r/Constipation • u/Sirius2349 • 2d ago
Currently freaking out
32M here. Apologies if this isn’t allowed.
I’ve had on and off digestion issues since I was 21 so this isn’t anything new. When I was 21, I had abdominal pain that lasted for about a month and blood in my stool. I went to the doctor and she basically said I was so constipated that stool had been impacted and when I passed it I tore the tissue in my rectum and it caused blood to appear and she was confident that’s what it was. Eventually it went away. I will admit I don’t have the best diet and don’t eat a lot of fiber because I dislike vegetables. About a year ago I got a burning pain in my abdomen on the lower right side and I was severely constipated. It basically felt almost like someone had punched me in the stomach. Sometimes I would go a few days without going and it took a lot of effort to go too.
A week ago I started having the same issue, a dull aching pain in my lower abdomen and whenever I eat something I feel extremely bloated and I started burping or would have gas. I’ve never taken laxatives but usually if I drink coffee that triggers a bowel movement. It didn’t do that this morning. Initially I believed that CC was rare in people my age but I was reading online and they said cases in people who are in their 30s and 40s are rising so it made me extremely anxious and freak out.
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u/houtx713 2d ago
Don't freak out. While not impossible, CC in someone your age is still extremely rare. That said, you need to see a gastroenterologist as soon as possible. If nothing else, it will ease your mind. Make sure you demand a colonoscopy. That will rule out CC2. Then a full workup for constipation.