Physical grief symptoms please help

[Mummymamabear]

My dad died on Tuesday morning. I am heartbroken, devastated, I don’t even have the words.
I have since developed physical symptoms which I i am wondering; is it due to grief?
My head hurts so badly, one sided headache with tension in my neck. I can’t eat properly and I’ve been sick and have terrible diarrhea.
My entire body hurts like deep muscle pain. Every touch to my skin just hurts.

After reading online this is all normal; due to the circumstances of his death I am feeling quite anxious and just want some reassurance really.

Bless you, so sorry to hear that. Can you rest? Is there someone who can come and look after you?

It is normal for me, I had awful physical pain and stress across my shoulder so badly that I could almost not straighten my head.

Can you get to see your GP? I was given a few days of muscle relaxants.

I'm really sorry about your dad 💐

Yes my husband and my mum are here looking after the children as apart from breastfeeding my youngest I just can’t do much else at the moment :( x

You are in shock (I found it was still a shock even though I know it is coming), you are severely stressed.

And you're coping with all the arrangements and paperwork, and letting relatives know.

It's a rotten time, enough to put anyone off their food. Headaches are a perfectly normal reaction. Sleeplessness too.

I found that keeping the fridge full of picky bits and nice soups helped. Being able to eat a little without having to bother to cook. Having small stuff that you can manage. Soups are quick, easy, warm and comforting.

And cocoa with milk at night helps sleep - sod the calories. Comfort and rest are the priorities now.

I'm so sorry for your loss. xx

Hi OP, yes, absolutely normal- the body and mind are connected so it’s very normal to feel grief in your body. Make sure you take the rest you need, try to eat, take care of yourself and reach out for support. Gentle stretching , massage and yoga can help . I’m very sorry for your loss.

Thanks everyone.
I have health anxiety anyway, so the physical symptoms on top of everything is making me feel even worse.
His death needs to go to inquest as it was ‘unnatural’ they stopped a blood thinner due to his injury then when restarted he bled to death in his intestine. He also had sepsis and pneumonia. I feel sick to my stomach. Finding it very, very, very hard 💔

It's all shock ,so very sorry for your loss . I lost my wife in March. I agree with everything the above lady has said , l see the gp asap and she did help, you can only do day to day so so sorry

So sorry for your loss. I hope you have lots of support around you.

So sorry for your loss. I hope you have lots of support around you.

So sorry for your loss. I hope you have lots of support around you.