For the past 4 months i've suffered with back, stomach and neck discomfort and sometimes get a sore throat. I feel like I have a knot in my stomach that feeling comes and goes I think it feels a bit worse when i've eaten but is worse when sat down. I don't struggle with sleeping I sleep really well. I sometimes feel sick but haven't been sick since this all started. I get pains in what feels like my bowl area. I've noticed when I urinate its a lot of urine but it doesn't hurt or burn and I don't go frequently I sometimes get indigestion. All blood test i've had done have come back normal and I am currently waiting for an ultrasound scan. I've noticed a small squishy bulge at the bottom of my back on the left hand side its painless doctors have checked it and seem to think it's of no concern. I suffer with diarrhea regularly and have done for many years sometimes I need to use the toilet right after eating and I find undigested food in my stool. Irritable bowel syndrome dose run in my family as my sister and father both have it. I suffer with health anxiety very badly and i've convinced myself that I have kidney, stomach or lymphoma cancer. I've just started taking 50 mg of sertraline i'm 8 days into taking them. I'm 28 years old and have a 6 month old son and i'm scared i'm going to die and leave him to grow up without me.

Mrs. Aaradhana ReddyPsychologist4yrs exp

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Dear Lybrate user, it must've been really hard going through all this. As all reports suggest, looks like you are absolutely healthy. You are going to be fine and all of this might be your health anxiety. Along with your medications I suggest that you go for psychological therapy/counselling. A combination of medication and therapy might work best. Therapy helps you manage health anxiety with certain strategies and techniques. It helps you to challenge these thoughts and teach how you can manage them. It'll help you in the long term. Once you have learned to manage, you can slowly reduce your dependence on medications as well. You can contact me as well for help. All the best! regards, aaradhana reddy counselling psychologist.  

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Dr. Saranya DevanathanPsychiatrist50yrs exp

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Dear Danial, You seem to be having both Irritable bowel syndrome and health anxiety disorder. Along with sertraline, please go for therapy regularly. It will help you to live a better quality life with your disorders. 

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Dr. Karuna ChawlaHomeopathy Doctor25yrs exp

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Follow this 1. Don't take tea empty stomach. Eat something like a banana (if you are not diabetic) or any seasonal fruit or soaked almonds and a glass of water first thing in the morning (within 10 mins of waking up). No only biscuits or rusk will not do. 2. Don't overeat 3. Take your breakfast every day. Don't skip it. U should eat whatever your mother or grandparent eat in bfast. I mean to say whatever is your traditional food. If punjabi eat paratha, if belongs to south then take idli/ dosa etc. 4. Have light meals every 2 hours (in addition to your breakfast, lunch n dinner) e.g. Nariyal paani, chaach, a handful of dry fruits, a handful of peanuts, any fresh n seasonal fruit, a cup of curd/milk etc 5. Finish your dinner at least 2 hours before going to sleep. 6. Maintain active life style7. Avoid fast foods, spicy n fried foods, carbonated beverages 8. Take a lot of green vegetables n fruit. 9. Drink lot of water.10. Everyday preferably sleep on same time exercise in the form of yoga, cycling, swimming, gym etc.Till lock down do suryanamaskar every day. Https://www.youtube.com/watch? V=wmhmazurgvsandfeature=youtu. Be for this homeopathy offers good results. Consult online.  

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