Scots woman left heartbroken after 'IBS' symptoms turn out to be terminal cancer

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A Scots woman who was told she had Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Stacey Cochrane, from Cowdenbeath, Fife, made two trips to A&E and had several GP appointments while suffering from horrendous abdominal pain over two months in the summer.

But it wasn't until a trip to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy on September 21 that an anxious Stacey pleaded to be given a scan.

Later that day, she was diagnosed with stomach cancer.The 37-year-old, who is married to Kenneth, told the Record: "I had been having problems with stomach pain for about five years without ever really knowing what the issue was.

But it got so bad this year that I was admitted to A&E on August 6."I was checked over and given some morphine. Four hour later, I was told I was ok to home."I was going on holiday that week, so I asked if I was definitely fit to fly, but they gave me the all-clear and said just to keep away from dairy products.