I have had IBS for many years now, and boy does stress set it off, however I recently was diagnosed with gastric reflux disease and now have medication, if it gets worse Kay go see a doctor , it is worse to leave it than treat it, it could just be stress related or heartburn which can be treated with antacids, but gastric reflux disease does not respond to antacids, they do no good at all.

This is a very common disease, and alot of people have it, I don't know whether age has anything to do with it or not, and whether young people do suffer from stomach ulcers,but if you don't feel better go see about it please, I left mine too long and suffered un-necessarily.