IBS type symptoms following stomach bug??

[Newmeagain]

I have some health anxiety so looking for reassurance.

Before Easter I had a minor stomach bug following eating out. Both teen dd and I had similar symptoms - just feeling a bit off for a day and mild diarrhoea. Anyway, since then I feel like things have not been back to normal for me. I have had some painful bloating, needing to go to the loo after eating, etc. Not terrible but I started convincing myself I have pancreatic cancer or something.

Has anyone had similar?

The culprit might be lactose.

I had food poisoning a while back. My GP warned me that it's not uncommon to develop lactose intolerance following a stomach bug or food poisoning.

I could have wrote this myself, the exact same thing has happened to me. If I eat I have looser stools or feel like I have a stomach bug coming on. Been like it for the last two weeks or so.

I agree it could be a temporary lactose intolerance after gastroenteritis.

Thank you - that’s helpful. I will see how it goes and whether specific foods make it worse.

It could also be an issue with your gut bacteria. Stomach bugs can affect your gut microbiome.
Maybe try and eat plenty of healthy unprocessed foods and try a probiotic.