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...
So anxiety can cause diarrhea right? But can it also cause constipation? Because i had diarrhea or at least i thought i did for about a week. And then i had a bout of constipation for another week and now i feel the cycle has started again and it's getting me all worried that i have some rare disease or IBS or i'm going to get so constipated that i'll literally explode or get some rare disease from trying to force it out.
I'm scared that this cycle will keep repeating itself and i don't understand why it's doing this because anxiety never brought this on before. I understand that my anxiety is worse than it used to be.. But has anyone else ever had these symptoms and fears and how did you get through the constant irrational fear that you are going to keep going in the same circle forever?
I'm scared of stomach cramps/pains/gas sometimes i'm even afraid of eating cause it might trigger a response.
Advice anyone?
I'm scared that this cycle will keep repeating itself and i don't understand why it's doing this because anxiety never brought this on before. I understand that my anxiety is worse than it used to be.. But has anyone else ever had these symptoms and fears and how did you get through the constant irrational fear that you are going to keep going in the same circle forever?
I'm scared of stomach cramps/pains/gas sometimes i'm even afraid of eating cause it might trigger a response.
Advice anyone?
It's totally the anxiety. It causes all sorts of tummy problems. Don't worry about it and try to remind yourself to relax because it's just your anxiety doing it to you. I think IBS is also a symptom of anxiety.
You are okay.
I'm with you!!