r/stomachcancer

Hey guys, doctors are keeping me in the blue, they didn't even tell me which stage his cancer is, luckily Ai is here to help. Before determing his stage, they told us that he will have an operation, but now, after confirming its stage, they told us he won't get operated on anymore, instead, he'll do 3 to 6 rounds of chemo i know this is bad news because and I'm posting this because I don't want to get any surprises later on, the tumor is 7cm.

My mom has been randomly throwing up for years but never knew why. She’s been having pain in her abdomen and weight loss. Her eyes were yellow twice. She was just diagnosed with stomach cancer. If you had any similar experience what stage would you think she’s at. I know we’re not doctors but I just want to know what we’re looking at.

After my sixth chemo treatment, they performed a PET scan to compare to my initial PET scan. The results are very impressive. I assumed that a stage 4 diagnosis meant the absolute worst and treatments were almost pointless. My scan showed the 10.5 cm primary mass under my stomach is now 1.3 cm. Most other small masses in my peritoneum are unseen now. My typically direct oncologist actually used “amazing” in his report. I’m still categorized as incurable and treatments will continue but I’m taking this win so I can spend some more time with my kids.
I know that everyone experiences a different cancer journey and I know this can change anytime. But let this suggest that we (I) need to stay positive and push through the bad days. Godspeed y’all.

Male 50

Before I get started, I know that only a doctor can diagnose this disease but I wanted to get some opinions, if ya don’t mind.

I have had reflux since 2009, and have had several endoscopies. That being said, I have had symptom changes that I can trace back several months. I can’t remember exactly when it started but months ago I started noticing that I would have back pain to the left of my middle spine while sitting down but did experience this while lying down, so I dismissed it due to having scoliosis.

Other issues I started to notice over the last few months was constipation (3 times which I never had before), and worsening reflux and more difficulty swallowing (which I chalked up to the increased reflux).

Then, 2 weeks ago, out of nowhere, I started to having bad abdominal and back pain while eating, and bloating. Additionally, I have had considerable constipation, and reflux after eating despite taking Gaviscon and baking soda. The pain is still there but has subsided somewhat and the back pain does not always correlate with the stomach pain. Some things I can eat with no pain and others cause it.

I had a clean EGD 28 months ago and a MRCP scan for my pancreas (I’m enrolled in a pancreatic cancer prevention program due to cysts on the pancreas) in December 25, clean. I had a CA19-9 test and pancreatic and liver blood tests ran and they all came back normal. I do have an upcoming EGD scheduled but wanted some of your opinions.

Hi, apologies if this is not the forum but wanted to see if someone could give an informed opinion on my situation. I’ve seen 4 different doctors who have all dismissed me as being “fine”

Approx 2 months ago I had constipation and started peeing, or needing to pee a lot. Had bloods done which were all fine and urine sample the same.
The constipation came and went then came back a few weeks later. At that point I was given a calprotectin test which was normal, I started having some abdominal pain in my left side so asked my doctor if I could take a H pylori and faecal immunochemical test both of which were normal.
I’m another month or so on and the symptoms haven’t really gone away. I’ve still got normal energy levels and normal appetite but the pain/discomfort in my abdomen remains and I feel like I have been burping a lot more than usual. I also feel like I have the urge to poo more but have seen no signs of any blood in my stool.
I’m 40, non smoker, normal weight, non drinker. Doctors seem to be suggesting its either IBS from stress or a muscular issue that’s caused knock on problems

Hi- my FIL was recently diagnosed with cancer and I’m wanting to find out anything and everything I can about best treatments, eastern medicine options (not as main treatment but to work alongside) and just anything I can. This is second time with cancer- he had gastric cancer 5 years ago and surgery put him into remission. Now it’s back- radiology report says: ADENOCARCINOMA WITH SIGNET RING FEATURES, UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL PRIMARY

And I do know the prognosis is guarded so no worries about hurting my feelings. Thank you for any and all help or comments.

I am 32 year old female. Was experiencing horrible symptoms in Sept 2023 and had a scope with a general surgeon in March 2024 which biopsies showed moderate gastritis with mild activity and multi focal intestinal metaplasia. Visually she said it looked mild though before the biopsy came back (which confuses me?)

I've done tons of meds and diets and have still been experiencing symptoms since but had a huge painful flare up in October 2024 and was referred to a GI for a scope. I had another scope late January 2025. However, the GI doctor did not biopsy my stomach or esophagus and just stated I visually have mild gastritis and a mild irregular z line in the esophagus. (So no known information about my metaplasia progression due to no biopsy done)

I am now experiencing another huge flare the last few weeks. Can multi focal intestinal metaplasia turn to dysplasia or cancer in a few years if the injury is still occurring? (Last biopsy done March 2024). I am going to see my doctor in a few weeks to request another scope but I am extremely worried. I live in Canada and will likely have to wait 3-6 months for the actual scope date.

I have been having concerning symptoms for years now and can't figure out what it is. A recent ct scan with contrast didn't show anything. Weirdly enough, it didn't even mention my stomach in the report. I am assuming if anything stood out they would have told me. I am just wondering if I still need to go down this road or if the ct scan would basically rule it out. I had two ct scans with contrast 7 months apart, neither showed anything.

If you’ve been diagnosed, was your cancer genetic? Stomach cancer runs hard in my family on my father’s side, but my dad doesn’t have it, he is 56.

However I’ve lost 75 lbs in the last 5 months (I went from 200 to 125) without trying at all, I feel full so fast, sometimes I don’t even have an appetite but other times I definitely do but still can’t eat more than a few bites. I also have intermittent upper stomach pain that feels like burning but I don’t feel it’s as intense as some of you have talked about. And then I do have extreme bloating, burping. Sometimes when I haven’t even eaten, but always after a few bites. Those are the main issues I am concerned about and there are other small things but I try not to freak out and start connecting everything or I get a bit worrier.

Hi everyone! I am 36F and have been experiencing the following symptoms
Few months back I was having lots of stomach pains all over the stomach. Started in the lower/pelvic area and then moved all around. I was really constipated and my stools were very soft coming out and really stinky. And then fast forward I now have really loose stools and pooping a lot more.
After a bit of that I started with silent reflux and sore throat. Within 2 weeks I had full on reflux, heartburn, blood in pleghm in the morning, hoarse voice. I went to the doc and was given PPIs. They help a bit but the reflux is persistent. I’ve also had night sweats the past 1.5 months, lots of hair loss and the sour taste in my mouth.
I’ve been stool tested for H polryi which was negative, my ferritin is at 30 even though I eat a lot of red meat. I did a chest X-ray and it was clear and also the barrium swallow test and that was clear too. Im really struggling to find out what’s happening here as I’ve never had reflux in my life and now it’s persistent. When I go for runs I can feel my stomach absolutely burning and it takes a bit to recover from as it goes up my throat. Gaviscon doesn’t help either from when I’ve tried.
Please help if you have any insight. Thanks so much!

Hi guys,

For around the last 5 months I have been getting sick in the mornings. It started around once a week but gradually increased over time. Over the last month it became daily, and during the last 2 weeks there were days I was vomiting extremely frequently (up to 30x a day)

I have also had severe pain below my belly button/lower abdominal area that has been 11/10 pain at times even after taking strong painkillers it only dropped to 6/10. I’ve been to the GP multiple times since January and was initially told possibilities like gastritis or H. pylori.

I was around 86kg in February, around 83kg in early April, and I am now around 76–77kg. I go to the gym regularly (usually 5x a week) and have been actively trying to bulk/eat more calories (36-3800 a day) but I’ve had very poor appetite, early fullness after a few mouthfuls of food, nausea after eating, and frequent vomiting.

About a week ago the abdominal pain became unbearable so I went to ED. They did a CT scan and initially thought I had a kidney stone around 6mm. I was given co-codamol, tamsulosin and antibiotics. Within a couple of days the severe pain improved dramatically and I no longer needed painkillers.

However, I then spoke to a urologist this week who said she is now not convinced it is definitely a kidney stone and that the weight loss, appetite loss and vomiting don’t really fit well with that diagnosis alone. She said I will be having another scan in the next couple of weeks. There was some white matter on the CT scan that was 6mm apparently though?

I am worried about whether something more serious could be going on, particularly because my grandad died from stomach cancer at 21 and my grandma has also had stomach cancer.

I’m in my early 30s. Is this something I should be pushing for further investigation/testing for?

Thanks

my boyfriend has been suffering from severe stomach pains for over 5 years. he receive the scope surgery early on and they found nothing but inflammation. he had to stop working because he was unable to bear the pain on duty. he’s lost so much weight so fast. symptoms: severe stomach pains ( side), can’t eat or drink without throwing it up, throwing up stomach lining, minimal bowel moments, has urinated blood multiply times, hands trimmers, weird stomach noises, can’t sleep due to pain, etc. he’s been to the ER multiple times, they run tests and find nothing.. they just give him an IV and send him home. we’ve tried every kind of healthy diets, teas, meds.. nothings works. public health has been a joke. he’s had ultrasounds and other tests done.. nothing. this amount of pain for this long and no answers is so draining, please if anyone can relate or can share something new.

I have Stage 4 Gastric Cancer and I've developed ascites in the last week. The ER doctor told me this is a sign of progression, but referred me to my Oncologist for more details. I have an appointment coming up, but in the meantime thought I'd ask: Anyone experiencing ascites, what was your prognosis? Am I nearing the end?

My husband presented himself to A&E 5 weeks ago with ascites, we blindly thought it was a gallstones issue as he had previous history of that.
He had lots of tests, the ascites drained (6 litres) and sent on his way with a follow up appointment with gastroenterology, he was at home for 6 days and I had to ring for an ambulance as the ascites came back with vomiting of blood. Again further tests and another drain (9 litres) 3 days of solid vomiting blood before they put the camera down and found evidence of stomach cancer possibly spread to the bowel. He is unable to digest food as this ulcerous mass is covering the ‘hole’ to his bowel so is on a strict liquid diet.
I am beyond distraught as his wife, he’s in hospital in a poor state, lost a huge amount of weight that they have said he isn’t a candidate for chemo. I feel like they’ve written him off. He has another drain planned for tomorrow and we should be soon contacted by the oncology with a plan once his tests etc have been considered.
Does anyone know of any UK support groups, I feel I’m in a permanent state of shock every attack and build up of ascites deteriorates him further and further