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Hi guys, new here.
I wanted to share my story and found this forum, from reading through some of the posts I can see I am in the right place and definitely not alone! I've been having a flare up now for about 3 weeks and my main symptom is the gurgling of the stomach... or bubbling..or as another poster put it is the mouse running around in there. I occasionally get diarrhea but mainly the way it manifests in me is the opposite - the feeling of needing to go, not being able to or just a small amount, repeat x 5, or more. At it's worst it makes me feel sick with burping. Sometimes I get stabbing pains that are extremely painful, like someone sticking a pin in my guts, but as quick as it comes it goes again. Gas is an issue. It can cause me to wince with pain temporarily and its gone again.
It's my belief that the symptoms are not caused by diet in my case, as I have had many months in a row with no symptoms. I do believe there is a link with stress, but this is hard as sometimes it can take the symptoms for me to realise that I might be stressed, I'm not 100% this is an exact science.
For context I'm male and 37 years old, and first had symptoms about in about 2011. I remember I got the stomach flu, which the first time I had really had a major stomach issue that lasted beyond a couple of days. I'm a runner and have got more into running this past two years, which I believe has helped with my symptoms as I have seen a decrease, but this past three weeks it has prevented me from going out on many occasions. I run with a club, and the gas issue combined with feeling sick has put the brakes on for me.
I just wanted to highlight that I definitely believe this most recent flare up has been potentially caused by stress and the mental impact this has had on me. Not being able to go out running has meant I've felt sluggish, it's a vicious circle as this then makes me feel more stressed/ down. I know that if I can go for a run I will probably feel better, but I've had a this past week to compound things (when your body is down, it's down right?) . I'm personally a bit fed up of the symptoms and the constant stomach churning and when it's there it's hard to shake off my mind. I know others here will relate to this, it will be good to hear some other opinions. I find it hard to talk my wife about as I feel like I'm moaning and don't want to bring her down, I am an extremely positive person generally and this is the major blip on my health CV.
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jello11529 AndyUK
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Hello AndyUK,
Seems like you are indeed a positive person.
The rule is, first if you can rule out every other organic causes of your symptoms through different tests, and if you can't find anything , only then you can say, the symptoms are related to stress.
I would suggest visit your primary care physician, If he can do stool culture and rule out any infectious cause of your problem, And if culture comes back negative, Then you might want want to think about indigestion or gastritis.
So the rule is to find out most common and treatable causes of your symptoms and your doctor can help you.