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I love travelling. But I am scared. I have not gone on solo trips or even group trips without relatives or friends with me. (Have gonr on two group.treks and maybe 2 visits outside the state) In my 20s I could not travel coz of financial constraints and coz my parents were anxious about my safety. I was confident at that time. I am from.Kerala and I used to get the good old you can go anywhere after marriage. Now, post marriage, it is not very different.

My husband is a wondeful person, but we have different tastes on this matter. I am pretty frustrated at this point coz I feel like time is running out. My health situation in 20s is not same as in my 30s. And it may be different in later years and i feel i should not waste anymore time giving myself this or that reason.

It may not sound like a big deal but I have always wanted to travel and now I am super scared of doing it alone. (Ive had multiple instances of men misbehaving_childhood, public transport, crowded areas) And even group travels I found I am a bit skeptical coz they seem to charge a lot and I am very introverted.

I am.just looking for direction on how to break out of this cycle of fear and if anyone from a similar background and mindset has successfully started travelling and enjoying on their own.

Thank you in advance.

New GI said i have aerophagia and ibs from stress and that i why i am bloated. Asked me to see a psychiatrist. Psychiatrist said they could not find any active stress ljke issues but still said i could try 5mg escitalopram , titrate it and have for 6 months.

BACKGROUND

Been having methane sibo like symptoms for 1.5 years. Doctors never test for SIBO (one doctor said i may have, but refused to test citing false positive probability) .endoscopy _antral gastritis, colonoscopy _ terminal ilietis, ferritin 18, b12 low

Basically I bloat if i eat almost anything except non veg white rice. Raw veggies are my worst trigger. Extreme bloating. Constipation(only 1 osmotic laxative works. Prucalopride alone wont work. It does help in making the laxative work faster if i take both) also have lots of hair falll, generally tired.

CURRENT MENTAL SITUATION

I personally do not feel stressed . I am personally at the least stressed point in life (except for this disease). Everything is going well _work, relationship etc.

[ i was mentally very very down in 2020 and 2021 due to a relationship issue. But i got out of it and got better ]

. I did take rifaxmin twice. Firs time i was constipation free during meds. Did not need any laxative but bloating was there.. Second time no effect.

TLDR: I am afraid to take an antidepressent to just test it when none of the doctors have tried sibo test. Pyschiatrists say there is no harm in trying this medicine but i have lost faith in doctors after visting 7 gastros for this disease. Please help. Thank you.

Looking for a good gyneac/pelvic floor therapists in Kochi to get a diagnosis/treatment plan for suspected hypertonic pelvic floor. I'm at a tipping point after multiple health concerns without a proper diagnosis.

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Please suggest a good doctor in kochi (female doc) if you've consulted someone for the same/know someone who has worked with such patients. Thank you

We are planning to leave mussoorie early tomorrow morning, our flight is around noon. Will it be a good move to book uber/taxi. How will the traffic be. We are skeptical coz from dehradun to mussoorie the uber person dropped at a location 5-6km away from our destination coz of traffic and we had to walk all the way uphill with our trolleys.

Since this involves flight and cannot risk missing it🥲. Could anyone please tell if there is a reliable taxi service here or if we should choose uber itself. Uber intercity is available (on app at least).

A taxi person we contacted said the fare will be 2300-2500 first ..from mall road and said from where we are staying - more uphill-" it will be 2700..no no 2900". It was clear that he was simply hiking the prices just like that. At this point even that is not the main concern🥲. Out fear is what if they don't show up or cancel at the last minute....it may lead to us missing the flight😭. I am unwell and we had to cut short our trip, reschedule flight and stuff coz of it. So it would be difficult to carry luggage and walk downhill in case the taxi person drops us off midway or refuses to come to hotel.

Please help. Thank you.

I'm in mussoorie now. Trip is nowhere near what was expected 🙁. Too much crowd, traffic, honking, people where generally aggressive/rude (I'm not saying this is how everyone are, unfortunately this has been the experience so far).

First trip to the place and a major letdown so far. Maybe I shouldn't have chosen to come at this time of the year. I wanted to visit landour to be at a place that is quieter (we had to struggle to walk through the traffic and crowd) but the fare is 2600 one way for a taxi and I'm wondering if it will be the same experience there or if it will be worth it after spending so much money. 😭😭 Other option I have is staying at my hotel in mussoorie the next two days and heading back to dehra. Please help if anyone has been to the place recently. Thank you

Is the weather really cold. Are jackets needed or will thermals and hoodies suffice? Also should we take ponchos.. will it be rainy.. please advise on what to pack and any other precautions to be taken regarding weather and transportation. Thank you in advance.

I have all the methane symptoms (more than a year) and after much begging got doc to prescribe 2 weeks of rifaxmin. I was bloated as usual but my joint pains and fatigue reduced. During day 1-7 on meds I had that perfect type stool . WITHOUT any Laxative. Usually I need 10 ml of stimulant laxative to go. Nothing else works (ever since symptoms began which is a year ago)

My gi refused to consider breath test because he believes it isn't reliable and does not believe I have IMO coz I don't have smelly flatulence as a symptom. He is the only doctor who didn't write this off as stress or lifestyle issue. And only this hospital has sibo breath test in my sray

I'm going to visit my GI next week. This is my last chance. I will not be visiting him again. Please tell me what I should ask him to get the right test and treatment. Should I show him any particular study that he might believe...or something anything to convince that this isn't just IBS and sthn I have to live with (that's what he said during my last visit)☹️