Indigestion

13 September 2011, Tuesday

I was feeling so lousy this morning.  I struggled the 8-10 mins walk to the market to post a letter and to meet my mum's helper, N, who had brought some stuff for me.  N saw me in that condition and insisted on accompanying me home.  I bought lunch and struggled all the way back again.  I was in discomfort and aching all over.

After resting a while, I ate part of my lunch.  I went back to rest on the recliner and started shivering all over, even with socks and sweater on.  I drifted off to sleep and a short while later, awoke groggily to throw up.  I went back to sleep again, and awoke once again to throw up.  Then... I heard N shouting.  I opened my eyes and asked what it was about.  N said my eyes rolled upwards and my arms were shaking.  She thought I was dying and got so frightened that she cried.

I guessed I went into fits.  There were several occasions when I nearly passed out while throwing up.  I think it is due to the head trauma that I sustained when I passed out a couple of times some years back.  The last in 2008 while undergoing chemo.

This time round, my stomach did not settle as quickly after throwing up.  I am still feeling bloated some days later.  It could be due to some mooncake that I had eaten.  It was even very much compared to normal consumption by others, but it was more than enough to make me sick.  According to the ayurveda master, the bean paste when eaten would get stuck to our stomach wall.  A healthy stomach would take about 3 weeks to completely expel it.  As for me, it's creating havoc within.  I will probably need the herbal brew to help expel it.  So much for giving in to temptation!