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Stress and IBS

Hi, I’m 23 and have been suffering with constipation for a few years now. I thought it was starting to improve about 5 months ago however I then started experiencing other symptoms which I’m not sure are related to IBS or not. I have been having frequent headaches, the urge to burp frequently, pain in my ribs, back and chest. Feels like trapped wind? Weird sensations such as tingling in legs and hands. The need to pee more frequently and a temperature. Seems worse at night and is affecting my sleep. I have had blood and stool tests and nothing has come back and I am getting extremely anxious about what it could be. Everyone keeps saying that it’s stress or just severe IBS symptoms, has anyone else experienced something similar? This is making me very depressed and affecting every aspect of my life, any advice is appreciated.

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