I am a thirteen year old with unsevere constipation and am scared of having colo!
Question: I have no blood in my stools, sometimes I get pains near my heart and lungs. When I burp they go away. I am a thirteen year old whose medical history is all fine. I just got checked up recently. Please someone help me.
Answers: I have no blood in my stools, sometimes I get pains near my heart and lungs. When I burp they go away. I am a thirteen year old whose medical history is all fine. I just got checked up recently. Please someone help me.
I can tell you with 99% certainty that you do not have colon cancer, so you should stop worrying. It sounds like you are having problems with gas in your upper digestive tract (your stomach and your esophagus). When you have a big bubble of gas in your stomach, it doesn't always hurt in your stomach, because the bubble presses on the organs and muscles around your stomach. Then, when you get rid of the gas, the pressure goes away, so the pain is alleviated. Just make sure to burp when you need to. You don't want to get a stomach ache by letting the gas sit in there. If you are at the table or something, just excuse yourself, burp, and come back. :)
As for your constipation, it is very normal, and is usually caused by stress and/ or our diet. Make sure you eat lots of vegetables, especially things like broccoli, greens, etc. that provide roughage. Roughage helps your gas to process everything better, and it bulks up your feces/ poop, so it is easier to pass. Eating salads can be very helpful.
At your age, I would not recommend using laxatives like Exlax. Using laxatives can cause your colon to become dependant on them, so you have to keep taking them just to go to the bathroom. If changes in your diet don't help you though, you may want to try using something like Cirtucel. It is simply a powdered fiber that will help your colon process better and bulk up your feces, so it is easier to pass -- just like the fiber and roughage in your vegetables. You mix a spoon full of it in juice each morning, and it helps you to be regular all the time.
If you really need help though, you can try drinking some mineral oil. It is perfectly safe, though it is not fun to drink. Just get a bottle of mineral oil and take a big swig. Amount isn't that important, but I wouldn't take more than one swig. This will lubricate your whole digestive tract, from your mouth to your rectum, and it will help all the backed up matter in your colon to come out.
Recently, I have started using a product called Liv Active cheese slices. They are just slices of cheese that are individually wrapped. They have a live culture in them (like yogurt does, except better), and if you eat one a day, you can get your colon regulated within two weeks (It was regulated for me in three days though!). Then, all you have to do is eat a slice of the cheese each day, and it will stay regulated, and you shouldn't have any more constipation. Maybe your parents could make it a part of your lunch?
I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and it causes severe constipation. These instructions have really helped me, and the cheese is really great! I hope this helps!
Eat more fiber in your diet
The chest pains I would say are just gas. I really wouldn't worry, if anything is wrong it probablt isn't colon cancer at age 13. If you're really that nervous though, go to a doctor, it can't hurt, only ease your mind.
I bet it's nothing. Maybe your a hypochondriac. I am. I'm always worrying about something. I constantly think there is something wrong. Maybe that's all it is. Lets hope not though. Being a hypochondriac really takes its toll on the mind & body.
I think colon cancer takes years of poor diet to develop
If you are concerned about developing it someday eat more fiber.... eat at least 5 fruits and veggies a day... and take it easy on the red meat
but yeah if you are constipated a lot you could be setting yourself up to get colon cancer in the future
if you need help learning to eat right I suggest you watch "you are what you eat" on the BBC
Try drinking more water and eating foods that have more fiber, (ie veggies, especially green ones.)
Chew all the things you eat until they become liquid in your mouth before swallowing.
Please get those thoughts out of your mind.
They are negative thoughts and will program your mind to create a self fulfilling prophecy .... and you don't want to do THAT!
As far as the pains near your heart and lungs, it's just gas!
You noted they go away when you burp ... which proves it is just gas.
You need to slow down when you eat, and chew your food thoroughly. Don't be in such a rush when you eat. Be mindful of every bite.