PLEASE HELP IM BEGGING ANYONE!!!! :(

I’ve been having stomach issues for 3 months at first it was only upper abdominal pain and stomach gas and noises hyper active bowel noises and loss of appetite I’m a hypochondriac i overthink everything so I went to the ER got blood test came normal doctor said he thinks I have a stomach ulcer and gastritis they gave me medicine and the pain went away but the stomach noises stayed and sometimes my lower belly felt tight sometimes left side sometimes right also still low appetite also I was pooping 3-4 times a day compared to my usual 1-2 occasionally 3 they were all solid normal stools . overthinking everything I went to the doctor and got another blood test an x rays which came out normal dr said i should take a stool softener and stop stressing so I did . The tightness was still there sometimes as well as the stomach noises 1 day this lady convinced me I could have colon cancer so I looked up symptoms and stories that was the worst thing I could have done I began overthinking massive anxiety my symptoms got worse i began having diarrhea sometimes and always feeling the urge to poop I eventually saw a GI doctor and he told me I was crazy for thinking I have colon cancer and told me it’s stress and anxiety causing all this with my stomach after that my stress was still high i got more blood test which came out normal I also got my stool checked for blood twice and that came out normal no blood in stool i got a cat scan and it came out normal no tumors or inflammation all the doctors told me it’s most likely stress causing all this 1 dr said it could me IBS causing my stomach noises and stomach tightness an occasional diarrhea he also said that he doesn’t think it’s nessicary to do a colonoscopy because I’m not pooping blood and I don’t really have pain and my test are normal but it’s all I think about from the moment I wake up my mind is telling me it could be IBD I’ve had a a little undigested food in my diarrhea 3 times now 1-2 hours after I ate it the first time was Romane lettuce second was black beans 3rd was broccoli it’s not much just a little bit I’ve added more fiber into my diet so I don’t diarrhea to much once a week so far I went to see the GI doctor 1 more time and asked if I can have a colonoscopy so I can end my worrying because like I said it’s literally all I think about I can never be happy anymore it’s ruining my marriage my wife is so frustrated with me and I can’t focus at work especially since I hear my stomach all the time that scares me also sometimes i feel like I have poop a lot and I fart like 40-50 times a day sometimes but that may be due to all the fiber I eat anyway when I saw him the second time he told me that because all my test are normal and I’m not pooping blood or I’m not having bad cramps or pain I’m not having uncontrollable urges to diarrhea or losing weight as far as my test show I’m healthy and he’s not going to do a colonoscopy on someone with no severe symptoms he said I can go get a second opinion but they will mostly likely tel me the same thing he said To ignore my stomach noise and think positive he again said it was my stress causing this . But my mind is so convinced I have ulcerative colitis is this all in my head or is this IBS or IBD ?? Someone help I’m
Begging you this is taking over my life I can’t stop thinking about it why else could I be having all these stomach noises

1. Please make several paragraphs when you write. Too many words all at once. You'll get more replies if you edit.

2. The GI's you've consulted know what they are talking about, meaning it's not likely you have IBD or colon cancer. You should trust them more than that random lady who mentioned colon cancer. However if anyone in your family had colon cancer then that raises your possibility and that should have been told to your GI.

3. IBS is the likely possibility and I don't know of a test for that, it's based on your symptoms and ruling out other disorders which your GI has done.

IBS can cause life-changing symptoms when it is severe so I'm not saying it's nothing to stress about.
Have you been tested for gut bacteria infection? Have you had an upper GI endoscopy done?
Continue looking for reasons for your change in health but...stop thinking it's colon cancer or UC or Crohn's...until your doctor thinks your symptoms indicate it might be.

You are focusing on the wrong thing right now. Calm down a little and get another medical opinion and stop talking about diagnoses that have been ruled out. Keep a file of your tests to bring to a new doctor so you don't repeat anything and they can see what hasn't yet been tested.

Post Edited (imagardener2) : 5/31/2018 7:34:17 PM (GMT-6)

For the symptoms you are talking about you would probably benefit from digestive enzymes. Enzymedica is on of the best. I have tried another brand and couldn't hardly tell I was taking anything. Enzymedica made a very noticible difference on my gas and upper digestive issues.

With clear labs and no blood, I agree with your doctor. No IBD. I hope you can find some things to help you distress.

I would suggest that you do things you know are good for you. Exercise, eat things you know for sure agree with you, learn some relaxation techniques, keep your mind occupied with productive work or hobbies. U.C. is a very rare disease, so the chance of you having it, statistically speaking, is extremely low. I think something like 2/10ths of 1 percent of Americans have U.C. (not sure where you are from, but probably similar numbers elsewhere)

First and foremost, pls make paragraphs. You may think we are whining when you are so stressed but at least to me, I can't find central question quickly.
Edit: Noticed that you typed this over the phone. Respect, I can't type a line properly on the phone. But in future, take time to write properly on a laptop or something.

Second, calm down, really, the world is not ending and your tummy is not shot. If you really do something to calm down like mindfuless and stuff like that, it will help a lot. Whatever issues you may have, stress will exacerbate those issues.

Third, to your question, I STILL can not figure out whats your problem other than farting. If you had any kind of colitis, You would get an uncontrollable urge to poop but you won't really poop anything other than blood and there would be excruciating cramps near or below the belly button. Do you have that?
If the stomach is making a sound, fine, mine made since I was 10, now 40+. Undigested food, fine, no big deal.

You seem to be getting a runaround from everyone. May I tell you one thing, just stop eating, seriously, this is not a joke. Ask a doctor to prescribe you basic nutritional drinks like elemental diet, something like /www.integrativepro.com/Products/Gastrointestinal/Physicians-Elemental-Diet There are a few drinks on amazon as well. I just don't know how good they are. Most of them taste really bad but the provide you with all nutrition you may need.

If you wish, you may want to add some charcoal tablets so that whatever stuff is sitting in your gut will be mopped out with charcoal. Make sure its 2 hours away from any food or meds. If you do this for at least a couple of weeks, whatever is bothering you may just get killed or mopped out by charcoal. If not, make a list of symptoms you have and go to a PCP. Don't tell the PCP as if you are high on weed or something or they will send you to a mental health specialist when you actually may need a GI specialist. Again, this is not a joke, this has happened in the past with a few folks I know.

And finally, calm down. Most of us have been through way worse than this. With this attitude, we would have never made it.

I apologize for the no paragraphs i don’t have a lab top near me and I’m sorry for freaking out my life has been crumbling because of this. my question was does this sound like any type of coltis to you ? I have control over my bowel movements but I do diarrhea a couple times a week sometimes once a week an it’s a little bit after I eat for the most part my stools are solid. i don’t have any cramps really but rarely I feel like a stomach spasm like a colicky pain it only last about 1 second I don’t get that often the GI doctor didn’t seem concerned I had 1 bad cramp before having a diarrhea bm on the left lowside of my belly that lasted 20 seconds but it wasn extricating was painful though and sometimes I feel like I have to diarrhea but i hold it and until the next morning and it’s solid stool

Maybe you've just developed a gut allergy to all those relatively healthy foods? I'm being dead serious.

When my UC flares up, I actually stick to foods like white toast, chicken breast, porridge, and other bland foods that don't have much fiber. If I try to eat beans, cabbage, or anything with Raffinose sugars it makes life a living hell.

Also - Can you tell us what your daily routine is like? Do you commute to work at an office job? Or work manual labor? Do you smoke? Are you a vegetarian or vegan? Is your diet fairly limited and monotonous or is it varied?

You said in your first post that you are a hypochondriac, which honestly makes me hesitant to think you have any actual disease. I don't say this to be judgmental, but to let you know that it could all be in your head and that we should all be cautious about making you think you actually have a disease.

Try changing your diet for a week. Maybe cut out the wheat bread and beans which seem to be a common mention. If you are already somewhat diarrhea prone, then the lack of fiber won't be a big deal for a short period of time.

OR, start taking Beano supplements with each meal.

I recently discovered that bananas make me very gassy. Try not eating any for a few days and see if that helps with your excessive gas. Also beans can cause a lot of gas. Tweak your diet and see if you can narrow down what is causeing the problems.

The more fiber I eat stools get looser and can be more frequent. Maybe cut back on how much fiber you are eating might help too.

Seeing undigested food occasionally in your stool is fairly normal. If it happens all the time then that would be cause for investigation, but just on occasion it's no big deal