Can bloating be in all in my head? Scared it’s Ovarian Cancer

[WorriedOlive]

I had some blood tests as felt like my hormones were off (headaches and acne) and they all came back fine apart from prolactin. I was so anxious during this time that something might come back to indicate some kind of cancer that I ended up down a ovarian cancer Google rabbit hole.

A week or so after reading the symptoms I’ve had this horrendous bloating feeling in my lower tummy, almost like a tight dragging feeling. I do have IBS but don’t tend to suffer bloating, it’s been there for about 5 days now, and does disappear sometimes. It’s worse in the morning but so is my awareness. Could this all be subconsciously in my head? The symptoms came on very suddenly. I’m so terrified it’s ovarian cancer but feel like I’m constantly going to the doctors at the moment for different things.

I’m 26 y/o but have read around 170 people in my age group get ovarian cancer per year in the uk. please help :(

[Scass]

It could be all in your head or it could be ibs or it could be something simple like a cyst. You’ll only really know if you go your doctor. Not everything has to be the worst case scenario.


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[O_O]

It's probably just bloating. Bloating is so, so common and often no particular cause is found for it. It's just one of those things. Some people suffer with it quite a lot, but it almost never anything bad.

It's honestly SO unlikely to be cancer, especially at your age, almost a negligible risk.