A couple of months ago, I realized I hadn’t been posting my Monday Meditation Minute to this site. (I do love alliteration.) I’d been doing a Monday Meditation Minute on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram, but not on the blog! So I started. And I’d been pretty consistent at it until this week.
So. What happened?
Colonoscopy prep.
Yep. All the gross and, honestly, funny things you’ve heard about the prep for a colonoscopy? They’re pretty much all true.
Add in several days of not being able to take vitamins or my usual daily pain meds? I was pretty miserable and unfocused even before I started drinking the prep.
Five years ago I had three polyps removed and one was apparently precancerous. (My memory was three but doc says no. So ok then!) So yay. I had to do it again sooner than ten years.
Let’s be honest. Gut health is not a fun thing to talk about. Everybody poops (there are some really great kids’ books about that!) but nobody likes talking about it. It’s smelly. And can be messy. And uncomfortable. And all the things.
And while colon cancer is not the worst cancer to have, cancer is still a scary word. And it can be devastating. I’m an incredibly lucky kidney cancer survivor; just surgery, no chemo or radiation. So was I worried? Of course. Was I incredibly grateful to wake up and learn my colonoscopy was clear this time and I don’t have to do it again for ten years? Absofrigginglutely.
Am I focusing on gut health? Yes. Does cutting down on foods that cause inflammation help? Also yes. Can health coaching help you make those changes? Absolutely yes! Let’s talk about it!
What’s the first thing you’ll do for your gut?
Cheers! Here’s to your health!