Because it's one of those 'collection of relatively minor but niggly things that, taken altogether, make me feel not quite right' type situations and I'm already wondering if I should even go (even though I will. Iyswim).
For the last 4-6 weeks my lower abdomen has been somewhat swollen. It feels spongy and tender, like when my period is on, but all the time.
For the last 2 weeks or so, I've had waves of nausea and intermittent loss of appetite. Have also noticed a nagging, low-level pain/discomfort on the lower right hand side. It's tender there when pressed e.g. when one of the kids sits on me - not ow-ow-ow pain but definitely uncomfortable and wrong-feeling. It is in the same place all the time.
I frequently have stomach pain during and after eating.
In terms of lifestyle, I eat healthily (lots of different veg, fruit, home cooking, pulses blah blah blah) and drink lots of water. I have put on about a stone over the last three months :( since going back to full time desk job after being a SAHM to little ones - I am not happy about the weight gain and have cut back a lot on booze and biscuits over the last few weeks. Don't do enough exercise but am planning to take up gym/swim membership next month after I get paid.
The bloated belly is really getting me down - I mean, there's the recently enlarged spare tyre, which I am fully cognisant of, and then there's the distended lower abdomen underneath it. It looks and feels like my body has changed shape in some way, rather than what it felt like last time I was a stone and a half overweight. Even DH has said this.
Any thoughts gratefully appreciated. I'm worried they'll roll their eyes at me and tell me to FO.