After checking most of my patients I tell them that your abdomen is not troubling you, YOU are the one who is troubling your abdomen.
My patients will always say, doctor who, what should I tell you, we are very troubled with our abdomen, it pains, it bloats, constipation, gas, acidity… and from piles to heartache all the complaints start opening up.
Then I ask them-
How frequently do you eat? The answer comes, anytime.
Then I ask them again, what time do you take your dinner and when do you sleep after eating food.
They answer, somewhere between 10-12 pm and they sleep while watching tv.
How many cups of tea in a day?? Starting from 3 cups to 10-12 cups a day.
Do you take tobacco, cigarette etc? Most men says yes to it.
Do you drink hot water or cold?
They reply how will we quench our thirst with hot water?? So we take cold water.
Do you take salad or fruits?
Sometimes.
How many kms do you walk in a day? Most of them laugh and some says they take stairs in the
house only for 5 to 6 times a day.
These questions automatically makes them aware about how they are torturing their abdomen and on top of it they are blaming their abdomen only.
Still I ask them whose fault is it… yours or your innocent abdomen’s?
So if you are also troubled with your abdomen, then think about it once that your abdomen has troubled you or YOU have troubled your abdomen… If you eat at a fix time, walk daily for 3-4 kms, drink hot water (if not much then at least 3 to 4 glasses), eat 4 hours before you sleep, have fruits and salad daily, and then if your abdomen disturbs you then we can agree that yes your abdomen has indeed troubled you.