On Fire

I rescheduled my run last night because I was feeling “blah.” I would like to amend “blah” to “on fire” and not in a good way. Out of nowhere, I have crazy bad heartburn. Like, REALLY bad. For the last two weeks. Almost non stop. It’s left me pretty much not wanting to do anything. Yoga helps (I think it’s all the twisting) but when yoga is over, I’m on fire again. And then I feel guilty for skipping my runs, but who wants to run when your chest feels like it's on fire?

I hate taking over the counter antacid stuff because, in the long run, it makes me feel worse. I’m not sure what brought this on. My diet hasn’t changed. Sure I’ve been a little stressed, but not heartburn day and night stressed. I did look up some natural remedies, and everyone suggested chewing gum. The saliva keeps the acid at bay and, so far, it works. Unfortunately, I hate chewing gum because it makes my jaw hurt. (I’m a TOTAL mess.) Now I need some Tylenol because my jaw hurts. If anyone else has any good cures for heartburn, PLEASE SHARE!!!

I did manage to drag myself out of bed and go for a run, but I felt heavy and slow and I didn’t want to push myself. I even walked. I never walk on my morning runs. Add this to my eye problem that has left me unable to wear my contacts and the sore jaw from gum chewing, and you have a blind, on fire, unhappy Lisa.