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IBS/ Stomach related problem? Not sure need help.

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alexander04446
alexander04446

Before I start, forgive me for rambling. Understandably, mentioning anxiety, this could go in that forum rather than this, however, I feel this is the right place for me to get feedback. I'm 22, and for about 4 years, possibly 5, I've had issues with my abdomen, an example of some of the symptoms would be, excess wind, smelling pretty bad, abdominal pain, ranging from lower right to upper. This pain increases, as does the off-putting excess flatulence, dependent on my diet, being a student it isn't often the best. The pain isn't unbearable, merely an annoyance, and isn't every day. To add to this, I've been having problems with acid reflux, and what I think is called Dysphagia? Whenever I eat it feels as though food takes a while to go down, this has been the case for a few years as well, also not severe, until recently when I've paid a lot of attention to it, however, this has been improved with the PPI Nexium. However, I do have a distinct pain when I press at the bottom of by esophagus/stomach? I have booked to see a doctor next Tuesday, but as a caveat, my health anxiety has been going wild for the last few days, as it tends to do in episodes, sleep has been hard and I've constantly been thinking the worst, cancer etc so I'd appreciate if anyone could aid me before I see the doctor!

Thank you!

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  • rhonda19552
    rhonda19552 alexander04446

    Posted

    Hi I am hearing you - my stomach is the same sore to touch but then I'm tense all the time. So I think it's muscles that are sore from squeezing them up all the time.

    I think it you had something serious after all this time you would be very sick by now

    Goodluck and just remember stress and worry always make things worse and not sleeping doesn't make you deal with things either.

    Cheers

    • alexander04446
      alexander04446 rhonda19552

      Posted

      It's an awful situation to be in, and not knowing what it is on top of it is even worse.

      But thank you for your advice, really appreciated at a time like this!

  • pippa58442
    pippa58442 alexander04446

    Posted

    Try a food diary to see if food is the problem.  Do you have any change of bowel habit and does your stomach pain move about?
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