To think my dads lying to me about his health.

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My mum died of cancer last year while I was pregnant and my dad was there for me (from a distance) and saw how upsetting it was for me.
Over the past week he has complained on the phone of feeling weak, dizzy, bloated and with a sore stomach.
I urged him to go to the Drs and he finally did.
I text home twice today to see if he had got an appointment and he rang me eventually and said he's been given some pills and it is a virus. When I asked what virus and pills he just said pills and now I feel like he's lying to me.
What kind of pills would you be given for a virus and what would make him dizzy with a stomach ache?
I know he'd be all heroic if there was something awry.
AIBU to think he's lying?

What's your mum dying of cancer got to do with it...? Very sad, but I'm not sure it's relevant here.
He could also be given medication to relieve the symptoms.

From the info you've given YABU.

It's relevant because he may be trying to protect his daughter because of her recent experience of loss!!!

I'm no doctor, but I can't imagine any pills for a virus. It sounds like he maybe fibbing. Can you sit down with him and reassure him that you're strong and he can lean on you?

Maybe he doesn't think it's worth a GP visit so hasn't gone?

@Remy66 I think it is relevant - after the OP losing her mum she's perhaps more paranoid about her dads Heath, especially if he's not close distance wise. Also, her Dad might be down playing any potential illness so as not to burden OP after just losing her mum.

I think you need to speak openly with your Dad OP and make it clear you would be upset if e kept something from you like that.

Hopefully it is just a virus though

Fair enough - pills can be given to relieve the symptoms of a virus (I've been there. Ugh). But not to treat it unfortunately so I wouldn't think he's lying based upon that TBH.

Maybe he got antacid tablets, for acid indigestion?

Hi OP, sorry for your loss.

I had a similar thing happen. I lost my mum when I was pregnant with my eldest. DF was devastated. He was starting to feel a bit more human again as my pregnancy progressed but ended up getting admitted to hospital with severe abdominal pain the weekend I went on mat leave. They kept him in for most of that fortnight but couldn't find anything wrong - possibly some sort of gallstone that rectified itself. The anxiety and stress about losing mum then me having the baby quite possibly affected him.

Hope your dad makes a quick recovery even if he doesn't want to talk about it.