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Do i have IBS?

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CGT93
CGT93

Hi all iv been having symptoms for a year or two now, i am abit of a hypochondriac and i have really bad cancer phobia it basically controls my life.

I constantly wake up every morning with a funny stomach feels really uneasy but not really painful more uncomfortable id say and when i do my morning poo they always come out flat as you can imagine this has sent my brain into over drive i made a mistake and googled my symptoms and have decided iv got bowel cancer but as i read more into ibs it feels i may have it? I was diagnosed with diverticular disease a couple of years ago after a colonoscopy showed i had pockets in my bowels but i am always having flat poop they aren't pencil thin they are still wide but they are fluffy if that makes sense to anyone they also sometimes have mucus on them but iv never seen any blood and i am so gassy i literally pass wind all day its worst after iv just or recently eaten i also get a dull pain in my lower left abdomen alot and i also have to pee ALOT like when its really bad i pee every 30 mins or so.

I just wanted to come on here and ask if anyone has had similar symptoms or could steer me in the right direction as im sick of looking on google and it just telling me i have cancer.

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  • sam18386
    sam18386 CGT93

    Posted

    hi cgt, firstly can i advise that you stop reading google, no wonder your bowel is bad because your stressing yourself out reading Google! secondly you need to see your doctor, your bowel habits aren't normal to you, you're more gassy than usual and i don't know if that's enough symptoms but it is enough for you to speak to a doctor. any changes in bowel habits have to be reported to your doctor so they can rule out anything really bad. it might be just IBS but it could be anything. i wish you luck, let your doctor tell you what is wrong!

    • CGT93
      CGT93 sam18386

      Posted

      Thanks for taking time out of your day to respond i managed to get a over the phone appointment with my doctor today fingers crossed they can help

    • sam18386
      sam18386 CGT93

      Posted

      hi cgt, what time's your appointment? good luck hopefully they'll sort it for you.

    • CGT93
      CGT93 sam18386

      Posted

      She rung me this afternoon sorry only just finished work so have not been able to reply.

      She thinks it could be change in diet or she thinks its could be an intolerance to something so got to have blood test and give a stool sample for them to check over but she didn't sound like she was worried about the possibility of it being cancer.

    • sam18386
      sam18386 CGT93

      Posted

      hi cgt, phew i am glad you spoke to your doctor and she sounds like she has reassured you. i hope you get a result to what this is, it may not be what you want but it's an answer and you can start with that, it may help you to build towards what you want.

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