SEVERE Anxiety Over Stomach
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 10:09 pm
I really appreciate any feedback!!
I have been getting stomach aches ever since I was a little girl. The doctor's have told me it's IBS, but none of the stomach medications seem to work for me. Basically, I get awful gas and cramps. I feel like I need to go to the bathroom, but a lot of the time, I can't go. I even start to get anxious when I have to pee...I hate being in the bathroom. I feel that almost all of my anxiety is centered around my stomach. I worry about my stomach hurting constantly. I know we are told that nothing horrible happens because of an anxiety attack, but with mine, I can work myself up into debilitating pain with my stomach. It's been so bad that I have had to go to the ER and get put on morphine IV's a couple of times. Sometimes it hurts so bad I am afraid I can't live in such pain anymore. I am at the age where I want to start having kids, but I get anxious and worried that I won't be able to handle being pregnant. I eat a healthy diet, I've read all the books about IBS, and nothing seems to help except anxiety medication...which can constipate me, and makes me feel incoherent. Any ideas? Please!
I have been getting stomach aches ever since I was a little girl. The doctor's have told me it's IBS, but none of the stomach medications seem to work for me. Basically, I get awful gas and cramps. I feel like I need to go to the bathroom, but a lot of the time, I can't go. I even start to get anxious when I have to pee...I hate being in the bathroom. I feel that almost all of my anxiety is centered around my stomach. I worry about my stomach hurting constantly. I know we are told that nothing horrible happens because of an anxiety attack, but with mine, I can work myself up into debilitating pain with my stomach. It's been so bad that I have had to go to the ER and get put on morphine IV's a couple of times. Sometimes it hurts so bad I am afraid I can't live in such pain anymore. I am at the age where I want to start having kids, but I get anxious and worried that I won't be able to handle being pregnant. I eat a healthy diet, I've read all the books about IBS, and nothing seems to help except anxiety medication...which can constipate me, and makes me feel incoherent. Any ideas? Please!