worried stomach cancer
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Hi. I wrote earlier comment about acid reflux. But now im even more worried. I had endoscopy 18 nonths ago. All clear mild redlux and herbia. However past 5/6 weeks I have ibdigestion/ heartburn and bloated ecerytime I eat. I now am driving myself crazy thinking I have stomach cabcer, is it possible after having endoscopy 18 months ago (clear) that now I can possibly have stomach cancer. I was with my consultant last week and prescribed me labz and augmentum.Extremely stressed. I will be making apt with consultant again in new year. Tnx
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If you had an endoscopy 18 months ago from what I have been told by my consultant it takes upto 5 years on average before advanced stomach cancer is diagnosed, and then again the symptoms are vague and unpredictable and affects individuals differently & uniquely. I suffer from abdominal pain & just like you I have been worried about cancer. I have had 4 endoscopies, ct scans, barium swallow test, MRI scan, blood tests etc, nothing malignant found. Getting stressed up with anxiety just increases your symptoms, but it is understandable. I think you are right to make appt with your consultant as cancers need alot of other tests like CT scan, Abdoman ultra scan,blood tests etc before a diagnosis can be given. Have you any other symptoms apart from bloating/indigestion? It may be that you have an infection or acid reflux and the reason you have been prescribed medicine. I hope that you find out from your consultant what is causing your symptoms. Best of luck and keep your stress levels down.
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You state you had an endoscopy almost 2 years ago & it showed mild reflux & hernia, although cancer can develop at anytime, Â in your case you need to have another endoscopy and if there are any suspicions they will ask you to have more tests ie, ct scans, blood work etc. An endoscopy is not all that is used for diagnosing stomach cancer. I should not worry untill you have had your tests. Your symptoms can be anything other than stomach cancer. I can understand your anxiety in this matter but untill something has been diagnosed you are just worried.Try to focus away from your symptoms & think it may just be something mild.I too thought the worse but after so many tests behind me & they have'nt found anything malignant I have forgotten about cancer & just try to deal with my symptoms the best I can. Good luck & best wishes.
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You state you had h pylori did you clear it with antibiotics? What were your symptoms? How did it affect you? please tell me your story.
Thanx
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I was feeling really bad on omeprazole. Burning 24/7, difficultty swalloing, etc. I stop the pill and went to Naturophatic Dr. She gave me DGL, aloe vera, mucosagen and ortobiotic for 1 1/2"month to deal with my acid reflux. She mentioned that to have the test I have to be clean that means no antiacid, zantaxz, ppi, laxative, antibiotics, etc.
After that she order h pylori test (come negative) and SIBO test (come possitive severe).
Dr said that SIBO its the root off my acid reflux. She put me on herbal antibiotics, probiotic and on a diet.
I hope she is right. Living with acid reflux its terrible. Im glad that I change my Dr because now I know I have SIBO and that bacteria can cause a lot of problems. Gastro dr told me to take omeprazole for the rest of my life. He said that the drug its safe but in my case almost kill me.
The treatment for SIBO its for 3 months. She said that in 2 months a must fell better. Im still feeling burning and acid but a lot less than before. Nothing compare to what I feel on an ppi.
I want to mention that when I start with the acid reflux problem before the omeprazole. I took an antibiotic and I was fine for a few days then I finish the antibiotics and the symtomps return. All the time I was thinking I got a virus or bacteria...did you take any antibiotic while having acid reflux? Did you feel better during that time? My naturophatic dr said that usually people with h pylori or SIBO find temporary relieve while on antibiotics. Even if the antibiotic its for something else like when going to the dentist, etc.
I hope this help. Most of the time dr give us medicine without doing any test before.
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My dr did a stool test too and base on the results she told me that I did digestive enzymes. Now I dont feel like the food took forever to digest...still feeling sick but at least better.