Hi
26 year old male here, working as a occuaptional therapy.
Alittle back group for the last 7months I have been under a lot of anxity and stress due to other health symptoms.
After a MRI of brain was lanes with anxiety.
For the last 5 weeks I have had diegustive problems.
Such as;
Excess gas from both ends different sorts of stool movements, hard, lose, pencil like, mushy ect, bloatness, loads of stomach noises throughout the day and night. Pain around stomach, mucus.. Sweeting Ect
I thought firstly it was anxiety related..
However for the past week I have started to get a pain pressure sensation around my tailbone which comes and goes sitting or standing moving about. But more so comes. And also found slight blood in the mucus. This raised alam bells..
Been to my GP today.. Said that my recent blood work was fine and also did an examination one me, on my stomach pressing down and also examine my anus and has come to the conclusion that I have IBS...
Can anyone relate to this.. My anxity is going up the wall.
Thank you for reading.
Hello Richard,
I relate to this! You're not alone! I too have had IBS symptoms for around 7 months and I've had blood tests, stool tests and an ultrasound all of which came back as normal so I too was diagnosed with IBS. I'm afraid so far I haven't found anything that's helped ease any of my symptoms. I don't have blood in my stools but know what you mean about the mucus - sometimes it's like you need to go to pass stools but you can't because it's so blocked up nothing happens. I have read on a different discussion today about trying charcole capsules which you can get from Holland and Barrett - I read the reviews on their website and people say they are really good - May be worth a try? Are you on any medication like Mebeverine? I was on them three times a day half an hour before meals for a few months and they didn't help at all.
I hope you get better soon!
Hi Richard,
Yes I can relate to this, I have always been a very healthy person, no medication at all. I am 61 My symptoms started 6 months ago with cramps in my lower abdomen, and my wind was very excessive for two weeks I could feel it going round my stomach. this went after two weeks, thought it was something I ate while in USA. I started having mixed stools soft and constipation. When I came back to Uk went to see my doctor and i had blood in my urine, It took them 3 months to find I had a kidney stone, I have been treated for this but the stomach cramps remained. I have had a year of stress and anxiety, harrasment being part of the cause. I have also put it down to my intolerance of wheat, as I ate mountains of shreaded wheat in USA. Also kept a diary of food intake and when my pain starts and stops, I also noticed on two occassions when I ate Chinese food I had severe pains in my lower abdomen.especially with 'crispy noodles' as they are 'sharp' and can irritate your 'linings' I have changed my diet drastically and am now a dedicated 'juicer' of fruit anf vegetables and have lost 1 stone in 2 months. I am not a great 'fizzy drink' drinker but I have also noticed on two occassions after drinking coke I had extreme pain in my lower abdomen. Try the 'FODMAP' literature either from doctor or download it, keep a diary of what you eat and when the pain begins, it has helped me. I think I will have this for life now, its always a worry what is going on inside but there is no cure as I am told. Dont worry too much as this could make things worse., you are not alone.
Hi Richard, look up the fodmap diet and avoid all fruits and veg they list one of main culprits is garlic and onions, i have found i,m intolerant to a natural food colouring called Annatto, it is in yellow cheeses, smoked haddock, frozen foods , chips etc. Hope you feel better soon. take care Anna
Hi Richard, look up the fodmap diet and avoid all fruits and veg they list one of main culprits is garlic and onions, i have found i,m intolerant to a natural food colouring called Annatto, it is in yellow cheeses, smoked haddock, frozen foods , chips etc. Hope you feel better soon. take care Anna