Worried Once Again

[Justplayguitar16]

Ok so i went to the doctor yesterday and he said that he thinks i have anxiety for sure and he upped my dose of celexa to 20mg instead of 10mg. And he said that the constant upset stomach could be my worrying giving myself an ulcer.So i went for an ultrasound today to check that and check for gallstones.Im way to young to have gallstones. Im only 16.

Anyways , i was just wondering if Dark Brown , appears to be almost black stool is a bad thing? Because i always worry about that kind of stuff. I had my father check it and he said dont worry about it , but i cant help myself and i keep worrying about it. Could that mean i have a bleeding ulcer?

Also for the past 3 weeks ive had various bouts of indigestion and not really a big appetite. Lost 8 pounds.

Is this all Anxiety Related? Because If it is i would feel alot better.

[suzi-q]

I lost 20 pounds due to my anxiety years ago.  I couldn't eat and had constant nausea and diarrhea for months.....ALL ANXIETY RELATED!!!  As far as your concern about your stool....is it always really really dark or just once?  Everyone can get dark stool once in a while...it probably is just related to the anxiety...if you are concerned about blood in the stool have the doctor check it.  Ask him if he can run a test....my sister had one done recently and it is no big deal.....(also, dark brown and black are two different things...which one is it?)

[Justplayguitar16]

Can't tell . Ive tried to go a few more times but only went a tiny tiny bit. It appears to be Very VERY Dark Brown. But whenever i go to clean myself off it looks like its black and brown. i cant tell. Im scared.

[Pum]

Are you taking iron tablets or a multi-vitamin?  They will make you have black/dark motions.  You are so young it is so so so unlikely you have anything serious.

Good luck.