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Jmat93x
24-02-17, 15:46
I'm on Citalopram for my health anxiety and I need advice/reassurance on this matter.

On my way home I had a random pain in my lower right abdomen for about 5 seconds but it's gone now, I have no nausea, nomore abdominal pain and I don't have a fever.
I'm scared it would be appendicitis oncoming but I don't want to call my doctor up or worry my family if it's nothing.
I suffer from IBS aswell so I'm not sure if that's the case and I just finished a course of antibiotics which I understand kills good bacteria aswell in my intestines.

I'd appreciate any help that you guys can offer.

axolotl
24-02-17, 15:56
If you have IBS, you don't really need to start looking for any other explanations for the odd abdomen pain. If you had appendicitis you'd know about it!

In fact a quick 5 second twinge doesn't even have to be IBS - most people who weren't anxious wouldn't even give it a second thought.