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Hi need some advice iv been suffering with anxiety for 2 years iv started to control it a lot more but been having problems with my bowels everytime I eat I have diarrhea I have it 1st thing in the morning and so on iv been to the doctors they sent me for a colonscopy which iv cancelled 2 times has I'm so scared to have it done I'm losing weight but am a bit stressed out at the moment with home life not eating much I'm so scared I have cancer but can't bring myself to get the colonscopy done anyone have same symptoms need advice xx

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    digestive problems are common with anxiety. Can you have someone go with you for the colonoscopy for support? Having it done and over with will put your mind at ease and let you either treat a stomach issue or focus on your anxiety. It's hard, I know to face fears but, it is also empowering!
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    The sooner you get some help the better.

    I don't have exactly the same but I'm having trouble with my bowels. I constantly feel bloated and constipated. I cosntslty have like an ache and a anxious sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I'm currently under going tests but not had a colonoscopy which I actually want!

    I know their is a strong relation between the gut and mind but it's always best to get checked out and if you've been given an colonoscopy so quick is definitely take it!

    Do you mind asking how old you are?

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      I really want to have it done but so scared and now I'm scared iv left it to late sad I'm 33 georgina I just don't no what to do sad x
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      I also lose weight quickly when my anxiety is bad! I just lost 10 pounds in two weeks last month. Please try and find a supportive person to be there for you and go for the appointment. You will feel so much better once it's done! Hugs!
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      You will feel better once it's done and it'll most likely be nothin and help you in recovery with anxoety.

      I had a ovarian cancer scare with my symptoms and I had to go see a gyna for a Transvaginal. I felt so much better after it but was so scared about it when I had it booked. I just wanted it over with. It came back all clear.

      A lot of people beg for things lien being referred to professionals and don't get it so jist try and relax and just think 'let's get it done!'

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    Hello carly28163,

    A couple of years ago i had to have an endoscopy done, I was also very scared but i was given the option to be sedated and everything went smooth, just wondering if that is an option for you.

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    Thank you I will try and have it done need to wait now for another appointment. Yes I can be serdated but don't want to be has I don't like the thought of that I'm scared more about having to take the moviprep the day before has I'm a anxious person anyway I don't like the thought of taking medicine and read about it and not nice things said about the whole thing I'm stuck and don't no how to get things right x
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      Gotcha, i thought maybe that would ease the whole proccess, rather than going throught it awake.
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      Hi Carly, 

      First, BREATHE!  Do you have a family history of colon cancer?  If not, you are way too young for it to even be an issue, though ruling things out is always good.  

      Secondly, your anxiety is running your life.  Time to turn that around.  Are you doing any therapy to deal with your anxiety?  Cognitive behavior therapy is very good for this.  If you can't get into therapy soon, there are tons of self-help opportunities online.  Just do a web search for cognitive behavior therapy self help, or even dialectical behavior therapy.  Also look into mindfulness meditation.  A search for that will turn up tons of guided meditations online.  Meditation is one of the most healing and beneficial things you can do!  

      Finally, you have got to realize that all your anxiety is about thoughts, your thoughts about the past, fears about the future, the what-if's and the if only's that are our ruminating.  All that thinking leads to more fear and the vicious cycle.  The thing is, you have a choice.  You can choose to have those thoughts or not.  At first it is hard, because we are addicted to thinkiing.  Ever heard the phrase "my thoughts are running away with me?"  That's because thinking is like an entity inside of us, and it can be tamed.  But, you have  WANT TO.  You are not at the mercy of your life.  You can take control.  Ever known someone who has had a lot of tragedy in their lives and yet they seem to be the most optimistic, happy person you've ever known?  Well, that is because that person copes with life's situations in a healthier way.  And you can learn that, too, but again, you have to WANT to.  You need to give up the victim narative (so common in people with anxiety, not that you've said anything to suggest that).  Give up the "why me?"

      Our past is just a story, really.  And the future is unpredictable, out of our control, and it is healthier for us to accept that and just move on.  Spending time thinking about the past and future, especially when the thoughts are troubling, is not at all productive and if anything harmful. 

      So, the first step is just noticing, catching yourself when you begin to have those thoughts.  That's all; just notice, develop awareness.  Then take some deep breathes, long and deep, paying attention to the feeling of the breath entering your nostrils, expanding your belly, leaving your lips.  Nudge yourself back to the breath when the thoughts try to start up again.

      This is the beginning.  There is absolutely no reason you cannot learn to tame your active mind.  Your mind might be saying "yes, but..." but that is just the mind trying to resist change.

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    I hope you get it done soon ans good results .

    I was suffering like this for a year I got told ibs I had just had my son though when it started and turned out I had a inlarged bowel and needed anti inflammatory still have on and off problems now three years on wish you luck ohh and I also lost alot of weight I was 11 and half stone and went to 8 stone stress anxiety can do alot to us my nana has anxiety bad now and has gone from a size 14 to a soze 6-8 ! It makes a massive impact on our digestive systems others will put on weight ... we are all different smile x

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      Thank you what was all your symptoms? And I will defo go and get the colonscopy done when they send me a new appointment need to be brave smile x
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    Hi, I have same problem as you. I have anxeity ( which is kind of under control right now..) and diarrea every single day for last 6 months. Never normal bowel movement. Never pain or bloating.  Doctors tried all sort of antideprresants, which helped with anxeity but not with the bowel issues. Are you on any medication?

    I had colonoscopy, its not too bad and its quick procedure so dont worry. I am going for gastroscopy in January to exclude Celiac and IBD, they can we both triggered by emotional stress. I am also skinny despite eating like a horse..I do not think I have anything like a cancer I know it was triggered when my anxiety started, I had terrible butterflies in my stomach for 24/7 and it just messed up my stomach. Hope it helps smile

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