Hi, my name is Tony im 22 years old and I've been having a minor discomfort in my abdomen for a few months now.

It all began in May of 2009,
I ate food and went to bed right away because I was so tired..and the very next day I had a severe pain in the middle of my chest and loose yellow stool.

I didn't goto the doctor for about 2 weeks thinking the symptom would go away on it's own but, it actually got worse. I was having anxiety attacks not knowing the cause of the symptoms I were having.

I went to the doctor and he said it's probably acid reflux and told me to go take Prilosec OTC. Even though I was taking prilosec the symptoms didn't go away and I actually began feeling worse.

So now, it's been almost a month since the first symptom.

I went back to the doctor after I finished prilosec and explained to him that it didn't seem like it's working. He then told me that I should get a blood test. The results came back after a few days and he said that I have H.Pylori and put me on antibiotics and nexium.

After the treatment was completed I felt good for about 2 days and I began seeing some brown stool but the symptoms began to come back.

I called my doctor and asked him if this was normal and he simply said that it's probably from all that stress and anxiety I was going through prior to the treatment.

My symptoms were a discomfort in the left abdomen, chest tightness, dizziness..heart palpitations, loose yellow stool, lump in throat feeling, major gas ( trapped gas )

I then decided to go see a acupuncturist, she told me that it seems like I was very stressed out and suffering from anxiety and began giving me a treatment.

She stuck a few needles in my leg, and pricked all my fingers and toes.

Once again I felt better for about a day and the symptoms came back.

She recommended I charcoal pills, which I did..but I still felt discomfort in my abdomen.

I then went to a pharmacy and told the pharmacist about my symptoms and told her i've been treated for h.pylori not that long ago.

She suggested I take Probiotics for about a month or two saying that the antiobiotics I took probably killed all the good bacteria in my intestines and is causing loose yellow stool.

I was on probiotics for a month and the discomfort in my abdomen felt like it was going away and I began seeing solid brown stool.

Here I am in October and i'm still feeling a minor discomfort in my abdomen along with a lump in throat feeling.
The abdomen discomfort is no longer just in the left side, its the whole upper abdomen.
My abdomen feels tight and my stools vary from very loose, very long, and yellowish stools.
My throat feels dry all the time..

Right before I have a bowel movement the discomfort goes away but as soon as i'm done the discomfort comes right back..
and the lump in throat sensation sometimes goes away.

I also quit smoking drinking from the day I began the H.Pylori treatment.


What's wrong with me? are these the symptoms of IBS?
Can anxiety really cause all of this?