Possible Anxiety?

Hi Will and welcome.

It does sound as if you are dealing with some anxiety. This is not at all uncommon, especially for those who deal with another chronic illness...we have had a lot of members with Chron's, Uc or other illnesses that trigger anxiety and the worrisome symptoms that go along with it.

Did your doctor make any recommendations for you? There are a lot of things that you can do to help relieve this issue. We have some links in our Anxiety/Panic Resources (main page, 2nd post) that teach breathing and relaxation exercises. If practiced daily, these can help to relieve the symptoms that you described in your post.

Practice these twice a day for at least 10 minutes, and see if you notice improvement. The breathing exercises will be especially helpful for the chest pressure/needing to yawn feeling...I used to have that as well.

If you find that you need more help (if this doesn't help or anxiety gets worse) go back and ask your doctor about treament options for yourself. Anxiety is treatable and you don't have to suffer these symptoms...there is help available with medication and therapy...but give the self-help a try first.:)

Keep talking to us as well. It is great to know that people understand what you are feeling...and we are here to listen and support!

Talk to you soon,

Scaredy Cat

I know, espescially if this is a new occurance for you. I did a search on loss of appetite here at HW and found A LOT of posts regarding loss of appetite not only in the anxiety forum, but also with IBD...so are you sure that the Chron's isn't a factor? Anxiety is reason enough, trust me, but I just wonder if it could also be a combination of the two problems that at work here.

If it hasn't improved in the next few days, or you are losing weight, I woiuld consult your doctor again and get some advice.

S.C.

Will,

Hey there, anxiety can cause you to loose your appetite.  In fact it can cause you to eat everything in sight or feel to upset to eat at all.   I am the type to use food for comfort so anxiety = eat .

As for Crohn's disease, my hubby has Crohn's. 

He was dx 36 years ago, has had 4 major surgeries, many procedures and been on lots of meds.  When he starts to lose weight we immediately look to his Crohn's as the cause and don't worry about cancer.  He is scoped every 2 years and is followed closely by his medical team. 

Yes, people that have Crohn's are more likely to develop cancer but as usual new data is always coming out on all the different theories of what makes you more likely to develop cancer.  My Father and all 5 of his siblings died of cancer - will I - perhaps but not much I can do to change my genetics so if I should Goggle something I take it with a grain of salt.

You are young and just starting down the path with Crohn's so you have the right to feel fear and concern re how your disease will progress.  Please know that my hubby worked full time, we raised 4 children and he is a Harley man so he did not let Crohn's derail him.

Careful with your diet if you have GERD and don't let the Klonopin fool you into thinking watching what you eat is not important.  Big breath and enjoy your day.