Something strange happened to me when I went to the doctor....?

I have I.B.S have done since I was 15 (I'm 24 now). Over the past few months, I suffered from a lot of stress when I was working in the cinema. That was one of the reasons I left there found another, less stressful job. However, because of the stress I endured, it unfortunately brought on one of my I.B.S attacks that lasts about 2 - 4 weeks. It's been giving me a lot of discomfort so I visited my doctor since I was growing so concerned just wanted to make sure everything was okay. The female doctor was very kind but here's what happened. When she was examining my stomach (just gently feeling around), it made me cry. I'm very sensitive when my stomach was being touched, I couldn't help it. I just started crying. I don't understand because I have a friend who's a qualified masseuse I visit her often for a whole body-massage my stomach is one of my favourite parts to be massaged.
It could be that while she was palpating your stomach, this brought up feelings that you were not fully aware of feeling.
You may have been feeling more frustrated than you realized.
You may have been feeling tired of this problem and at the end of your rope.
Maybe you were feeling helpless or hopeless at the time.
Try to figure out what brought those tears.
I hope you will be feeling better soon.
Stay Well!
Could it be due to the stress of the moment? Fear that she wouldn't believe you had a problem? I ask since you didn't mention pain on touch, just sensitivity. If that is the case, don't worry about it - if she is a quack, you can always ask for another opinion.
I have had the same problem recently. I think it is stress. I don't suffer from IBS except once in a while. My blood pressure has been 160/90 as of late, and that is not normal for me at all. I think it is more than a coincidence that I got IBS, and a spike in my blood pressure all at once.
if it wasnt crying because of pain it could just be a mental thing.. everyone has something they dont like or a body part they dont like being touched. heck some people hate physical contact.. that could just be a very sensitive part of your body
I have crohn's. Crohn's and IBS are really similar. Your midsection can be tender to the touch upon a doctor's examination because they know exactly where to poke and prod. Here's the thing though....having a disease that comes and goes is tough on your emotions because you start thinking ... here we go again, I was really hoping this wouldn't be back. Being in the doctor's office just really makes that hit home for me. It's not unheard of for people with chronic conditions to suffer from bouts of depression and anxiety also. Many people who are depressed believe at first that they are not. Consider that you were crying and not cursing when the doctor touched you and consider how much pain you were really in at the time and see which would have been the more appropriate response to you at that time.