent thus far with no results

2 Keep reading  We all want assurance that we are making a good choice  Some of you are early in understanding this approach to healing……whether it’s right for you, whether it will work  For those of you in this phase, keep educating yourself, read as much as you have time for…..that is, explore, explore and explore some more until you’re satisfied

3  Time to Move On  As I said earlier, this approach works but it’s not for everyone  If you’ve heard it all and it doesn’t make sense to you, then just click the button and unsubscribe

I believe to simply arrest the process of IC with the energy science approach is a big deal…to not have acceleration of symptoms is a significant step  But to go beyond that and get rid of IC and its attendant symptoms is something that is attainable for everyone  Only you know whether that is a path you want to try

And thanks to our reader helping us further our understanding  DB

Seeking Deeper Levels of Healing

I think it’s fairly obvious that if you have gram negative sepsis or you’re severely injured in an accident that you wouldn’t be looking for energy science therapies  But by the same token if you’re suffering from chronic disease such as IC, chronic prostatitis, vulvodynia, IBS, GERD, or fibromyalgia most likely you wouldn’t opt for high powered antibiotics or surgery as your first therapies of choice  So what options are available to you?

This is a definite conundrum in healing in this early 21st century…healing is at a crossroads  Does it stick with the current model of healing that bails us out of life threatening emergency situations but doesn’t take care of our chronic illnesses?

A Biological Paradigm Shift

It is no longer tenable to see the our biological mindbody as a matter or molecular field alone  By today’s accepted and established laws of Nature the mindbody simultaneously coexists as both a molecular and an energy field  As a matter of fact the matter science community is making discoveries that support the energy science healing tenets

Rediscovering the Energy Science

The matter science is rediscovering what the energy science of Ayurveda has been talking about for 5,000 years.  The rediscovery process occurs because the technological tools that have come about in the last 30 years have allowed us to probe the human anatomy and physiology more deeply than had been previously thought possible.  And with that probing we are uncovering information that allows us to validate what the ancient energy science has taken as fact.  How could this be?

How could an ancient science see without today’s technological methodologies?  The answer is quite simple but hard for us to believe these days of cell phones, computers, and moon walks.  The people who cognized this energy science were more evolved than we are today.  They had the ability to think of the body from an energy perspective since they were not encumbered with an influencing biological matter field structure.  They were able to cognize past the structure to view a richer and more reliable physiological model.  And as they tested their theories of biological energy healing, refinements of the model continued but the foundation of the tenets of the model were sound and hold true today

Holistic Healing Today

But this is not about exclusivity.  Since the holistic mindbody is both an energy and matter field coexisting simultaneously it follows that the healing tradition that takes care of it should be holistic. Holistic healing is a merging of the energy and matter science traditions where they simultaneously coexist, each drawing on their respective strengths. So this is not “east meets west”. The concept of inclusivity of healing disciplines from a science point of view means that the healing tradition of the 21^st century abides by the laws of Nature Herself

The energy science can actually serve as a guide to future matter science probings  Some of the more advanced matter science researchers that I have known have looked outside their world for ideas as to how to advance their thinking  This begins weaving what is a true integrative medical model

To Health as a Skill   DB

Medicating Food For a Balanced Meal: The Role of Spices

The nutritional formats recommended for patients with the IC bladder pain syndrome come from the energy science healing tradition of Ayurveda  Whether you have just IC or complicating IBS, GERD. fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, or chronic prostatitis, these formats either at icdiet.com or foodsheal.com give you guidance as to which foods you would avoid if you were to maintain physiologic balance

As we have discussed before nutrition is different than diet  Nutrition encompasses a broad range of recommendations that are simply not found in the matter science molecular approach to food From incompatible food combinations to how to make a meal complete are suggestions that over time can make a difference in your digestion

Most if not all patients with the IC syndrome have variants of IBS  And one of things that you can do to help your struggling gut on the road to normal bowel activity is a balanced meal plan  The role of spices plays an integral role in this regard

The Complete Meal

In the nutrition of the energy science of Ayurveda all 6 tastes of sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent should be present for the meal to be complete  In the discipline every phase of digestion is associated with a particular vibrational frequencies and if that taste is missing then that phase of digestion becomes impaired

Milk is the complete meal since it has all 6 tastes  This is why baby can subsist on milk for a year without untoward affects

But have you ever had the sensation after a meal that you’re looking for something and you’re not sure what? Often what happens is that you turn to the sweet taste in a dessert or something else  But for the average American diet it’s the bitter taste that’s missing

Now if you wanted you could study the foods that you’re preparing and be sure that all 6 tastes are present but that’s very impractical  Another possibility is to use spices that will give you all 6 tastes and that makes it a lot easier

What To Do Is Quite Simple

The 6 tastes are comprised of qualities  For example the bitter taste is made up of the qualities of cold, light, dry, rough, mobile, subtle, and soft  Now again this makes things complicated and we’re for simple, right?

The easiest way to get all 6 tastes for a meal is to get a group of spices together that will provide the 6 tastes and use it in your cooking and when eating out at restaurants  For example, a PV would use cumin, coriander, fennel, turmeric, cardamom, sucanat, and sea salt in equal proportions  A PK would use black pepper, cinnamon, cumin, fenugreek, turmeric, sucanat, and sea salt…again in equal proportions  You don’t have to use much…just enough to get the tastes of the spices

Use these spice mixtures according to your energy constitutional makeup  So if by the questionnaire at foodsheal.com you come out PK then you would use the latter mixture  By the way, these mixtures are at foodsheal.com as well under churans

To healthy eating through energy science nutrition  Best DB