Aleman200
02-03-16, 09:14
Hello everyone!
I find this website absolutely amazing in terms of support and opinions and calming effect, so i was hoping this time someone may be able to shed some light on my situation, don't worry, i'm not asking for a diagnosis or anything just wondering if anyone recognizes some of the symptoms i've been going through. To give a bit of background i'm a 24 year old male (25 next week). And have barely visited the doctors for most of my life except when very young.
So the past 2 weeks i've had this constant uncomfortable ache in my stomach between my bellybutton and my breastbone. It seems to ease off a little bit in the evenings but it's worse in the mornings the minute i wake up. I got myself down to see my GP (I've seen 3 so far, not out of Health Anxiety, just availability of doctors). She had a feel around, pressed on my stomach, it was quite tender. I also notice when i'm stood up that if i push on it, it feels much harder then normal, and i can also feel bumps (Possibly my stomach itself? :( ) so she put me on 2 x 30mg of Lansaprazole a day, and i've been taking them since, they seem to ease things off a tiny bit, but it's always there, aching and lurking.
It seems to get worse after big meals too. Now my dad has Crohns disease so i'm thinking it could be something related to that? I'm booked in for an Ultrasound of my abdomen and after that i'll be referred to a gastro specialist at my local hospital. I'm not vomiting or feeling nauseated or anything but my bowel movements have changed to going first thing in the morning now, with constipation (sorry for the TMI!), i'm also on my 3/4th week of citalopram, so not sure if that's affecting things. But it constantly wakes me up hours before i'm due up for work and it's sending my anxiety through the roof thinking it's cancer or a tumour that's getting worse day by day.
I've had blood tests (about 4 maybe 5 of them?) And they all came back normal aside from a bit of a dip in kidney blood count but it came back up on it's own. I've been tested negative for H-Pylori bacteria too. Currently waiting on a Calprotectin test to come back aswell. Panicking it's going to be a mysterious illness. :(
If anyone could offer there two cents or at least relate a little that would be pretty awesome. I've read about IBS on here and i'm wondering if it could be that. But i'm also terrified it's something more sinister.
I find this website absolutely amazing in terms of support and opinions and calming effect, so i was hoping this time someone may be able to shed some light on my situation, don't worry, i'm not asking for a diagnosis or anything just wondering if anyone recognizes some of the symptoms i've been going through. To give a bit of background i'm a 24 year old male (25 next week). And have barely visited the doctors for most of my life except when very young.
So the past 2 weeks i've had this constant uncomfortable ache in my stomach between my bellybutton and my breastbone. It seems to ease off a little bit in the evenings but it's worse in the mornings the minute i wake up. I got myself down to see my GP (I've seen 3 so far, not out of Health Anxiety, just availability of doctors). She had a feel around, pressed on my stomach, it was quite tender. I also notice when i'm stood up that if i push on it, it feels much harder then normal, and i can also feel bumps (Possibly my stomach itself? :( ) so she put me on 2 x 30mg of Lansaprazole a day, and i've been taking them since, they seem to ease things off a tiny bit, but it's always there, aching and lurking.
It seems to get worse after big meals too. Now my dad has Crohns disease so i'm thinking it could be something related to that? I'm booked in for an Ultrasound of my abdomen and after that i'll be referred to a gastro specialist at my local hospital. I'm not vomiting or feeling nauseated or anything but my bowel movements have changed to going first thing in the morning now, with constipation (sorry for the TMI!), i'm also on my 3/4th week of citalopram, so not sure if that's affecting things. But it constantly wakes me up hours before i'm due up for work and it's sending my anxiety through the roof thinking it's cancer or a tumour that's getting worse day by day.
I've had blood tests (about 4 maybe 5 of them?) And they all came back normal aside from a bit of a dip in kidney blood count but it came back up on it's own. I've been tested negative for H-Pylori bacteria too. Currently waiting on a Calprotectin test to come back aswell. Panicking it's going to be a mysterious illness. :(
If anyone could offer there two cents or at least relate a little that would be pretty awesome. I've read about IBS on here and i'm wondering if it could be that. But i'm also terrified it's something more sinister.