IBS or something else?

[crazyandlazy]

Hello

For a few weeks now I've been having these symptoms and they seem to be getting worse.

I've been feeling really really full from the moment I wake up. My tummy is so bloated all the time. My appetite has completely gone which is not like me at all. I sometimes have heartburn and feel sick. Sometimes feel movement in my pelvic area.

I'm on long term contraception otherwise I would've thought I was pregnant....I did take a pregnancy test a few weeks ago just to be sure-it was negative.

I quickly mentioned to a Dr whilst I was at an appointment for something else and she said its probably IBS. Does that sound right? And if so how do you manage the symptoms?

Thanks

I'd suggest you make an appointment to see a doctor specifically about this. IBS is what they diagnose when they can't find anything else to cause the symptoms. A lot of people who have coeliac disease, like me, are first (mis-)diagnosed with IBS, for example. Before they make an IBS diagnosis they should really make sure that it's not something else.