Stool problem

We tend to over analyse everything with anxiety, especially if its related to cancer. I myself have fallen victim to checking every stool I have and thinking 'is the colour normal?' And I go back and forth and around and eventually it leads to really bad anxiety....doesnt matter how many times a doctor could tell me...its ok....I would still be there, the day after, checking and building my anxiety.

My advice, if the doctor says its all ok, stay confident and trust them. We watch too many tv shows and movies that teach us that its normal, but the reality is its extremely rare and although it can happen, the chances are so low its not logical to believe if a doctor says your ok and nothing to be worried about, that its still something. I know that is easy to say but very difficult in practice to overcome, but we all with HA have to understand and somehow get by those intrusive thoughts and I for one think sharing experiences that lead us to this path helps.

My final bit of advice, don't check you stool so often. it changes daily depending on diet, food's etc....its crazy the variations you can have....I drank too much Cranberry juice because I heard its good for gastritis, the morning toilet session was not pleasant 😄 so its easy to over think and lets say, let your stool be stool, check it maybe the same day once a week, then move bi weekly for example 😃 this will cause less triggers for anxious thoughts.