Panic .. Starting to freak out silently.

That sounds really typical of IBS. For a lot of people all the tests to rule stuff out can make the worse because doing test after test makes them really anxious, it can be worse when they don't find anything (like in IBS) than when they do find something.If you need help with the anxiety, either medications or therapy, tell your doctor. Even if you are getting help like that let them know it is not working well enough. Anxiety makes the IBS worse which in turn makes the anxiety worse and sometimes you need to stop the anxiety for awhile to get off that roller coaster.The pain after eating (and maybe even while eating) with the rumbling and all is over-reacting to the gastro colic reflex that happens to every single person after they eat. Have you tried antispasmodic meds 20-30 minutes before a meal. Or peppermint tea or Altoids 20-30 minutes before a meal.Mike's tapes actually help a lot of people with the anxiety as well.K.

Thank you so very much for replying. It brings comfort to me to know people care.I have the anti-spasmodics, but they make me too zombie like and the one under the tongue did not do anything. I actually did try the Altoids, but I think it was too strong as I was getting burning in my chest from it.I could not agree more about anxiety and IBS. A doctor I used to see years ago, told me that with anxiety and when someone has something like IBS, that it has a "snowball effect". I think for me, I am scared and tired of feeling so bad. And, also I am embarrassed to go to the doctor again.. because I always feel like either they are dismissive or look at me like I am being a hypochondriac..but they are not in my body and feeling the discomfort I am.Thank you Kathleen, I am just worried something other than IBS is going on, but your words make me feel better.Thank you again, truly.