Stomach Cancer?

[dwpang]

Hi people, i am a 23 yr old male. I am very scared now because i fear that i may have gastro problems, or even cancer. these are my symptoms.

From late December onwards, I observed mild abdominal pain. I did not notice much about it, until one night i have extreme abdominal pain for like half an hour, then i decided to consult the doctor. the local doctor decided to refer me to a gastro specialist, and gave me some pain suppressing pills. After which, i did not observe much discomfort until late Feb, where the abdominal pain starts again. I thought it would be related to doing sit-ups, because I observed mild pain in the abs area after doing those sit ups.

Anyway i went forth to the specialist on 3rd March, and told him about my condition. I told him about my abdominal pain, and sometimes i would have diarrhoea. and i also hardly see hard stools ever. He calmed me down and told me it could most likely be IBS, and that stomach cancer is unlikely for 23 yr old people.

After which, the pain elevated. Firstly, On 6th March, I had a sharp pain on my left rib, a particular area. I thought it was stitch. however the pain did subsided slightly but i could still feel pain by pressing on that area till now. I began to feel my ribs to ache, and also my upper back muscles, which seemingly to give me bouts of spasms pain. Most importantly, i observed relatively black stools today, which greatly alarmed me, although i have eaten one whole stick of OREOS the previous night.

My next visit is on 11th April to the gastro specialist, but i am horribly worried now. Could it really be cancer? I have lost 2 kg since 3rd March, but my appetite is still roughly the same. But the black stools and dull abdominal pain (the area where the stomach is) greatly alarms me. I am just plain scared now.

Thanks.

[kev543]

my father use to say," there is no reason to fear something until you have too and then you look it dead in the eyes and charge." He's an old Korean War Vet.

[kev543]

Calm down. you said your self that you ate oreo's that night. of coarse your poo will be darker. you probably have IBS because you allow yourself to worry to much. sounds like you have anxiety too. itis normal to have the pains your talking about after extreme workouts. you may be letting your mind get away from you a bit. Cancer is a huge leap if you have not weighed the other alterantives.