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I have had upper abdomen pain for the last 6 weeks or so. I've had blood tests, an ECG and a chest x ray all of which came back clear. The pain cleared up for about a week but then came back after I went for a run and ate a Chinese takeaway. Someone mentioned it could be IBS. Is there anyone that could share there symptons of IBS so I can see if there symtpons match mine. Thanks in advance.

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Have you asked for a endoscopy as regards to your dyspepsia

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No I've not. I've got a phone appointment with my doctor on Thursday so will ask him about it then.

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Hi Steve, I wouldn't want to suggest what it could be, as IBS takes some time to truly diagnose. Blood tests are one, but also stool sample tests, endoscopy would give you a clearer picture and rule out other conditions.

Personally I wouldn't be looking for treatments for IBS until you have been tested, exhaustedly, for everything else. The symptoms for IBS are so varied but do normally result in either Constipation, Diarrhoea/Loose Stool, over a certain amount of time, unless, or until, managed with lifestyle and/or food habit alterations. Causes could be food related, stress/emotional/nerves/anxiety related. If these relate to you then certainly more tests are required.

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When you say 'upper abdomen', do you mean in the middle of your chest? If so, it could be acid reflux.

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Yeah I guess it is the middle of my chest. I took tablets for acid reflux but they didnt seen to make any difference.

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PPIs for acid reflux can take 1-3 months to work, plus there are many different ones so worth discussing with your doctor.

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