jennielouises
15-10-12, 13:10
Hi Everyone
I have suffered with anxiety related issues since I was 14 (now 26). I have just got married and this has sparked off a flare up of all my issues.
I am currently having bad IBS and GERD problems.
I know that the anxiety is causing them (I suddenly developed constipation just before I got married, my IBS has always been diarrhoea based) but I also can’t help but worry that something is really wrong with me. I have pains all across my ribs (on both sides and in my back) and I can’t help but worry that it’s my gallbladder. My GP says that I had tests done in 2010 which showed up ok so I am sure I am ok this time. He also felt my stomach and said will be an IBS flare up (he is a sufferer himself). But I still can’t help worrying that it is something worse and that is making it hurt more. I haven’t had pain under my ribs constantly like this since 2009/10 which must have been my last flare up. I know I need to relax but I can’t help worrying.
I am also having daily panic attacks. I wake up with it every morning as I worry what my tummy is going to be like that day. I am emetophobic so I am so worried I will wake up feeling sick. This means I go into a panic attack the minute I wake up. Everyday! I then spend the rest of the day trying to fight it off with deep breathing and distraction. But the pain in my back from the IBS is like a constant reminder.
I am currently stressing about eating as well. I had a flare up of GERD and now I am worried to eat anything. I am taking Gaviscon as much as I can but now I don’t know if it is safe to stop. Is that causing the back pain? Worrying about eating isn’t helping either as it is causing me to become anorexic (though I worry about being sick not my weight). Every time I eat I get a warm feeling in my stomach but I can’t help but worry that its actually burning again like the acid reflux.
This is all causing depression as well.
Not going through a good time at the moment.
Jen x
I have suffered with anxiety related issues since I was 14 (now 26). I have just got married and this has sparked off a flare up of all my issues.
I am currently having bad IBS and GERD problems.
I know that the anxiety is causing them (I suddenly developed constipation just before I got married, my IBS has always been diarrhoea based) but I also can’t help but worry that something is really wrong with me. I have pains all across my ribs (on both sides and in my back) and I can’t help but worry that it’s my gallbladder. My GP says that I had tests done in 2010 which showed up ok so I am sure I am ok this time. He also felt my stomach and said will be an IBS flare up (he is a sufferer himself). But I still can’t help worrying that it is something worse and that is making it hurt more. I haven’t had pain under my ribs constantly like this since 2009/10 which must have been my last flare up. I know I need to relax but I can’t help worrying.
I am also having daily panic attacks. I wake up with it every morning as I worry what my tummy is going to be like that day. I am emetophobic so I am so worried I will wake up feeling sick. This means I go into a panic attack the minute I wake up. Everyday! I then spend the rest of the day trying to fight it off with deep breathing and distraction. But the pain in my back from the IBS is like a constant reminder.
I am currently stressing about eating as well. I had a flare up of GERD and now I am worried to eat anything. I am taking Gaviscon as much as I can but now I don’t know if it is safe to stop. Is that causing the back pain? Worrying about eating isn’t helping either as it is causing me to become anorexic (though I worry about being sick not my weight). Every time I eat I get a warm feeling in my stomach but I can’t help but worry that its actually burning again like the acid reflux.
This is all causing depression as well.
Not going through a good time at the moment.
Jen x