Stomach and GI with heart, scared sick and cannot stop ruminating
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Anyone who would chime in would be appreciated. I get this dull ache that comes for a couple weeks then disappears for a long time. It has been ongoing for a long time. I have had lifelong GI issues with not pathology. Like random nausea, a random bout of loose stools. Last week I went to the ED with some heart palpitations and this strong hunger sensation in my stomach. They did a chest X-ray nothing, EKG nothing, Blood Work was all perfect. I am shaking nervous to the point I am writing this. I am under extreme stress in general, work, family, finances. I do not smoke drink or eat poorly and I'm a healthy weight. The discomfort doesn't stop me from functioning. My appetite and bowels are normal. As a test I ate a 20 piece nugget (junkfood) the other day to see if I had any issues an I didn't but my stomach still has this discomfort. I am freaking out that it is stomach cancer or pancreatic cancer, bowel cancer or some ulcer about to perforate. It is not severe in nature, but I cannot stop thinking about it because my head is not ruminating 24/7 on how I feel. I literally and thinking about my stomach every waking moment. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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what44837 amanda61305
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hello Amanda, I feel your pain and concerns but I believe whatever we put our attention on we are growing it, since now you made yourself believe that this is some sort of cancer your mind and full focus on your stomach and trying to check if it is fine...i think stomach cancer and bowel cancer has some serious symptoms not just an hunger sensation, ofc I understand how you feel but try to direct your focus on something else I believe the concerns will fade away, hope you will feel better soon! 😃
amanda61305 what44837
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I am 24/7 thinking over and over amanda how does your stomach feel now and a second later how does it feel now etc. It is crippling.
jan34534 amanda61305
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If you had stomach or pancreatic cancer or anything similar, you would not be able to eat. It would be too painful. Also your blood tests would be off.
Anxiety, stress, over thinking, can wreak havoc on a body. I have had lifelong stress and anxiety, and I ended up getting severe gastritis on and off for several years. It was horrible and I know it was all because I allowed stress to take me over. Your symptoms could easily be due to the same thing and you ruminating about it now can definitely make it worse! The body can only take so much.
I was convinced the gastritis ruined my stomach. I ended up getting an endoscopy and the doctor said my stomach is perfectly fine. After that, I completely relaxed and I haven’t had gastritis in three years. That just shows you the power of the mind. When we think negative, we are going to get negative results. And vice versa. If you want to be 100% sure that your stomach is OK you could ask for an endoscopy. For the intestines you would get a colonoscopy. For the pancreas would be a CT scan but it doesn’t sound like you have cancer because like I said, it would be way too painful to even eat.
Plus, you said you’ve had G.I. issues your whole life. This might just be a flareup. Take care of yourself. That is the most important thing. Stay away from acidic foods and eat more alkaline foods. Those are easier on your stomach. Our thoughts are so powerful, so it’s important to be positive. Take care.
amanda61305 jan34534
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I mean I overall feel fine, but I am continually thinking every second of every day how my stomach feels. I would never call the sensations/ache severe. It is usually a 1-2 out of 10, and sometimes I dont know it is there or I can only feel it if I tap hard on the center of my epigastric region. Like right now I am googling cancer rates, but I am not old so I am still on the lower risk end. The stress of life certainly adds to it. thank you
jan34534 amanda61305
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The ruminating is just going to make it worse. There is a very strong connection between the brain and the stomach. That’s why you hear about people who have a lot of stress develop ulcers. It’s really important to stop looking everything up and ruminating. That’s how I got sick myself. All you can do is get things checked out and if everything is ok then do things to keep yourself, healthy like exercise, eating, healthy, socializing,. The worst thing you can do is sit around and think about it and read things online. And try to figure everything out. I did that, and it absolutely worsens everything.