Little bit worried

[HannahCB92]

Hi,

For the past 6-8 months i have had persistent bloating every time i eat and drink. I ignored it because lots of my friends said it was normal and they had it too. But for the last 3 months i have gone between being constipated one day and having diarrhoea the next day. My stomach always distends so much when i bloat that i look pregnant. I suffer with wind and the occasional back pain. But i never have any stomach pain. I finally called my doctor who said i needed to do a blood test and a stool sample. She said she wanted to rule out crohn's disease and things like that. She said it may be something like IBS.

Then she asked me if i have been urinating more frequently. I said that i had been since over a year ago and had been to the doctors and nothing came of it as hospital scan showed that my bladder looked normal. I literally pee like 30 times a day and always up in the night too at least twice. And now she says when she does my bloods she wants to check for ovarian cancer as some of the symptoms i have are the signs of ovarian cancer as well as things like crohns disease and ibs and she wants to rule that out aswell. Especially as i have a family history of various cancers in the younger members of my family.

But now i'm utterly terrified! I'm hoping its IBS or something else similar and i know they have to check these things but how can i not be scared?! I don't have my bloods till monday and then that will take at least a week or 2 and i guess i just needed to write all this down as i just don't know how to feel. And its super hard for me to not worry about it.

I don't know if i should even mention it to my boyfriend or my dad because i don't want to worry them! Suppose i'm just hoping someone has a similar story that turned out fine.

Sorry for the long post. Just scared and upset at the moment.

[MarleyZ]

Hi HannahCB92

First of all try not to worry...second do let someone know .. until you have the bloods done it could be a number of things so take a deep breath and have those conversations with one or two people who will listen to you, not people who will try and diagnose you symptoms for you stay clear of those lol whatever you are undergoing will be diagnosed once you have your bloods done ...this group of ladies on here are fantastic ..I hope it all goes well for you please do not worry yup I know easier said than done.

[Archeveritas]

Hi Hannah. I can relate to your anxiety. It is the not knowing that is so tough. I hope that your bloodwork includes a CA125 and I would also suggest you see a gynecologic oncologist to be on the safe side. A scan should be done also. Please keep us posted as we are here to support you. The positive thing is that you are getting some tests done. I would agree to let family or friends know what you are going through. Stay strong!❤️

[Joe3 in reply to Archeveritas]

Hi Hannah - Simple things may be worth trying before you travel down the hospital path. Your GP may be willing to try you on Gaviscon Advance before meals to help settle things down while you wait on results. Also, peppermint tea is an effective help for IBS.The combination works quite effectively for me, but they are not altogether a cure. Stay the course , steady as you go ... Joe😊