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receiving.","\u002Fareas\u002Farms-and-hands","i-lucide-hand","\u002Farms-and-hands",{"title":132,"description":133,"path":134,"icon":135,"order":136,"comingSoon":10,"to":137,"conditionCount":9},"Hips","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the hips: what they may say about balance, moving forward, and living from yourself rather than for others.","\u002Fareas\u002Fhips","i-lucide-move",17.5,"\u002Fhips",{"title":139,"description":140,"path":141,"icon":142,"order":143,"comingSoon":10,"to":144,"conditionCount":35},"Legs and feet","The emotional and spiritual meaning of the legs and the feet: what they may say about moving forward, standing your ground, and the contact you keep with the earth.","\u002Fareas\u002Flegs-and-feet","i-lucide-footprints",18,"\u002Flegs-and-feet",{"title":146,"description":147,"path":148,"icon":149,"order":150,"comingSoon":10,"to":151,"conditionCount":25},"Hair and nails","The emotional and spiritual meaning of hair and nails: what they may say about vitality, 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and vomiting","I can digest what this moment brings. I accept every part of who I am, and I let good things come to me.",[301,302,303,304,305,306,307],"Feeling sick","Nausea","Vomiting","Throwing up","Being sick","Morning sickness","Nausées et vomissements","digestive-system",{"type":310,"value":311,"toc":453},"minimark",[312,317,341,344,348,351,356,367,371,383,387,394,397,401,404,408,411,415,418],[313,314,316],"h2",{"id":315},"what-nausea-and-vomiting-are","What nausea and vomiting are",[318,319,320,321,326,327,331,332,336,337,340],"p",{},"Nausea is the uneasy feeling of needing to be sick. Vomiting is the forceful emptying of the stomach through the mouth. They are symptoms, not illnesses in themselves. The most common causes are ",[322,323,325],"a",{"href":324},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastroenteritis","gastroenteritis"," (a stomach bug), food poisoning, motion sickness, early pregnancy, ",[322,328,330],{"href":329},"\u002Fhead\u002Fmigraines","migraines",", some medicines, too much alcohol, and inner-ear problems such as ",[322,333,335],{"href":334},"\u002Fhead\u002Fvertigo","vertigo",". Strong emotions and ",[322,338,339],{"href":204},"anxiety"," can also bring on nausea.",[318,342,343],{},"Most nausea and vomiting pass within a day or two. The main risk is dehydration, so small, frequent sips of water or rehydration drinks matter. A pharmacist can advise, and a doctor may prescribe anti-sickness medicine. Vomiting can also be a sign of something serious, such as appendicitis, a blockage of the bowel or a head injury, which is why the warning signs below need urgent care.",[313,345,347],{"id":346},"the-emotional-meaning-of-nausea-and-vomiting","The emotional meaning of nausea and vomiting",[318,349,350],{},"Spiritually, nausea is the body saying \"I cannot take this in\". The stomach, which receives our reality, turns.",[352,353,355],"h3",{"id":354},"a-reality-you-cannot-stomach","A reality you cannot stomach",[318,357,358,359,362,363,366],{},"Nausea sits with sorrow and pain about a reality that is upsetting your life and that you would like to avoid. It can signal disgust or aversion towards a thing, a person, an idea, a situation or even an emotion, because you do not feel safe. There may be revolt, ",[322,360,361],{"href":198},"anger",", ",[322,364,365],{"href":234},"fear",", frustration or simple incomprehension, and it \"sits on your stomach\".",[352,368,370],{"id":369},"what-wants-to-be-said","What wants to be said",[318,372,373,374,378,379,382],{},"The question is what you have absorbed, from your life or from yourself, that creates an urge to express it at once. If it is not said in words, it may show as nausea. In French, nausea is also called ",[375,376,377],"em",{},"mal au cœur",", literally \"heartache\", and retching is a ",[375,380,381],{},"haut-le-cœur",", a heave of the heart. The language itself hears the heart in the stomach. A retching feeling may come when you see how powerless you feel to act or to take your life in hand.",[352,384,386],{"id":385},"vomiting-throwing-it-out","Vomiting: throwing it out",[318,388,389,390,393],{},"When it becomes too much, when ",[322,391,392],{"href":270},"resentment"," grows too large, vomiting is read as the physical rejection of a situation that feels unfair. What you reject may be outside you. It may also be a part of yourself you would like to see disappear. Vomiting refuses something or someone, and in doing so it can keep you from moving forward. The question is: whom or what am I resisting so strongly? Sometimes it is a parent you would like to put out of your life, because what you shared seems to have gone.",[318,395,396],{},"Other questions belong here too. Am I afraid I will not be equal to what is coming? Why do I refuse what is new? Do I feel pushed by others to say or do things? Perhaps you no longer want a life that feels superficial.",[352,398,400],{"id":399},"bringing-up-bile","Bringing up bile",[318,402,403],{},"If you bring up bile, the spiritual interpretation is that a situation has become unbearable, and you are tired of always having to \"water down your wine\", the French expression for compromising and toning yourself down.",[313,405,407],{"id":406},"nausea-in-early-pregnancy","Nausea in early pregnancy",[318,409,410],{},"Morning sickness is very common and is caused mainly by pregnancy hormones. Spiritually, it is read as the body meeting a great change: a new life will rearrange yours. Gentle questions may come up. Do I feel strong enough to care for this child? Is part of me, my insecurity or my sense of powerlessness, something I want to deny? These are ordinary questions for any parent-to-be, not signs of rejecting the baby. The invitation is to welcome the changes, to ask for peace, and to digest the emotions and tensions the pregnancy brings into daily life, so that you can pass on to your child the confidence of someone who is steering their own life.",[313,412,414],{"id":413},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[318,416,417],{},"The aim is not to look for a hidden meaning while you are being sick. Rest, fluids and care come first. Afterwards, the emotional perspective asks what you could not take in.",[419,420,421,429,435,441,447],"ul",{},[422,423,424,428],"li",{},[425,426,427],"strong",{},"Name what you could not stomach."," Saying it, even only to yourself, gives it somewhere to go other than the body.",[422,430,431,434],{},[425,432,433],{},"Accept every facet of yourself."," The parts you would like to throw out are also yours. Making room for them helps you build a life that looks like you, and leave the past behind.",[422,436,437,440],{},[425,438,439],{},"Look at your resistance."," Ask what you are refusing, and whether it is truly harmful or simply new.",[422,442,443,446],{},[425,444,445],{},"Remember you can choose."," You are always free to choose, and when you do what you love there is less to resist.",[422,448,449,452],{},[425,450,451],{},"Trust what is coming."," Let yourself have some faith in life and the future, and leave room for the good things it wants to bring.",{"title":454,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":455},"",[456,457,463,464],{"id":315,"depth":18,"text":316},{"id":346,"depth":18,"text":347,"children":458},[459,460,461,462],{"id":354,"depth":25,"text":355},{"id":369,"depth":25,"text":370},{"id":385,"depth":25,"text":386},{"id":399,"depth":25,"text":400},{"id":406,"depth":18,"text":407},{"id":413,"depth":18,"text":414},"2026-10-06","The emotional and spiritual meaning of nausea and vomiting: disgust, a reality you cannot stomach, and the urge to reject what feels unfair.","md","stomach",[470],"\u002Fguides\u002Fcan-emotions-cause-physical-pain",[472,475],{"name":473,"url":474},"NHS: Feeling sick (nausea)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fsymptoms\u002Ffeeling-sick-nausea\u002F",{"name":476,"url":477},"MedlinePlus: Nausea and Vomiting","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fnauseaandvomiting.html",{},true,"\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fnausea-and-vomiting",[482,483,484,485,486,487],"Which situation, person or idea do I feel disgust or aversion towards?","What has stayed \"on my stomach\" because I could not put it into words?","What am I resisting so strongly, and what am I trying to push out of my life?","Is there a part of myself I wish would simply disappear?","Am I afraid I will not be up to what is coming next?","Do I feel forced by others to say or do things that are not mine?",[324,489,329],"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastritis",[491,492],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNausea","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ186889",{"title":298,"description":466},"Nausea and Vomiting Spiritual Meaning: What You Reject",[496],{"author":497,"work":498,"entries":499,"pages":500},"Jacques Martel","Le Grand Dictionnaire des Malaises et des Maladies",[307],"289","conditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fnausea-and-vomiting","Spiritually, nausea and vomiting are often linked to disgust or aversion towards a reality you cannot stomach, and to the wish to throw out a situation, a person or a part of yourself that feels unfair or unbearable.","If this reading resonates with you, once you are feeling physically better, writing down what you could not say can be a good next step.",[505,506,266,507,508,509],"Disgust","What sits on the stomach","Resistance to what is new","Powerlessness","Accepting change",[511,512,513,514,515,516],"Vomiting blood or what looks like coffee grounds, or green vomit. Seek urgent medical care.","Vomiting with a severe headache and stiff neck, chest pain, sudden severe tummy pain, or after a head injury. Call emergency services.","Signs of dehydration, such as dizziness, very dark urine, passing little or no urine, or being unable to keep any fluids down. Seek urgent medical care, especially for babies, young children and older people.","Vomiting that lasts more than two days in an adult, or more than a day in a baby or young child.","Severe or constant sickness in pregnancy that stops you keeping food or drink down. This can be hyperemesis gravidarum and needs treatment.","Nausea that keeps coming back, or comes with weight loss. Do not stop a prescribed medicine because it makes you sick; ask your doctor or pharmacist first.","M34oGkBP4h8n9oiuhXxFSMyLoDeLjShPQG-Db1mj6fc",{"id":519,"title":37,"body":520,"comingSoon":10,"dateModified":708,"datePublished":708,"description":38,"extension":467,"groups":709,"guides":717,"icon":40,"medicalSources":721,"meta":722,"navigation":479,"order":41,"path":39,"reflectionQuestions":723,"seo":730,"seoTitle":731,"sources":732,"stem":740,"themes":741,"whenToSeeADoctor":747,"__hash__":754},"areas\u002Fareas\u002Fdigestive-system.md",{"type":310,"value":521,"toc":695},[522,529,532,538,542,545,548,551,555,559,562,566,569,573,583,587,590,594,601,605,608,612,615,641,645,651,654],[318,523,524,525,528],{},"Your digestive system is a long, busy road. From the mouth to the stomach, then through several metres of intestine, food is broken down, sorted and absorbed. What the body can use is kept, and the rest is eliminated. The gut is also closely connected to the brain: it contains millions of nerve cells and is sensitive to ",[322,526,527],{"href":282},"stress"," and emotions, which is why we speak of \"gut feelings\" and \"butterflies in the stomach\".",[318,530,531],{},"In the emotional and symbolic approach to health, the digestive system reflects the way we take in and absorb what happens in our life. We digest situations, ideas, emotions and relationships just as we digest food. When digestion is disturbed, it can be an invitation to ask what we are finding hard to swallow, to absorb or to let go of.",[533,534,535],"note",{},[318,536,537],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. If you have persistent digestive symptoms, blood in the stools, weight loss or severe pain, see a doctor.",[313,539,541],{"id":540},"what-your-digestive-system-represents","What your digestive system represents",[318,543,544],{},"The stomach receives food and digests it to meet the body's needs. In the same way, we \"feed\" our mind with the situations and events of our life. In this reading, the stomach reflects how we absorb and integrate our reality, and how well we digest new ideas and new situations. It can be compared to a barometer, showing how open we are and how we react to life.",[318,546,547],{},"The intestines are the centre of absorption and integration. They keep what is good for us and expel the rest, on the physical level (food), the emotional level (feelings) and the mental level (thoughts). They also symbolise our ability to let events flow through our life, and to feel secure enough inside to be spontaneous.",[318,549,550],{},"The belly, which holds the intestines, is where a child grows before moving from a solitary state to a social one. It is therefore seen as the region of relationships. It is also where our deepest intentions and our sense of what is right or wrong are said to reside.",[313,552,554],{"id":553},"common-emotional-themes","Common emotional themes",[352,556,558],{"id":557},"what-we-cannot-digest","What we cannot digest",[318,560,561],{},"Digestive troubles are often associated with a situation or a person that we cannot digest or accept. It may be something we saw or heard that \"did not go down well\", or a situation where we need to take a stand but do not yet feel able to. Words we would like to say can remain trapped inside.",[352,563,565],{"id":564},"too-much-at-once","Too much at once",[318,567,568],{},"Indigestion, in this reading, points to an overflow somewhere in our life: too many things happening at the same time, until it becomes unbearable. Eating too fast has its emotional equivalent: taking in too many new situations at once, without time to adapt.",[352,570,572],{"id":571},"refusing-what-is-new","Refusing what is new",[318,574,575,576,578,579,582],{},"The stomach is linked to our openness. When we reject new ideas or new situations, the stomach may reject food in turn. ",[322,577,203],{"href":204},", insecurity and ",[322,580,581],{"href":192},"aggressiveness"," can turn the stomach upside down.",[352,584,586],{"id":585},"a-low-blow","A \"low blow\"",[318,588,589],{},"The intestines may react when we feel hurt by an unfair act or a betrayal, especially if it comes from a family member. Digestive problems often appear after a separation from a partner, a business associate, a child or a teacher, when we cannot digest what happened.",[352,591,593],{"id":592},"holding-on-and-control","Holding on and control",[318,595,596,597,600],{},"The large intestine is linked to letting go. We may feel a strong need to hold on to and control what happens to us. We cling to things, people or situations, sometimes to the point of ",[322,598,599],{"href":249},"jealousy"," or possessiveness, and the bowel becomes congested with what we keep and no longer need.",[352,602,604],{"id":603},"the-belly-and-relationships","The belly and relationships",[318,606,607],{},"Because the belly is the region of relationships, tensions there can reflect conflicts between ourselves and the world around us. The belly may tighten when we feel fragile, unsure of ourselves or humiliated, and relax when we feel disillusioned with life.",[313,609,611],{"id":610},"reading-the-signs-which-part-is-affected","Reading the signs: which part is affected",[318,613,614],{},"In this approach, the part of the digestive system that is affected can add nuance. Take these as questions to explore:",[419,616,617,623,629,635],{},[422,618,619,622],{},[425,620,621],{},"The stomach"," relates to how we absorb our reality and how open we are to new ideas.",[422,624,625,628],{},[425,626,627],{},"The small intestine"," relates to sorting what is good for us. It may react when we judge situations in very black-and-white terms, or struggle to recognise our real needs.",[422,630,631,634],{},[425,632,633],{},"The large intestine"," relates to letting go, spontaneity and the ability to turn the page.",[422,636,637,640],{},[425,638,639],{},"The belly as a whole"," relates to our relationships and to our deepest intentions.",[313,642,644],{"id":643},"caring-for-your-digestion-from-the-inside","Caring for your digestion from the inside",[318,646,647,648],{},"The idea is not to blame yourself. Diet, infections, medication, food intolerances, hormones and many medical factors play a real role in digestive problems. The emotional perspective simply adds another question: ",[375,649,650],{},"what am I finding hard to digest in my life?",[318,652,653],{},"A few gentle practices can support this inner work:",[419,655,656,662,668,674,683,689],{},[422,657,658,661],{},[425,659,660],{},"Take one thing at a time."," Give yourself time to adapt to each new situation before taking on the next.",[422,663,664,667],{},[425,665,666],{},"Welcome new ideas."," Try approaching change with openness rather than judgment.",[422,669,670,673],{},[425,671,672],{},"Name what did not go down well."," Writing or talking about a hurt helps you digest it.",[422,675,676,679,680,682],{},[425,677,678],{},"Let go of what no longer serves you."," Things, habits, grudges: notice what you keep out of ",[322,681,365],{"href":234},".",[422,684,685,688],{},[425,686,687],{},"Trust your inner resources."," The only person you can really control is yourself.",[422,690,691,694],{},[425,692,693],{},"Eat slowly and calmly."," A relaxed meal is good for your stomach and your nervous system.",{"title":454,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":696},[697,698,706,707],{"id":540,"depth":18,"text":541},{"id":553,"depth":18,"text":554,"children":699},[700,701,702,703,704,705],{"id":557,"depth":25,"text":558},{"id":564,"depth":25,"text":565},{"id":571,"depth":25,"text":572},{"id":585,"depth":25,"text":586},{"id":592,"depth":25,"text":593},{"id":603,"depth":25,"text":604},{"id":610,"depth":18,"text":611},{"id":643,"depth":18,"text":644},"2026-09-30",[710,713],{"id":468,"title":711,"description":712},"Stomach","Stomach problems, often linked to situations we cannot digest, anger and openness to what is new.",{"id":714,"title":715,"description":716},"bowel","Bowel","Bowel problems, often linked to control, holding on and the ability to let things flow.",[718,719,720],"\u002Fguides\u002Femotions-body-map","\u002Fguides\u002Flouise-hay-list","\u002Fguides\u002Fspiritual-meaning-of-pain-in-body-parts",[],{},[724,725,726,727,728,729],"Which situation or person am I finding hard to digest at the moment?","Is there too much happening in my life at the same time?","Which new idea or change am I refusing to take in?","What am I holding on to that is no longer useful to me?","Do I feel secure enough inside to be spontaneous?","Is there someone who \"did me wrong\" that I have not been able to get over?",{"title":37,"description":38},"Stomach & Digestive Problems: Spiritual Meaning",[733],{"author":497,"work":498,"entries":734,"pages":739},[735,736,737,738],"Estomac (en général)","Indigestion","Intestins (maux aux ...)","Ventre ou abdomen","175, 233, 237–238, 421–422","areas\u002Fdigestive-system",[742,743,744,745,197,746],"Digesting life","Openness to new ideas","Control","Letting go","Relationships",[748,749,750,751,752,753],"Vomiting blood, or black, tarry stools. Seek urgent medical care.","Severe or sudden abdominal pain, or a hard, swollen belly. Seek urgent medical care.","Blood in the stools.","Difficulty swallowing, or food getting stuck.","Unexplained weight loss, loss of appetite or persistent tiredness.","A lasting change in bowel habits, especially after the age of 50.","0NRiPbBQIFEp4TO4N2qm0mtc3GL-iWonOSNJCKcIXhE",[756,851,1039],{"id":757,"title":758,"affirmation":759,"aka":760,"area":308,"body":763,"dateModified":812,"datePublished":812,"description":813,"extension":467,"group":468,"guides":814,"medicalSources":815,"meta":819,"navigation":479,"path":820,"reflectionQuestions":821,"related":825,"sameAs":829,"seo":832,"seoTitle":833,"sources":834,"stem":839,"summary":840,"supportIntro":841,"themes":842,"whenToSeeADoctor":846,"__hash__":850},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastritis.md","Gastritis","I can meet this day as it is, and keep my strength for what is mine to change.",[761,762],"Stomach inflammation","Inflamed stomach lining",{"type":310,"value":764,"toc":807},[765,769,772,776,785,788,794,796],[313,766,768],{"id":767},"what-gastritis-is","What gastritis is",[318,770,771],{},"Gastritis is inflammation of the lining of the stomach, the place where digestion begins. It can be sudden or long-lasting. Alcohol, certain painkillers, infection, and bile washing upwards are common medical reasons. Pain, nausea, and a burn high in the belly are the usual signs. Treatment follows the cause. A reading of irritation does not replace a look for that cause.",[313,773,775],{"id":774},"the-emotional-meaning-of-gastritis","The emotional meaning of gastritis",[318,777,778,779,781,782,784],{},"The ",[322,780,468],{"href":42}," is where the world starts to be taken in. Where the lining is inflamed, spiritually, there is irritation and ",[322,783,361],{"href":198}," towards something, or someone, that will not be digested. Things are not happening as you wanted. People are not acting as you wished. There can be the sense of having been deceived, or of being stuck because someone else stayed silent.",[318,786,787],{},"What the digestion has absorbed, in this language, is a reality that disturbs you at the deepest level. Insecurity asks what is coming next. The world feels as if it could collapse at any moment. The image is a watchdog, constantly alert for danger, unable to lie down.",[318,789,790,791,793],{},"The only power the spiritual interpretation is willing to grant is power over yourself. Other people, and the situation, stay as they are. Expectations can be turned towards what is good in the day, instead of towards the disaster you are braced for. ",[322,792,293],{"href":294},", here, is the extra acid. Enjoying one moment is the step that is actually available.",[313,795,414],{"id":413},[419,797,798,801,804],{},[422,799,800],{},"Name the person or the fact you keep trying to swallow.",[422,802,803],{},"Notice the watchdog. Ask what would be enough safety for the next hour.",[422,805,806],{},"One expectation you can drop is enough to start. The lining still deserves its own care.",{"title":454,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":808},[809,810,811],{"id":767,"depth":18,"text":768},{"id":774,"depth":18,"text":775},{"id":413,"depth":18,"text":414},"2026-10-05","The emotional and spiritual meaning of gastritis: an inflamed stomach lining, and a reality that will not go down as you wanted it to.",[720],[816],{"name":817,"url":818},"NHS: Gastritis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Fgastritis\u002F",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastritis",[822,823,824],"What am I trying to digest that will not go down?","Where am I on guard, waiting for everything to fall apart?","Which expectation could I loosen without abandoning myself?",[826,827,828],"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fheartburn","\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fstomach-ulcer","\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fstomach-pain",[830,831],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ183130","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGastritis",{"title":758,"description":813},"Gastritis: Spiritual Meaning & Emotional Causes",[835],{"author":497,"work":498,"entries":836,"pages":838},[837],"Estomac — Gastrite","pp. 178–179","conditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastritis","Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining. It is read as irritation and anger towards something, or someone, you cannot digest.","If this reading resonates with you, a settling practice can sit beside the food changes and the medicine your clinician has suggested.",[843,844,845],"the stomach","irritation","a world that might collapse",[847,848,849],"Vomiting blood, black stools, severe pain, unexplained weight loss, or pain that will not settle needs a doctor promptly.","Do not stop a prescribed acid medicine, and do not assume every burn is only stress.","An infection or a drug can inflame the lining and still needs treating.","Hj_cfHVEe0u8z9HLQNR1PsClTRwHbX6i7PM6sZTbTYg",{"id":852,"title":853,"affirmation":854,"aka":855,"area":308,"body":864,"dateModified":465,"datePublished":465,"description":992,"extension":467,"group":714,"guides":993,"medicalSources":994,"meta":1001,"navigation":479,"path":1002,"reflectionQuestions":1003,"related":1010,"sameAs":1011,"seo":1014,"seoTitle":1015,"sources":1016,"stem":1021,"summary":1022,"supportIntro":1023,"themes":1024,"whenToSeeADoctor":1031,"__hash__":1038},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastroenteritis.md","Gastroenteritis","I open myself to new ideas and learn to trust again. I can say when I am disappointed, and I stop waiting for everyone's approval.",[856,857,858,859,860,861,862,863],"Stomach bug","Stomach flu","Tummy bug","Norovirus","Winter vomiting bug","Diarrhoea and vomiting","Gastro","Gastro-entérite",{"type":310,"value":865,"toc":982},[866,870,894,897,901,904,908,918,922,925,929,932,936,939,941,944],[313,867,869],{"id":868},"what-gastroenteritis-is","What gastroenteritis is",[318,871,872,873,877,878,882,883,362,886,889,890,893],{},"Gastroenteritis is an infection of the stomach and intestines that causes ",[322,874,876],{"href":875},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fdiarrhoea","diarrhoea"," and ",[322,879,881],{"href":880},"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fnausea-and-vomiting","vomiting",", often with tummy cramps, nausea and sometimes a mild fever. It is usually caused by a virus, most often norovirus in adults and, in young children, viruses such as rotavirus. Bacteria (such as ",[375,884,885],{},"Campylobacter",[375,887,888],{},"Salmonella"," or ",[375,891,892],{},"E. coli",") and parasites can also cause it, often through contaminated food or water. It spreads easily from person to person and from surfaces.",[318,895,896],{},"Most people recover within a few days without specific treatment. The priority is to replace lost fluids with small, frequent sips of water or oral rehydration solution, to rest, and to eat when you feel able. Antibiotics are not needed for viral gastroenteritis. Babies, older people and those with other illnesses can become dehydrated quickly and may need medical care. Good handwashing with soap and water, and staying at home until 48 hours after the symptoms stop, help protect others.",[313,898,900],{"id":899},"the-emotional-meaning-of-gastroenteritis","The emotional meaning of gastroenteritis",[318,902,903],{},"Gastroenteritis has an outer cause, a virus, bacteria, contaminated food or water. Spiritually, the question is what was happening inside you at the time it took hold. The infection is still an infection. The question is simply there if you want it.",[352,905,907],{"id":906},"too-irritated-to-absorb-anything","Too irritated to absorb anything",[318,909,910,911,914,915,917],{},"Compared with ",[322,912,913],{"href":489},"gastritis",", which affects the stomach alone, gastroenteritis involves both the place where food enters and the place where it begins to be absorbed. Spiritually, this points to an irritation and frustration so strong that you cannot take in anything at all. You want to reject a situation or a person, sometimes life itself, and you may be \"red with ",[322,916,361],{"href":198},"\". The vomiting and diarrhoea are read as that double refusal.",[352,919,921],{"id":920},"what-turns-against-you","What turns against you",[318,923,924],{},"A person or a situation may be indigestible to you, and seem to turn against you, inflaming you emotionally. Old patterns of thought that are no longer useful may still be held on to. Certain thoughts haunt you and gnaw at you from inside. You may live with constant uncertainty, while despair creeps in and your sensitivity is shaken.",[352,926,928],{"id":927},"fear-of-yourself","Fear of yourself",[318,930,931],{},"The spiritual interpretation also names some harder feelings. Treat them as questions to recognise or set aside. Am I afraid of myself, of what lives in me? Do I see myself as bad, or fear that I have many enemies? Is it hard to accept the way events unfold, including the fact that we all die one day?",[352,933,935],{"id":934},"blending-in-and-swallowing-the-rules","Blending in and swallowing the rules",[318,937,938],{},"There may be a preference for melting into the crowd rather than standing up, even if standing up would make a few waves. You do not allow yourself to live your life as you wish. Authority may be what is hard to digest: you live by the established rules and, under old beliefs, see no possibility of stepping outside them.",[313,940,414],{"id":413},[318,942,943],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for catching a bug. Viruses spread easily, and fluids and rest come first. Once you are well, the emotional perspective invites you to look at what was weighing on you.",[419,945,946,952,958,964,970,976],{},[422,947,948,951],{},[425,949,950],{},"Open to something new."," Let a new idea or a new way of seeing a situation in, even a little.",[422,953,954,957],{},[425,955,956],{},"Learn to trust again."," Notice one person, or one part of life, that you could trust a little more.",[422,959,960,963],{},[425,961,962],{},"Say when you are disappointed."," Disappointment voiced is lighter than disappointment left rumbling inside.",[422,965,966,969],{},[425,967,968],{},"Question the old rules."," Ask which rules you follow because they are right for you, and which only because you always have.",[422,971,972,975],{},[425,973,974],{},"Stop waiting for approval."," You can choose your way without everyone around you agreeing first.",[422,977,978,981],{},[425,979,980],{},"Look after your body."," Rest, sip fluids, wash your hands, and let yourself recover before you return to everything at once.",{"title":454,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":983},[984,985,991],{"id":868,"depth":18,"text":869},{"id":899,"depth":18,"text":900,"children":986},[987,988,989,990],{"id":906,"depth":25,"text":907},{"id":920,"depth":25,"text":921},{"id":927,"depth":25,"text":928},{"id":934,"depth":25,"text":935},{"id":413,"depth":18,"text":414},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of gastroenteritis: deep irritation, rejecting what you cannot take in, and doubts you keep silent.",[],[995,998],{"name":996,"url":997},"NHS: Diarrhoea and vomiting","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fsymptoms\u002Fdiarrhoea-and-vomiting\u002F",{"name":999,"url":1000},"MedlinePlus: Gastroenteritis","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fgastroenteritis.html",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastroenteritis",[1004,1005,1006,1007,1008,1009],"What has happened that irritates or frustrates me so much that I cannot take anything in?","Which situation or person do I want to reject, or am I pushing away life itself?","What thoughts keep gnawing at me from the inside?","Do I blend into the crowd rather than stand up, to avoid making waves?","Which rules or authority am I finding hard to digest?","What disappointment have I kept rumbling inside instead of saying it?",[875,880,489],[1012,1013],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGastroenteritis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ156103",{"title":853,"description":992},"Gastroenteritis Spiritual Meaning: Stomach Bug Emotions",[1017],{"author":497,"work":498,"entries":1018,"pages":1020},[1019],"Intestins — Gastro-entérite","243–244","conditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastroenteritis","Spiritually, gastroenteritis is often linked to an irritation so strong that you cannot absorb anything at all, a wish to reject a situation or a person, and disappointment you let rumble inside instead of voicing it.","If this reading resonates with you, once you have recovered, a quiet moment to name what was bothering you before you fell ill can be a good next step.",[1025,1026,1027,1028,1029,1030],"Deep irritation","Rejecting what happens","Uncertainty","Blending in","Rigid rules","Trust",[1032,1033,1034,1035,1036,1037],"Signs of dehydration, such as passing little or no urine, dark urine, dizziness, a very dry mouth, or a baby with a sunken soft spot or fewer wet nappies. Seek urgent medical care.","Blood in the diarrhoea or vomit, green vomit, or vomit that looks like coffee grounds. Seek urgent medical care.","Severe tummy pain, a stiff neck, confusion, unusual drowsiness, or a rash that does not fade when a glass is pressed on it. Call emergency services.","Vomiting for more than two days or diarrhoea for more than seven days in an adult, or vomiting for more than a day in a baby or young child.","Being unable to keep fluids down, or being pregnant, frail, elderly or with a weakened immune system.","Stay off work, school or nursery until 48 hours after the last episode, and wash your hands with soap and water to protect others.","OTkas4_LItRGdJdwze4D9FBCt_Gcjt_KIkf9FZ12Lus",{"id":1040,"title":1041,"affirmation":1042,"aka":1043,"area":1047,"body":1048,"dateModified":465,"datePublished":708,"description":1208,"extension":467,"group":1209,"guides":1210,"medicalSources":1213,"meta":1220,"navigation":479,"path":1221,"reflectionQuestions":1222,"related":1229,"sameAs":1231,"seo":1234,"seoTitle":1235,"sources":1236,"stem":1249,"summary":1250,"supportIntro":1251,"themes":1252,"whenToSeeADoctor":1257,"__hash__":1264},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fhead\u002Fmigraines.md","Migraines","I release the pressure. I can slow down, face what is and move forward at my own pace.",[1044,1045,1046],"Migraine headache","Migraine with aura","Sick headache","head",{"type":310,"value":1049,"toc":1195},[1050,1054,1062,1068,1071,1075,1078,1082,1085,1089,1092,1096,1106,1110,1113,1117,1120,1124,1127,1147,1151,1158,1160,1163],[313,1051,1053],{"id":1052},"what-migraines-are","What migraines are",[318,1055,1056,1057,1061],{},"A migraine is a neurological condition that causes attacks of moderate to severe ",[322,1058,1060],{"href":1059},"\u002Fhead\u002Fheadaches","headache",", usually throbbing and often on one side of the head. Attacks commonly come with nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light, sound or smells, and can last from a few hours to several days. Some people have an \"aura\" beforehand: visual disturbances such as flashing lights or zigzag lines, tingling or, more rarely, difficulty speaking.",[318,1063,1064,1065,1067],{},"Migraine is very common and affects women about three times more often than men. It tends to run in families. Attacks can be triggered by hormonal changes, ",[322,1066,527],{"href":282}," (or the drop in stress afterwards), lack of or too much sleep, skipped meals, certain foods or drinks, bright lights and changes in the weather. Treatment includes medication to stop an attack, preventive treatments for frequent migraines, and identifying personal triggers.",[318,1069,1070],{},"The emotional reading below does not replace this. It offers another angle, for those who feel their migraines also say something about the way they live.",[313,1072,1074],{"id":1073},"the-emotional-meaning-of-migraines","The emotional meaning of migraines",[318,1076,1077],{},"Migraines are often associated with a head that is under too much pressure. The source compares it to a pressure cooker: the pressure rises so high that we no longer know which way to turn. At some point the body imposes a stop.",[352,1079,1081],{"id":1080},"a-forced-pause","A forced pause",[318,1083,1084],{},"During a migraine, our energy drops and we withdraw instead of taking part in life. Seen symbolically, the attack can be a way of stopping when we have not allowed ourselves to stop otherwise. Sometimes it is also, without our realising it, a way of receiving care and attention.",[352,1086,1088],{"id":1087},"over-responsibility-and-the-need-to-perform","Over-responsibility and the need to perform",[318,1090,1091],{},"Migraines are often linked to a strong sense of responsibility and a need to perform, especially at work. We find it hard to stop. There is a conflict between an overloaded mind and our personal needs and wishes. We may feel we are not up to the task, or not intelligent enough, and push even harder.",[352,1093,1095],{"id":1094},"anger-turned-against-yourself","Anger turned against yourself",[318,1097,1098,1099,1102,1103,1105],{},"The source plays on words here, hearing \"",[322,1100,1101],{"href":243},"hatred","\" in the word \"migraine\" in French. The question it invites is simple: why so much ",[322,1104,361],{"href":198}," towards yourself? Harsh self-criticism can keep the head under constant strain.",[352,1107,1109],{"id":1108},"not-wanting-to-see-or-digest","Not wanting to see or digest",[318,1111,1112],{},"Migraines often come with visual and digestive symptoms. Symbolically, this can point to something we do not want to see, or cannot digest, in what is happening in our life. Feeling misunderstood, unloved or watched can add to the tension.",[352,1114,1116],{"id":1115},"holding-on-to-old-structures","Holding on to old structures",[318,1118,1119],{},"Finally, migraines may reflect the difficulty of leaving what is familiar. The structures of our life need to be updated to match who we are now, but moving into the unknown feels hard. The same difficulty with change can appear when our rhythm changes, which may be one reason some people get migraines at the weekend.",[313,1121,1123],{"id":1122},"what-the-circumstances-may-suggest","What the circumstances may suggest",[318,1125,1126],{},"A few nuances to explore:",[419,1128,1129,1135,1141],{},[422,1130,1131,1134],{},[425,1132,1133],{},"Migraines at the weekend"," may reflect difficulty adapting when the rhythm of life changes.",[422,1136,1137,1140],{},[425,1138,1139],{},"Pain focused on the forehead"," may relate to feeling diminished or powerless, especially intellectually, and needing to perform or find a solution.",[422,1142,1143,1146],{},[425,1144,1145],{},"Migraines after a setback"," may point to a situation that has not yet been accepted.",[313,1148,1150],{"id":1149},"left-side-or-right-side","Left side or right side?",[318,1152,1153,1154,682],{},"Migraines are often one-sided. Spiritually, the right side of the body is linked to the masculine principle (logic, planning, action, the men in your life) and the left side to the feminine principle (feeling, intuition, receiving, the women in your life). A migraine on the right may ask where the pressure to perform, decide and control is strongest. A migraine on the left may ask which feelings you have held in, or where your intuition has had no room. See the guide to the ",[322,1155,1157],{"href":1156},"\u002Fguides\u002Fleft-vs-right-side-of-the-body","left and right sides of the body",[313,1159,414],{"id":413},[318,1161,1162],{},"The aim is not to feel guilty about your migraines. They are a real neurological condition and deserve proper medical care. The emotional perspective simply invites you to look at the pressure behind them.",[419,1164,1165,1171,1177,1183,1189],{},[422,1166,1167,1170],{},[425,1168,1169],{},"Look at what is happening."," Naming a situation you have been avoiding often releases part of the tension.",[422,1172,1173,1176],{},[425,1174,1175],{},"Share the load."," Notice which responsibilities you could delegate, postpone or simply drop.",[422,1178,1179,1182],{},[425,1180,1181],{},"Rest before you crash."," Build regular pauses into your weeks, so your body does not have to force them on you.",[422,1184,1185,1188],{},[425,1186,1187],{},"Be kinder to yourself."," Ask where your self-blame comes from, and whether it is still useful.",[422,1190,1191,1194],{},[425,1192,1193],{},"Allow change."," Choose one habit or structure in your life that no longer fits you, and give yourself permission to update it.",{"title":454,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":1196},[1197,1198,1205,1206,1207],{"id":1052,"depth":18,"text":1053},{"id":1073,"depth":18,"text":1074,"children":1199},[1200,1201,1202,1203,1204],{"id":1080,"depth":25,"text":1081},{"id":1087,"depth":25,"text":1088},{"id":1094,"depth":25,"text":1095},{"id":1108,"depth":25,"text":1109},{"id":1115,"depth":25,"text":1116},{"id":1122,"depth":18,"text":1123},{"id":1149,"depth":18,"text":1150},{"id":413,"depth":18,"text":414},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of migraines: how they may relate to pressure to perform, over-responsibility, anger at yourself and resisting change.","head-pain",[1211,1156,719,1212,720],"\u002Fguides\u002Fjacques-martel-dictionary","\u002Fguides\u002Fpsychosomatic-illness",[1214,1217],{"name":1215,"url":1216},"NHS: Migraine","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fconditions\u002Fmigraine\u002F",{"name":1218,"url":1219},"MedlinePlus: Headache","https:\u002F\u002Fmedlineplus.gov\u002Fheadache.html",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fhead\u002Fmigraines",[1223,1224,1225,1226,1227,1228],"Do my migraines tend to come after a period of intense effort, or when I finally stop?","Am I carrying responsibilities that are too heavy, or that are not really mine?","What am I angry with myself about?","Is there a situation I do not want to see, or that I cannot \"digest\"?","Do I feel watched, judged or under constant pressure to do better?","Which structure or habit in my life no longer fits who I am today?",[1059,1230,826],"\u002Fhead\u002Fnervousness",[1232,1233],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMigraine","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ133823",{"title":1041,"description":1208},"Migraines: Spiritual Meaning & Emotional Causes",[1237,1241,1245],{"author":497,"work":498,"entries":1238,"pages":1240},[1239],"Tête — Migraines","408–409",{"author":497,"work":498,"entries":1242,"pages":1244},[1243],"Masculin (principe…)","270–271",{"author":497,"work":498,"entries":1246,"pages":1248},[1247],"Féminin (principe…)","182–183","conditions\u002Fhead\u002Fmigraines","Migraines are often read as the sign of a head under too much pressure. They may reflect over-responsibility, a need to perform and control, and anger turned against yourself, until the body forces a pause.","If this reading resonates with you, giving yourself regular moments of deep rest, before the body forces you to stop, can be a good next step.",[1253,1254,1255,744,1256],"Pressure to perform","Over-responsibility","Anger at yourself","Resisting change",[1258,1259,1260,1261,1262,1263],"A sudden, extremely severe headache that feels different from your usual migraines. Call emergency services.","Weakness on one side of the body, facial drooping, confusion or difficulty speaking. Call emergency services, as these can be signs of a stroke.","An aura that lasts more than an hour, or a first migraine after the age of 50.","A change in the pattern, frequency or severity of your migraines.","Taking migraine or pain medication on more than 10 days a month.","Migraines that affect your work, studies or daily life. 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