B^P asked:


Hi.

I’m in college, and in certain classes I have spastic colon and it makes really loud and embarrassing noises.

I’m pretty sure it’s triggered by anxiety, as it’s not followed up by diarrhea or any of the things attributed with intestinal problems.

I am wondering if I could possible have agoraphobia. I have severe social anxiety every time I leave my apartment, and in classes where I have spastic colon the anxiety is usually caused by a fear that something embarrassing will happen to me–i.e. needing to go to a bathroom and not being able to, saying something stupid, etc. But this anxiety is causing even more embarrassment because my intestines make strange and loud noises during class.

So I guess, a few questions:
* Is it possible I have agoraphobia?
* What’s the difference between agoraphobia and social anxiety?
* How do you prevent your innards from making such weird noises?

HELP!
Thanks to the bottom two. The answerer who recommended the Bible, however… the Bible is xenophobic, misogynist, homophobic, and elitist.

If you’re anything but a white, male, non-handicapped heterosexual who was “lucky” enough to have been born into a culture where Christianity was the dominant religion, I don’t understand how the Bible could do anything but GIVE you anxiety.
P.S. Don’t you think that it’s kind of convenient that your religion offers “solutions” to all of my problems. God gave people brains… God wanted people to use them… those people came up with medication. I would take chemo for cancer, not wait for some kind of answer to drop down from the clouds.

alexgirl asked:


I have two major problems with the tummy: wheat allergy and a spastic colon. If anyone out there has these two conditions together to deal with (by the way, my doctor says I’m the only one in her practice who has the two conditions to deal with) — I’d be interested in how you keep things under control and give your diet some variety. I’m really limited at this point and losing weight. I do take lots of a pro-biotic and acidophylis which is a big help.

ruwi asked:


i have been diagnosed as having a spastic colon and being anemic. What can i do to get well? My back and tummy are killing me

Juliet Cohen asked:


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Parasitic or amoebic transmission normally warrants a class of either antibiotics or anti-parasitic medicine. Viral colitis can be more hard to handle. Certain diseases can predispose one to attacks of colitis. The almost regular reason of colitis in those with intestinal diseases is Crohn’s disease, which is a degenerative intestinal disorder. The subtype of contagious colitis is pseudomembranous colitis, which results from transmission by a toxigenic stress of Clostridium difficile (c-diff. Irritable intestine syndrome, a distinct disease, has been called spastic colitis or spastic colon. While antibiotics are used to handle bacterial colitis.
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