Anxiety

[Debbs73]

I suffer with anxiety issues and have done for a while now. Over the last few year its gotten worse. To the extent of my tummy starts feeling funny where its making me go for poo's (didn't know how else to word it in a better way). It's not diarrhoea more firmer than that. Yesterday for instance I was meant to be going out with my son, his staffy and his gf to take Bryn for a walk. I was all sorted to go really looking forward to going and pleased he'd asked me. The problem starts with the going to the loo this starts about 3/4 an hour before my son was picking me up. Is know sooner get of the loo and I'm back on the loo again. It seems to be when I'm going to new places ive figured out. My son told me that we were in a field no toilets. I had to cancel going which I was gutted about. I was talking to the girl that does my nails, she said she and her sister get the same. They both suffer with ibs. She said they call it nervous poo. Does this happen to anyone on here, and if so, how do you deal with it.

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[IncognitoC]

I kind of get the same, for ages prior to me going out anywhere I constantly need to poop.. but for me once I am out and about it stops, have you tried going out or do you just give up on going out?

[Debbs73 in reply to IncognitoC]

I try and get through it. I think it's going to new places. It happened 1x when we going to a gig I seemed to poop quiet a lot, then I had to leave the gig. So yeah I try not to give in to it. How have you dealt with it?

[IncognitoC in reply to Debbs73]

I don’t get the wanting to poop when I’m out, it’s just prior to me going out. If I know I’m going somewhere new and I’m expecting the “problem “ to happen I normally have to start getting ready quite a bit before I am due to leave.

[Blue_81]

Hello Debb

I get something similar. For me its every morning. Im so nervous upon waking up that I need to be careful what I eat because my stomach will hurt or I need to run to the bathroom. I made everything worse by accepting to get my gallbladder removed. I also get tense when I have to go to a new place. For sure things are hard.

[Turnipgirl in reply to Blue_81]

Yes I was uptight this morning as the interview was in a place I had never been to before and it was pouring down with rain but I decided to bite the bullet and go anyway asking myself what's the worst that can happen and I'm glad I went!

[Debbs73 in reply to Blue_81]

Hi blue 81. I found if we go away to a gig, I don't eat at all before it or after for a day. As i end up going to the loo, it's just not worth it I found,. If you don't mind me asking and tell me to mind my own business I'm guessing it was a Dr who advised you to remove your gallbladder for what reason.

[Blue_81 in reply to Debbs73]

I had many gallstones but not typical gallbladder pain. It was just pain right in the center of my stomach. I got assured that it was the problem. Now everything is worse. Have to be extra careful on what I eat plus I still have pain.

[Turnipgirl]

Yes it happens to me and it did this morning when I was uptight about having to attend a job interview in torrential rain.

I decided I would attend the interview anyway and that I did and I'm glad I made the effort even though I was angry and resentful over having to do yet another appointment this morning.

Last Thursday I attended an interview on camera and they only contacted me Tuesday just gone to say they were sorry but i hadn't got the job and I was relieved when I got my answer and wasn't sorry as I wouldn't have been happy working there anyway!

Monday just gone I had got myself uptight waiting for an answer off them but had decided I wasn't putting my life on hold because of them and ended up having a nice day out.

It drives me crackers when you have to wait around for things to happen and my attitude is that the world doesn't revolve around the phone and if I'm not there when they ring its just hard luck as I can't be available every time and if a matter really is urgent they will ring me back later on or when I get a spare 5 minutes I will return the call.

Thing is I can't always be available at all times can I when the phone goes?

What I do is I go out and live my life as I see fit and don't let things like that get me upset!

This morning when I was uptight over attending an interview in torrential rain I asked myself what's the worst that can happen when I attend and decided to bite the bullet and go and I'm glad I did!

[Debbs73]

Hi. Catloverforlife50.Thanks for taking the time to reply. Yeah I hate it. I can't remember when or how it started. I mentioned it to a friend of mine that does my nails and she said she and her sister suffer with exactly the same. An funnily enough they take imodium with them when they go out . So I think I'm gonna try that, especially since you and she has now recommended the same thing.