Hi I am so glad that Ive found this forum. After reading some of the post , I can relate and you all definitely understand what im going through. Too bad , no one around me does. Ive been going health challenges for almost 3 years this March. I was always a healthy and active person until the year 2017, everything changed. I started going through perimenopause and it seem it brought all sorts of symptoms. I visited so many doctors, specialists, testing and everything come out fine except imbalance hormones and gastritis. The main symptom that led me to the dr was my gut issues. Fast forward, continue going to doctors and finally diagnose me with Generalized anxiety disorder. I My dr kept telling me that there is nothing wrong with me that I do not have a disease and to stop thinking it. My anxiety was so bad that I literally would shake and everything that I ate affected me. I've suffered with other symptoms but the one that seem to lag on is my gut. It gets better and then acts up again, GI dr diagnose IBS, , Gerd and hiatal hernia. I was feeling much better until recently the past few months I starting have bloating on my right side of stomach, close to the liver area. It's difficult to sleep on this side because it feels heavy. bloating ,It looks like a lump but if i press it it goes in, and I can hear bubbles like gas. (No pain) I did 3 stool test within the past 3 months, (all fine) a comprehensive gut test which showed that I have an overgrowth of a bacteria call citrobacter freundii, inflammation and low in a fatty acid that prevents inflammation. The last time that I had an issue like this was in 2018 but it didn't appear to be this bad. I visited my GI dr about it and she noticed the bloated area and sent me for an abdominal/pelvic ultrasound. By the time my appointment arrived the bloated area was no longer there. In the meantime, my menstrual cycle came on and it just disappeared with all my other symptoms. So when I got there the tech was like why are you here for all these tests? So I told her at that point I knew my US was ok. The symptom of the bloating and humping area stayed away for awhile until this past Oct. I visited my GI dr again, by the way my old one retired and I got a new one, same office but different doctor. I didn't like her as soon as she walks in. I took all of my bloodwork, diagnostic testing, gut test, etc. She said even though you just had bloodwork I'm sending you for for more and though everything looked good except the concern of the overgrowth of bacteria and wanted me to take antibiotics. In which I tried telling her that antibiotics irritates my gut because of the gastritis. She would not listen, she prescribed the one that Im allergic too. She also gave me a prescription for PPI. I was ok until she looks over my file and goes back 3 years ago and says OMG you've lost weight , im sending you for a cat scan. The last cat scan i had was in 2017 and it was no issue getting it , but now I am freaking out with health anxiety. Ive had it so bad these past 3 years but nothing like this. I am too scared to even get it done. It has been over one month since she wrote the order and I can't go. I keep thinking what if, and the thought of hearing something ... I just cant get it out of my mind, it tortures me daily.
Too scared to do ct scan
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I am the same way. When the doctors wanted to run a ton of tests and what not my anxiety was always heightened and I would have anxiety/panic attacks multiple times a day. But in my mind, I would rather be at a hospital, or at any kind of doctor appointment, or a test, because I’d feel safer around them then I do at home because I’m constantly scared about something happening to me. At one point I was scared to have a brain tumor because my head felt weird all the time and I have lightheadedness constantly and I was so worked up about my cat scan because I didn’t want anything bad to come back, but everything was normal. I know it’s hard and easier said than done, but once you do it you will have relief afterwards. Also, IF but VERY LOW chance something did come back from it.... it’s better to catch it then to let it continue to happen.
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i know this is about a ct scan fear, but i was reading through about your gut issues..one thing doctors wont do is tell you how to eat... gut issues are a good reason why people end up with anxiety and especially health anxiety.. because gut issues can affect the vagus nerve and then all other nerves giving us these benign sensations because of inflammation and such... one thing to help all of this is to be mindful of what and how you eat.. a lot of foods are (like you noted) inflammatory i.e. high in omega 6 fatty acids, which are pro inflammatory..omega 3 fatty acids are anti inflammatory... the ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 should be 1:1 because they compete for absorption in the body, and even maybe 1:2 or higher to reverse our issues.. the average person gets a omega 6 to omega 3 ratio of about 17:1..which is bad.. and in the long run will affect people differently at different times but usually negatively... now i dont know how open you are to a dietary change but you can message me and i can get you in the right direction and you will see a major change in your symptoms and anxiety issues.
I have seen several Holistic doctors and they did suggested foods but after looking at my daily menu the holistic nutritionist said I was already eating the right foods but oh how I wished that I had more choices of foods to eat. My diet has been so restrictive for the past 3 years which I'm sure is part of my weight loss. I mainly eat the same foods daily because of the allergies I get and I avoid the foods on my allergy list. The only meat I can eat is turkey, I was able to eat wild caught salmon but last week I tried it and I started to get hot flashes and gut jumping. Now fish is out and only down to turkey. I don't eat any sweets whatsoever , a dab of sugar will give me a reaction so I stay completely away from it. My drink is only water, and unsweet almond milk. I have to eat everything organic , if I don't I will definitely pay for it later. I am already taking fish oil. After my gut test my dr wanted me to take Omega 3 6 9. I got a reaction from it so switched back to just fish oil. I am very sensitive to so much. I do believe something is going on with the vagus nerve because my gut palpitates meaning I can see my stomach pulsating like a nervous gut. I would love to hear your suggestions.
Did you ever get the CT test?