It is easy to panic after feeling some type of ache or pain or discomfort. This is why you are tempted to Google any symptom you have or any symptom that you think you have. But the worst thing you can do is doing that because firstly, you can easily scare yourself. Secondly, you can be mistaken by thinking you have a condition whereas you are suffering from something else.
Let’s go over 13 conditions that people think they may have, but likely do not – and have something else instead.
✱ Celiac Disease
Those who are thinking that they have an intolerance to gluten may assume they have celiac disease, but when they go for tests and are surprised they don’t have that – they are surprised. Some may have a sensitivity to gluten but that does not mean they have celiac disease. Other possibilities for the discomfort they are experiencing are IBS, gastroparesis due to diabetes, or bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine.
