I amon day 3 of not being able to move pretty much. I know I did this physically -pulling my kids apart in a fight :( -so not related to IC (directly at least) I have tried heat and ice. I am so worried that it hasn't gotten better- it is actually worse today! the event was Friday and the spasm started Saturday morning. Anyone have experience with an muscle spasm? I really can not function. Dr B actually said maybe try chiro which of course scares the hell out of me! But I will have to try something. I can't move!

Husband has the flu!! He came home from work coughing and saying he's "achey." Does anyone know what herbs are good for a "normal" person who has the flu?? I want to get him better ASAP. And before he passes it along to me. I've never had the flu in my life and don't feel like starting now!  Thanks guys!

Hi everybody and Merry Christmas to all of you.

I searched the forum and didn't see this anywhere so I thought I would share.
I tend to struggle with doing too much and exhausting myself, pushing too hard to be at normal energy levels when I'm not.
A good friend shared this with me, although we don't have lupus, the 'spoons' metaphor really helped me for explaining energy levels or lack of to people (and to myself).

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoo...

Hello everyone! I am starting my search for a good GP and/or GI Dr. in the LA area. Anyone have any good suggestions, preferably someone open to alternative medicine (maybe this isn't such an issue on the west coast)? I have recently found I have a hyperkinetic gallbladder and it is causing significant pain.

Anxiety Summit takes place between November 3 and 16, 2014:

http://www.theanxietysummit.com

Anyone else having difficulty posting? Really deters me from posting as get halfway through freezes and then deletes my whole post or have to continue to copy and paste my posts to continue to edit or add to a post. Just wondering if it's just me? Haven't had this much trouble since the changes started to this site.

Boaz suggested an air purifier for our carpet issue.  Does anyone have one the recommend? 

Althea, I saw that you had posted a response to Dr. M's blog about the benefits of Chinese medicine, and you mentioned someone who had gone to a world-renowned pelvic floor therapist and got major help and relief. Do you know who the therapist was? Or is it possible to get my contact information to the patient you were talking about? I don't mind posting it on the forum. I've been in very high pain for the last few months and when I had an exam done by my urologist, he said the highest pain is coming from the vaginal and pelvic floor area.

we had a busted valve under our bathroom sink.  It was repaired but lots of water leaked out.  We have replaced dried out and replaced the cabinet underneath but the water went onto the carlet in our closet and now our closet has an Odor of mildew.  We are renting and the maintenance people are handling it but what is the ic safest solution for me to ask them to do regarding the carpet?   I don't want to cause myself a flare but the smell needs to go and mildew is not healthy in my home