Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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jazzmynn 07/20/2011

Does anyone else get an upset stomach with anxiety? For awhile, I've had diarrhea, nausea and gassiness.
It seems like whatever I eat starts in y stomach and works down!!

deleted_user 07/20/2011

Hi,

I sure have those same issues. If I am really upset, it often hits me right in the stomach. I am sensitive to certain foods, anyway, but absolutely stress and anxiety make things very bad sometimes.

deleted_user 07/20/2011

Yes, feeling very anxious really upsets my stomach. More with acute anxiety.

Sundus-Iqbal 07/21/2011

Yes I too have similar problem. I have diarrea, gas and vomitings at times of anxiety.

deleted_user 07/21/2011

oh wow. that would definately explain things. I am so glad that you posted this. I was starting to think there was just something really wrong with me other than the usual. lol. glad to know. maybe I should try not to take as many tums then because it's probably not good to take em when it's stomach problems from anxiety cause it prob won't help me out to much

care4me 07/21/2011

Yes it is one of the symptoms of anxiety. It happens to me all the time when I am stressed and or anxious.

deleted_user 07/21/2011

yep fight or flight response. All the blood is taken to the"Vital" organs eg brain, muscle, heart etc and away from the GI tract. So nausia is a common problem. You may of heard of solder throwing up after battle etc

deleted_user 07/21/2011

Hell yes lol I get this almost every time.

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