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Would stomach problems ease up if it was something serious?

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shaun95
shaun95

Hi all, hope that title kind of makes sense. Basically, I started having stomach trouble a few months back e.g. Yellow coloured stools, occasional abdominal pain, acid, nausea in the morning somtimes and lots of bloating. This occured during a pretty stressful time in my life and i found that these symptoms would flare up when I was stressed or anxious about something. I've had blood tests done which came back clear and a stool test which came back clear, too. Doctor told me he thinks it's my IBS back (I had it when I was around 12 and then it seemed to subside until I turned 20 a few months back) and has put me on Colofac. The tablets seemed to have really helped me, I have a huge appetite, I don't bloat up much and my stools seem seldom normal, I just have mild constipation but stools are not hard to pass at all. Sometimes they are a paler colour but nothing really abnormal. I still get occasional twinges in my stomach but I figured who doesn't? I also get a slight bit of discomfort under my left rib cage (like there is a blockage or ball of gas) and stomach rumbling sometimes. I was wondering, as I am obsessed with health and live in constant fear of cancer, would cancer symptoms ease up on it's own/through tablets or would those symptoms be persistant and gradually getting worse? 

I know this is very long winded and symptoms may not seem too serious but i love peace of mind and hate obsessing over this stuff! Would love to hear your opinions.

Kind Regards,

Shaun 

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  • philippa61759
    philippa61759 shaun95

    Posted

    If you had cancer, your symptoms would not go away without treatment.  Over time they would worsen as the tumour got bigger.  However, your IBS symptoms sound like mine, although I don't have bloating.  Everyone is different.  IBS can go into remission for a while but reappear in times of stress if that is your trigger. It is with me.
    • shaun95
      shaun95 philippa61759

      Posted

      Thank you, Philippa! appreciate your reply. I know it come and go, i guess i just take more notice of it now that i'm older and i'm living away from home, so the thought of being ill is scary lol.
  • stephen62509
    stephen62509 shaun95

    Posted

    Your absolutely right Shaun I had lbs for a couple of years in my late 20s then had a few years with nothing it flared up again in my early 30s and went and now I have it in my late 40s and as I say if it was something life threatening I would be dead by now !!! I'm not making light of it but it's true it used to rule my life when I was younger but I don't worry about it anymore it just is what it is ,I hope this puts your mind at rest .
    • shaun95
      shaun95 stephen62509

      Posted

      Thank you, Stephen. This really has made me feel better, it was starting to rule my life, and the more you worry the more poorly you become. It's a vicious cycle! It just shocked me how it came back like that.
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