Reflection from Japan The Strange Gift Hidden in My Stomach Pain Press enter or click to view image in full size Image created with Canva Note: This article was supported by AI for translation and editing, as English isn’t my primary language. I’ve recently been having some stomach issues. Spicy foods and cold drinks upset my stomach. Painkillers and cold medicine make me feel nauseous, and the stomach medicine I was prescribed gave me diarrhea. So I have gradually cut back on medication. Interestingly and surprisingly, once I began reducing medication, I found myself getting by without it. I used to take painkillers once or twice a month. In winter, I took cold medicine, and in early spring, I took some medicine for hay fever. But over the past year, I’ve been getting by without them. I no longer get headaches bad enough to need painkillers. I still catch colds, but I don’t reach for medication so easily anymore.…