Quote Originally Posted by katiecakes View Post
I really don't think you should. I have a lot of genuine stomach issues that are separate from my anxiety and if a doctor finds out about my phobia they automatically reduce my symptoms to being caused by anxiety. Also, I worked for a pain specialist and if it was known that the patient had anxiety he wouldnt take them as seriously.
It sounds like you should find a new doctor! Even though we sometimes have phantom stomach problems, nothing should be automatically disregarded just because we have anxiety!