Suggest Treatment For Severe Stress And Anxiety

Posted on Sat, 6 Dec 2014

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Question : I have been dealing with this since early August after a bout of severe stress and anxiety but I am having a squeeze feeling as well as a pain in my lower left side,the squeeze feeling comes from the lower left side between my ribs and left hip,the pain feeling comes under the belt line and feels like a gas pain,I did not know if there is something natural I can do to help this,also when I go to work with business clothes it feels like my belt is to tight on the left side as well but it feels better in shorts,I know I have IBS but not sure if this is something else,bowel movements are normal color and size but I will be constipated for a few days then I use the toilet 3-4 times in a day then I feel better

Dying,I am 6'1 and my weight is 225lbs.non smoker and I do not drink alcohol,I do not exercise hardly and have a desk job,eat fried foods liberally and coca cola 50% of the time,water the other 50%

Not dying,auto correct on my phone sorry

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Course of medicines > investigation > diagnosis > treatment

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Read and re-read the history carefully.

To recapitulate: known IBS - present problem started since Aug after stress and anxiety- squeeze feeling and pain left lower abdomen - like gas pain - comes on with belt - bowel movements, color and size normal - BUT '' altered bowel movements'' as seen by alternating constipation and frequency- 35 years, male...

I would advise you the following (with consultation and you need a prescription of a Doctor):
Clinical / Physical examination by a Doctor of the abdomen to find out if there is a lump or so.
A course of an antibiotic and metronidazole, probiotic, activated charcoal tablets for 5 days to see if you get a complete recovery.
If no complete recovery:
Routine blood, urine ans stool tests,
Colonoscopy and biopsy;
CT scan of the whole abdomen.

I hope you understand, it is very important to rule out any organic problem at the earliest. This helps to get a proper diagnosis, early detection of any problem, proper treatment with a goal of getting cured.

If all the investigations are normal, you can then definitely be treated as a patient of IBS.

I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis and plan for a treatment.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju