Q How long until the pain lessens with treatment?
A Usually the frequency falls before the intensity does. Daily pain becomes every other day, then a couple of times a week. Pain of a few months often changes within weeks, while pain of many years takes longer to assess.
Detailed Answer
Recovery commonly arrives as fewer painful days, then reduced intensity, then less reaction to trigger foods. Judging only by "a day with no pain at all" makes improvement feel like failure. Marking painful days on a calendar makes the change visible.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Returning to your old portions and eating speed the moment you feel better brings the pain back with it. We consider the period of maintaining habits after things settle to be part of the treatment.
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