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Stomach ache/gas for a week. Scared, please help

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on 12/9/18 (a week ago today) i had diarrhea a couple of times and then for the next 6 days i have had gas issues/stomach pains. the gas just seems to move around and occasionally come out (not often enough, hence the pain) and i have had small, thin, and soft bowel movements (not enough in my opinion). this has triggered my anxiety and now i have been making the mistake of googling my symptoms and i come to the worst conclusions such as bowel cancer or stomach cancer and i am terrified. my fiancee thinks i am fine and i talked to my step brother who is about to start residency and he thinks its just a GI bug or something like that. i am convinced otherwise just because i dont ever remember feeling like this for this long. can someone please put my mind at ease? i have a doctor's appointment on Tuesday but i am terrified. am i just overreacting or is this justifiable fear? PLEASE HELP! 😭

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