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[CLKD]

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Teresa: what do you take for the IBS?

[CLKD]

My GP prescribed Colpermin peppermint capsules and I think, Motillium …… to be swallowed within the hour before eating my main meals.  Colpermin eases upper gut wind and the Motillium speeds up transit. Within 3 days my IBS was much improved.  Might be worth trying ?

[orchid]

Hi Teresa I can sympathise with your problem I used to find being anxious and panicky made my need for the loo worse. What works for my IBS is eating little and often, mostly wheat free and I take Buscopan for the cramps. Stress obviously sets it off, so the inconvenience of mood swings doesn't help!

[LizeeeH]

My health anxiety started as I watched my "hero" dad die slowly of cancer....that was 15 years ago and like you lovely ladies It goes from one part of my body to the other but I don't go to the Dr's....I hate it and Im terrified ( coward I know ) I feel such a wuss especially when I see people who are soooooooooooo strong when they become ill  it doesn't help when you see they programmes on TV about people dying of cancer and then donating their "cadaver" to science....freaks me out totally!!!!!

[CLKD]

However Girls - if 'it' were terminal you would know by now 

[20032003]

I am the exact same way and the last year has been pure misery as far as health anxiety goes...

But I have to share something funny... Today I scratched under my boob and felt.....a lump!!!! Guess what? It was cookie crumbs that I spilled down my clothes earlier today. Some managed to get inside my bra.... Wow.... The craziness...

[Claireylou]

 

Sorry 20032003 that did make me laugh, really hard

 

[LizeeeH]

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[CLKD]

A lump that crumbles ……….. <phew> 

I have a headache - worrying now that a cold is in the offing because we have a busy week!

[angelindskiexx]

I also suffer with health anxiety. I've had so many issues with my health and the latest is abnormal kidney function. The worry of this is making me sick. I went to see my doctor yesterday who said he isn't worried yet and wants to repeat the tests....  He told me not to worry, but that's easier said than done! I tend to withdraw from people when I'm like this.  I can cope with most things, but, healthy anxiety? No.

[CLKD]

Did your GP advise on how much fluid to drink daily?  I have a friend was 4 kidneys    - i.e. an 'extra lobe' on each side and he has to drink lots!

Today I had that indigestion again - immediately worried about my heart  but after a few burps and a brisk walk the pain went.

[pricey]

Hi ladies,

Tried to stay away and deal with my long list of issues.

Dr says I am in peri but is urging me to steer clear of HRT yet awhile as my periods are quite regular. She can find no explanation for the breathless feelings I've been having ( in fact, having cycled up some big hills recently, I know I must be doing OK) but my breath keeps catching especially when falling asleep and off and on throughout the day, especially when I realise I'm shallow breathing. Obvious, I know, I need to relax, but the tension in my chest, neck and shoulders is unbelievable. I keep clearing my throat, am obsessed with my breathing and swallowing (now panicking when I'm eating). Now getting these weird electric shock feelings in my chest when I momentarily panic (almost when you catch yourself about to slip or fall). Horrid. Had it about 30 times today and it's hiking my anxiety even higher. Feel like I'm going mad. Basically it's detracting from everything I enjoy and I'm starting to feel very miserable. Anyone else relate? x

[gilaray]

Ladies, ladies ladies

It has been heartwarming reading these posts, and amusing too

Health anxiety is much more common than we think, its just that usually no one voices their fears at least not in public!

I have had every disease going, every type of cancer/tumour in every part of the body, MS, Parkinsons, heart failure, dementia the lot

I actually have a symptom of the week, this week it has been my throat - is there something there when I swallow? is food getting stuck? OMG its throat cancer

Any twinge, ache or pain, missed heart beat is the start of something awful must focus, focus ,focus on it

I can relate my health anxiety to illness as a young child. I had a reflux which caused urine to flow back in to my kidneys. It took a while to diagnose, raging temperatures, urine infections, xrays, lumbar punctures, tests and more tests, injections then an op. Waking up on my own (I was 6 parents werent allowed to stay in those days) with a tube with a bag attached. Horrible, scary put me off doctors and hospitals for life

later in life my mother became ill and died of a very agressive cancer at the age of 66 - also terribly horribly traumatic especially as I am on only child

So you see ladies you are not alone and when we actually write these 'illnesses' dowm its really rather quite funny!!!

[pricey]

Sparkle,

Sorry you're feeling bad too! But also relieved I'm not alone . . .

Funnily enough, I just bought a yoga dvd ) I'm so tense in my upper body but the more I try to relax the harder it gets!

Gilaray, I think you're right: early traumas do affect us more than we realise. My Dad died suddenly of a heart attack aged 50 (the day before my 16th birthday). I'm 50 now. Who knows what's going on behind all this hormonal upheaval?

And yes, it's good to laugh at how daft it all seems. I swear my loved ones think I'm 'just' a hypochondriac.

x

[CLKD]

Apparently singing is good for us.  My music teacher told me that not many people breath correctly  ……… I was 8 at the time and it was something I didn't forget.  So having a really good sing in the shower or whilst driving can help a) lower stress levels and b) ensure that we breath 'proper'!

My sore breast went - expect then that it's not a recurrence but due to gardening