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    Very scared, help abdominal pain

    Hey guys, for years I’ve been having upper left abdominal pain that comes more when I’m going through an anxious episode, some days it’s not even there, but others it’s very discomfortable, I hear a lot of gas on that side and area sometimes, and I do pass a lot of gas some days, but I’m super scared it could be something serious, I’ve had it for about 5/6 years and for a full year I haven’t even noticed it, but now it came back as I’m going through a very anxious episode again, I’m scared it could be the c word, had a ct scan and everything was fine, has anyone felt pain like this?

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    Re: Very scared, help abdominal pain

    You've said it yourself, it shows up when your anxiety is bad. If you had cancer - don't feed your fears by abbreviating it, accept that it exists - you'd know about it after several years.
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    Re: Very scared, help abdominal pain

    Could it be undetected for that long? Or am I being irrational? Im 27 by the way

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    Re: Very scared, help abdominal pain

    I honestly think that you'd have more than a bit of intermittent pain.
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    Re: Very scared, help abdominal pain

    You’d absolutely have more than intermittent pain

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    Re: Very scared, help abdominal pain

    After so long of these symptoms, as I’ve said, if this was sinister you wouldn’t have to wonder if you were ill. It would be advanced enough that you’d be messaging us from hospital

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    Re: Very scared, help abdominal pain

    Okey, just went to my doctor again, he straight up told me, I’m 27, too young for that and without major warning signs, I don’t have anemia or other worrying symptoms, he felt my abdomen and said it was very obvious that I had gas trapped on my left side, right where it hurts on the bend of my colon, probably from my anxiety, and gave me stool softeners for my hemorrhoids. Should I be tranquilized or is he fobbing me off for not referring me for more tests?

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    Re: Very scared, help abdominal pain

    No you should not be tranquilized - why would you think that?

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    Re: Very scared, help abdominal pain

    Honestly your doctor sounds AMAZING and like they’re doing all the right and APPROPRIATE things. You’re really lucky as it sounds like you’re being super well taken care of. I’ve got no idea why you’re so convinced everyone you’ve seen have somehow clubbed together to hide illnesses from you (good old anxiety) from this end it sounds brilliant. It may well be that the anxiety meds haven’t kicked in enough yet so I’m sure you feel like you just want to be knocked out so the fear goes away

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    Re: Very scared, help abdominal pain

    Hey button, yesterday I felt a little better, and today I woke up feeling better too, don’t know if it is the meds kicking in or what, I try to not think about it as much but it still gives me anxiety, I still can’t look at my stools either, but I’m trying my best to stay reassured by what my doctor told me, and once again thank you for your support

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