To be in tears thinking I will never get over this bug?

[Sienna333]

Have a bad stomach bug which originally caused severe stomach cramps and loss of appetite/nausea but then turned into diarrhea which I have now had for 9 days. Doctor just said to wait it out but although I feel a bit better and the time between each diorohea attack is lengthening, it is still there and worse in the early hours. I have it three or four times in the day which aren't that bad but in the night it is a different story and I have it 1-2 times really bad.
I have already taken a week off work and dread the thought of calling in for yet another week. Most people who get diorohea are over it in 5 days, I don't get why it is not the same for me. I really cannot live like this anymore wondering when it will decide to stop, it is pure hell :(

I just said I can't sleep and am unbelievably anxious about what it might be.i don't know what they will do. I just can't carry on this way

Right except they aren't going to do anything, you've learned that from your several other trips.

You need to give them an idea of what it is you want. They have sent off a stool sample, you have to wait for that.
What else would you like them to do? With the best will in the world a GP can't do magic and make it go away.

Blood tests? Hospital admission?
Any of these things are ok to ask for if you are feeling desperate.
But my point is, have an idea of the outcome you would like and explain that to them otherwise you will be turned away yet again and be disappointed.

Perhaps tell them you have health anxiety which could make this worse. Perhaps ask for beta blockers to help with that while you get better.

Honestly I think you need to try to calm down.
I have crohns and you don't know that you have that. But if you do, its not a death sentence ! It doesn't always manifest itself easily and can a long time to be diagnosed.
In a flare I can go up to 30 times a day, bad looks like a slaughter has taken place in the toilet (lots of blood) yes it's awful but I still work FT and get on with it. It's much more likely you have an infection.

Apologies for the typos - honestly OP I said the above with kindness- your anxiety could be contributing to your diahorrea.

Oh I do feel for you, it's truly horrible. I recall bursting into tears on my birthday when I had been sent home from work after a morning locked in the bogs, when I called the surgery and was told it would be 2 weeks before anyone could do any blood tests.

I ended up paying £60 for a private GP to speed things along. Have you got spare cash to do that? The tests aren't massively expensive, but you might need a couple of hundred for the works.

And I know I keep banging on about it but it's SO important to take Dioralyte.

Dame is right, even one sachet will make you feel much more human.

But you need to be taking it after ever BM in your case as you're going so often. Seriously, you can't expect the doctor to do anything if you haven't done the basics first.

OP, remind yourself when you're thinking worse case scenario that it's your anxiety talking because that's what it is. The anxiety is ramping up, and quite possibly making your guts worse. Either way, it's making you feel far worse. That's what really bad anxiety does & it feeds on itself so try not to let it. You just have to keep repeating "I've got a bad bug but it will pass. I'm not letting the sodding anxiety make me feel worse too. I'll be fine in time." Repeat, and repeat.
Realistically you're got one of the horrible bugs that's doing the rounds, and it will go in time. It's bloody awful at the moment but it will improve. Keep drinking water to stay hydrated, take the sachets, and don't beat yourself up.
And good luck at the doctors.

I saw the gastroenterologist finally today after waiting weeks for an appointment. He has booked me in for a colonoscopy and endescopy in 2 weeks to rule out chrons, colitis, ulcers etc. Also had loads more blood tests taken and he's going to refer me to a gynaecologist so I can get an ultrasound done to check for things like ovarian cysts as they can mimic IBS type symptoms. If nothing shows up on any of the tests he's diagnosing me with bad IBS and said there's medication he can prescribe me that will make me feel a lot better during flare ups. I'll also get referred to a dietician to work out what I can and can't eat.
Blood tests I've been checked for -
Vitamin deficiencies such as b12, iron, magnesium and vit d,
Liver function,
CRP (checks for inflammation in body)
Thyroid (an underactive thyroid can give IBS symptoms)
Blood sugar levels
White blood count
Celiac disease

I've already had stool samples done for parasites like gardia and tape worms and also for bacterial infections like campylobacter and salmonella which were all clear.

Been told to take buscopan and rennies deflatine in the meantime and keep going with my probiotic. Also been told to download some anxiety apps with breathing exercises to make sure I'm not making my symptoms worse

Just returned and she was nice enough but it has fed my anxiety somewhat as she said "Are you worried it is something more sinister?" And seemed to act like that could be a possibility. All I can do is wait but it is hell on earth. I know my anxiety is making things worse but I am so sure it is something sinister. She checked my tummy and said it was nice and soft so seems unlikely it could be Chrones but it is still scary.

You probably have post infectious IBS after a stomach bug which can make you feel very unwell. Usually calms down within a few weeks

So nothing's happened?

As I said, you needed to go with an outcome in mind or it would be a waste of time.

Or maybe she asked that because she was concerned that you might be worrying and she wanted to give you the chance to discuss that (so that she could be as reassuring as doctors are - which isn't very much as they (like vets) refuse to even remotely sound certain about anything in case it's quoted back at them at a later stage)?
The chances of it being anything other than a bug that's hanging around is so unlikely. Read through this thread again - lots of people discussing bugs they've had. I had one bad night, then several days relatively fine, then a bad dose - nothing since then but no reason for it. The first bout I put down to possibly something I ate but that was unlikely & wouldn't have accounted for the second bout. These things just happen. It is scary when it happens, you feel out of control. But it's "just" your body getting rid of infection / germs that it doesn't want. Nothing more than that. Unless the doctor has said she wants to rush you to hospital or needs to do a multitude of specific tests (and she obviously hasn't!!) then she's thinking it's just something that will go of its own accord. You just need to look after yourself and wait it out - drink fluids, rest, sleep when you can.

She asking as you're so anxious not because it might be something sinister

In all seriousness you have GOT to be rational about this, you are letting your imagination run away with itself and catsstrophising. You have been unlucky to be I'll for so long with this bug but as several posters AND YOUR DOCTOR have told you, while unusual it is still well within the range of normal. You've been checked by medical professionals who say you have a bug and will get better. Why don't you trust them?

I know it is shit to be I'll. But you really need to look at your language and how it feeds your anxiety. You keep saying you 'know' this or that bad thing will happen - you DON'T know. You are fearful. But you have no evidence for those fears. They are irrational. Just try to understand that, catch yourself and question these spiralling irrational thoughts. For example, you say "I'm sure it's something more sinister" - why are you sure of this when your doctor is telling you it almost certainly isn't? Rationalise that thought, see it for what it is. You are worried about continuing absence from your jobs; so the terms of your contract not allow for sick leave? Are you on probation? Is this anxiety about your jobs rational given you currently cannot work?

Do you have the support of a partner or another caregiver for your DD? You say you are worried about her getting ill... I'm far more worried that she is currently being cared for by someone who is clearly in the grip of a serious anxiety disorder and has lost all sense of perspective.

Frankly I am trying to contain my annoyance over your Crohn's hysteria as well. My mother has Crohn's, it is a serious long term condition with a range of unpleasant symptoms. It is not an upset tummy that has dragged on a couple of weeks and shows every sign of improving. Please don't co-opt serious conditions to bolster your dramatics.

lelapaletute do you understand anxiety at all?! It's not rational, that's the problem with it!
I'm trying to contain my annoyance with you but it's hard....

I do understand anxiety, my mother suffers from that as well. She has undergone CBT on several occasions, and when she's at her best she is able to catch her catastrophising using the techniques taught through CBT, which include reality checking your spiralling negative thoughts and realising when they are not based in reality. The OP will be done no favours by being NB indulged in these irrational thoughts, as you can see even a kindly meant "I hear your concerns" sort of comment from her doctor has her convicted she is correct in her belief there is something seriously wrong with her. She nedd to understand what is happening in her own head, and that it is in her own head - at the moment she still thinks her reaction is proportionate, she has said so several times.

As I say, my mum has anxiety and when she ISN'T managing her condition it is very upsetting and scary, and I'm a full grown woman. I can only imagine he distressing it would be for a little child.

Why didn't you ask for blood tests and a referral to a gastro doctor? There's zero point in seeing a GP if you aren't going to be proactive about getting help

Some of you have been unnecessarily nasty. My DD is with her dad now so she isn't seeing me like this.
Look, I have been like this for 2 weeks straight, up and down in the night, can't eat or sleep properly, of course I am scared especially when it shows no signs of letting up. I am trying to think rationally as in 'It is just a bug' but to me that doesn't seem likely as like I say, 2 weeks of constant crapping is NOT normal. I don't see an end in sight and am exhausted. I know my anxiety is ridiculous but I am fucking terrified.

Your anxiety will be making it drag on though. You say you have no other symptoms other than diarrhea. If you had chrons or something then you'd have things like bleeding, terrible bloating, painful wind, nausea and really bad cramps. I've noticed my diarrhea flares up when I worry more. I honestly think it's a bug, IBS or a food intolerance

My mum said something interesting just now. She has been away and so this is the first she knows of my illness. Said that she had something identical to me, starting off with stomach cramps and then developing into D only. Went on for about 3 and a half weeks. Went to the doctors at the end of that week (Ignored it beforehand), did a stool sample, all clear, no stomach problems since or before. Weird.

This was a couple of years ago but still, weird the situations are the same