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Should I Seek Medical Attention Or Ignore Things?!

AutisticGirl69

Hi.

Lockdown 3 has been a little stressful but some strange things are happening in regards to my health which didn’t happen during the other two lockdowns. My monthly cycle stopped a couple of months ago and instead, replaced itself with tummy/hip/back spasms and a suspected urine infection which has now gone after I kept drinking a ton of water and cranberry juice. My body however randomly feels washed out and that someone has run me over with a tractor. I’ve lost some scalp hair and wake up 5-6 times in the night for no reason most of the time. I get some cramp aches sometimes but it’s more sharp, stabbing pains. Always feeling tired even after doing the littlest thing, nauseous, back ache. I’m definitely not pregnant as I’m single and haven’t been out of the family house at all except to do food shopping and sit in the garden. I do have IBS but it’s never stopped my cycles like this. My family and friends want me to go to A+E but I’ve laughed it off saying it’s nothing and that I have a strong fear of needles. I do take a daily vitamin tablet and haven’t missed any doses.

Any idea what I should do? Most of the doctors and NHS 111 in my area are useless and have had nasty experiences with them over the last few years!

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  • Update- still have frequent back pain or stomach ache. No longer drinking fruit juice. Having vitamins each day. Swelling on the gut, have put on weight. Managed to volunteer 4 days this week. No sign of cycle. No burning when peeing. Definitely not pregnant. Having 3 meals a day with snacks in between each one.

  • in reply to AutisticGirl69

    I'm not sure why you've posted on here. Most everyone on this thread is genuinely concerned. This is not a healthy or intelligent response to - quite possibly very serious medical problems. You could be severely allergic to something you're consuming on a daily basis.

    I had to take gluten out of my diet - it not only caused intense pain and difficulty breathing, but left unchecked it's a horrid way to die. No matter what I ate, my body was barely able to take in nutrients BECAUSE of the gluten. I was anorexic and anaemic even though I could pack away entire meals. The human body is it's own "eco-system". if one thing is out of balance it could properly destroy everything else. 

    Some of what you're telling us are also side effects of cancer or polycystic kidney disease - but since I'm not a medical professional, I cannot tell you what the problem is exactly. 

    However, it's unfair to others here to sort of use and dispose of advice when asking for it. Some of us have a difficult time writing out thoughts and take time away from other matters to do so.  I might suggest just posting that you're not looking for advice on what to do, just sympathy for what sounds like serious medical problems. If something in your diet is causing this, it doesn't matter How much you eat or How often. It's a matter of What.

    Now, I was having some unknown issues during lockdown and had no problem getting my blood taken and giving a urine sample and emailing my concerns to my GP. If yours is being as disgraceful toward you as you are being to those here who are concerned for your health, you need to find someone else or report them. www.citizensadvice.org.uk/.../

    I apologise if this sounds a bit stern, my darling. But complaining about a wardrobe choice while negating everyones advice is a better form for this sort of behaviour. 

  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    Now, a deeper issue here could be you have been dismissed your whole life and are used to dismissing others and yourself. This may not be the case, but it is worth investigating, if not to learn to afford another's words value and to help them feel heard, as this is important when investing into a friendship. And at the end of the day, relationships are incredibly important to our well-being. Listening and affirming what needs fixing and then using available professional help, is a processing of maturing into a better human. x

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  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    Now, a deeper issue here could be you have been dismissed your whole life and are used to dismissing others and yourself. This may not be the case, but it is worth investigating, if not to learn to afford another's words value and to help them feel heard, as this is important when investing into a friendship. And at the end of the day, relationships are incredibly important to our well-being. Listening and affirming what needs fixing and then using available professional help, is a processing of maturing into a better human. x

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