If someone had told me a few years ago that my nagging lower back pain was being triggered by a problem in my foot, I would’ve laughed it off. But after months of trying everything from massages to core exercises with little success, I stumbled upon a cause I never expected: plantar fasciitis. Yup, the…
It started with bloating, cramping, and unpredictable bathroom runs—classic signs of IBS. But what threw me off was the dull, nagging ache creeping into my lower back. At first, I blamed poor posture or maybe a pulled muscle from rearranging my living room. But after ruling out obvious culprits and seeing the pattern repeat, it…
Last year, after a particularly greasy dinner at a friend’s house, I woke up in the middle of the night with a nagging pain between my shoulder blades. I thought it was just muscle tension or maybe the way I slept, but it kept coming back—always after I ate rich or fatty foods. It wasn’t…