For months, Ash, 26, could hardly eat and felt so exhausted she could hardly work, so she knew it had to be more than regular bloating.

You can get in touch with Alyce by emailing a.collins@newsweek.com After months of stomach pains ... "Being bloated won't kill someone, but cancer can. It helps if the provider doesn't assume ...

Experts have issued a warning that a common stomach ... "Feeling bloated or an increase in the size of your tummy that doesn't go away can be a symptom of ovarian cancer," the charity advises.

The former Bannockburn High pupil said: "I had no other symptoms apart from experiencing a bloated stomach ... they told me ‘we thought you had ovarian cancer but it’s actually a benign ...