Ibs or bowel cancer?

Digestive health
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Hello everyone i suffer health anxiety and have already been told by doctor it sounds as though i have anxiety induced ibs but i keep convincing myself i have something more sinister bowel cancer.

Ive always been one to suffer anxiety on and off and every time my anxiety is high my stool becomes more soft, easier to pass and i go more frequent.

but since march it got to the point i was having mushy stool, soft with almost every bowel movement and i also noticed mucus. i then started taking vitamin b12 and noticed a slight difference it wasnt as soft but was more formed. I noticed on a few occasions i had 2 different consistency in one stool for example one side was soft, one looked normal type 3 and 2 different shades of brown.

about 2- 3 occasions ive had stomach pain followed by watery stool both times i had ate fried foods, alcohol and the stomach pain was relieved by going. apart from that i very rarely get stomach pain and dont suffer any bloating at all which is worrying me even more as i seen a post saying bowel cancer doesnt really cause stomach pain

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hi jaime, this sounds like IBS or a deficiency of some description, like b12. what happens if you stop taking that? I would insist on a doctor’s appointment! please get this sorted so you have peace of mind. i wish you luck, research foods with b12 in and maybe try some of those? keep a food diary, that will tell you if there’s any specific foods that cause problems.

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im not to sure could give it a try and see. Personally i think its a certain food intolerance but i havent figgured it out yet as ive already tried to keep a food diary and couldnt work out my triggers at first i thought greasy foods, alcohol and dairy were all my triggers but sometimes when i eat those foods im fine and sometimes i aint so im not sure i feel if it were ibs wouldnt it be if i constantly ate those? Tbh though if i do eat a lot of those together in one day then i will get a mild flare but like i say it depends

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sometimes these difficulties are lactose related! try to check what has milk in, try going without it (cows milk i mean), then see if it helps.