Jas82
09-12-07, 21:15
Hi
I'm Jas. I'm 25 and have been diagnosed with health problems. I was told last Christmas i had IBS but since then the sumptoms have worsened and i'm awaiting a hospital appointment for a gastroscopy (camera down throat into stomach) to check for ulcers etc.
I've been told that my problems could be to do with anxiety so i thought i would find a forum where i can type out my feelings and see if that helps.
My symptoms at the moment are nausea after eating, bloating, stomach feeling likes it's knotting up, palpatations (i hate these) head aches and dry mouth and dry throat (and sometimes the feeling like my tongue is swelling thou i think that's more pyschological).
I've been in and out of the doctors for the last 4ish months and have tested negative to everything they've tried. Over the past four months i have lost nearly 2 stone in weight and have had negative thoughts about eating thinking that i will be ill when i eat.
I've been reading some stuff online tonight about anxiety and i have to admit i am one of those people who when i can't find the cat think she's been hit by a car and isn't just hiding under the bed. I do have irrational thoughts but i'm not sure how serious these are i've always been a worry wart.
I was also hoping to get some advice on any reading materials. I think i have anxiety. At the moment i definatley have anxiety issues with food. Sometimes i get so worked up before eating (especially if i'm eating out and have no control over what i'm having) sometimes i fell so sick and i can't eat anything then i can't eat for the rest of the day/night as i feel sick and then i get weak and dizzy. If i do have anxiety i don't know what's causing it and i think that's what i want to find out so that i can try and understand and cope with it better.
I can cope with most of my symptoms just not the nausea. I have a fear of being sick (i've never been a sicky person) and feeling sick all the time is horrible. I'm on tablets to reduce acid production and i can't currently eat any dairy, spicey or fattening foods as this make me ill. If anxiety is causing my problems with my tummy i really need to get to the bottom of this. If all my test come back negative i will worry as i don't know why i'm like this and i find it hard to cope with. If i don't know what's causing it how can i stop it?
I think i'll leave it at that it might get a bit boring if go ontoo long lol
Thanks for listening and any advice or help on managing this or any reading aids or exercises to find out why i'm anxious would be really helpful,
Thanks and hope to speak to you soon x x
I'm Jas. I'm 25 and have been diagnosed with health problems. I was told last Christmas i had IBS but since then the sumptoms have worsened and i'm awaiting a hospital appointment for a gastroscopy (camera down throat into stomach) to check for ulcers etc.
I've been told that my problems could be to do with anxiety so i thought i would find a forum where i can type out my feelings and see if that helps.
My symptoms at the moment are nausea after eating, bloating, stomach feeling likes it's knotting up, palpatations (i hate these) head aches and dry mouth and dry throat (and sometimes the feeling like my tongue is swelling thou i think that's more pyschological).
I've been in and out of the doctors for the last 4ish months and have tested negative to everything they've tried. Over the past four months i have lost nearly 2 stone in weight and have had negative thoughts about eating thinking that i will be ill when i eat.
I've been reading some stuff online tonight about anxiety and i have to admit i am one of those people who when i can't find the cat think she's been hit by a car and isn't just hiding under the bed. I do have irrational thoughts but i'm not sure how serious these are i've always been a worry wart.
I was also hoping to get some advice on any reading materials. I think i have anxiety. At the moment i definatley have anxiety issues with food. Sometimes i get so worked up before eating (especially if i'm eating out and have no control over what i'm having) sometimes i fell so sick and i can't eat anything then i can't eat for the rest of the day/night as i feel sick and then i get weak and dizzy. If i do have anxiety i don't know what's causing it and i think that's what i want to find out so that i can try and understand and cope with it better.
I can cope with most of my symptoms just not the nausea. I have a fear of being sick (i've never been a sicky person) and feeling sick all the time is horrible. I'm on tablets to reduce acid production and i can't currently eat any dairy, spicey or fattening foods as this make me ill. If anxiety is causing my problems with my tummy i really need to get to the bottom of this. If all my test come back negative i will worry as i don't know why i'm like this and i find it hard to cope with. If i don't know what's causing it how can i stop it?
I think i'll leave it at that it might get a bit boring if go ontoo long lol
Thanks for listening and any advice or help on managing this or any reading aids or exercises to find out why i'm anxious would be really helpful,
Thanks and hope to speak to you soon x x