Question: I am worried I have symptoms of pancreatic cancer. I had an episode of severe upper abdominal pain last year under ribs, came in waves and was worse than labour pains. Pain was relieved by bending forward and left me breathless. Lasted about five hours. I had upper ultrasound to check gallbladder which was clear but showed lots of gas. I’m getting similar pain under left and right ribs which comes and goes but not as severe as that episode. I’m panicking because I also have acid problems, joint pain in knees and wrists and pain between shoulder blades. I have constipation and sometimes mucous in stool. I’m also getting numbness in my fingers, toes and legs and general muscle weakness. I’ve been telling my gp for two years that something is wrong but she puts it down to ibs and anxiety. I’m female and 44 years old. Please can you help? Recent blood tests have all been normal including Vit D and B12.

Can ibs cause similar pain to pancreatic then?