I am confident Anxiety is my problem.

[Macast]

Health Anxiety and General Anxiety because of it. That's what I think my problems are.

A small outline of the last 12 months - I had noticed a change in my stomach and bowels, after a "break-up", going to the toilet often, looser stools, etc. Had my first, small, panic/anxiety attack which scared me, thought I was going to die. Since then, my "symptoms" got worse. Coincidental, eh? From then, I had colonscopy and endoscopy, which were clear. Since then, my "symptoms" were disappearing. My stool became more formed, not as loose, going once or twice a day.

I notice those "symptoms" appear when I'm nervous, or worried for something, which at the moment, is all the time. It shook me up, this previous year could have been my last, as any problems like that could have been a result of cancer. But, it wasn't. There's nothing wrong. I'm not on any medication, and at worst, they said it could be bouts of a slight irritable bowel, but constipation and diarrhea isn't a problem for me. I don't get extremely bad pain in my abdomen until I'm on the floor like some people do. I just get a horrible feeling down there, feel like I need to go if I'm nervous, getting those urges, feeling breathless, feeling jumpy, thinking all day, worrying, not looking forward to anything. I notice my "symptoms" are gone by night, as I'm more relaxed. In the last year, never have I had to wake up in the night with diarrhea, which to me would indicate IBS.

So, here I am. Another anxiety sufferer to add to your list. I'm wondering if symptoms such as stomach ache, pains and cramps in the abdomen, a feeling to go to the bathroom and other symptoms like that are part of anxiety? With me, it's like a light switch. One minute I can feel like my bowels are going to explode, the next the feeling has gone, instantly, usually when I've calmed down quickly.

Let me know what you think, and I'm sure I'll be posting more threads on here. Feel free to contact me by message if you have any problems, because when I was at secondary school, I got over my nerves, in fact it made me one of the most confident of people at school. So, that's what keeps me going. I know i'll be over it one day, just gotta get there! All of you can do it, it's only yourself stopping... er, yourself!

[alankay]

Anxiety and stomach complaints often do had in hand. Same for the heart. The stomach has it own nervous system(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteric_nervous_system). Yep, simply.........................anxiety(well a symptom of it). Alankay