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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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e4shannon
e4shannon
I have been on zoloft and xanax for almost 2 years due to Anxiety...About 6 months ago i noticed a change in my bowel movements. Sometimes they are very soft and there will be water with them when i go...I never seem to have hard bowel movements. I also have really smelly gas. I am so scared that something is seriously wrong with me and am afraid to go to the dr. I did mention it one time and they didnt seem concerned. Has anyone ever experienced this.....

I am scared
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm taking Xanex and Effexor and I'm severly constipated all the time. I had a barium edema done and also a colonscopy but the only results were that I had a loop in my bowel and diverticulitus. I would advise you to get it check out tough eventough it will probably cause you some anxiety
soultosoul
soultosoul
new medications can cause many changes in our bodies, but i would made sujreou take advise from your gp to alieviate any worries you may have
deleted_user
deleted_user
I took zoloft for almost 2 years, but funny since I have been taking meds yes I am more gazy an smelly.

Rachel
AnneL
AnneL
I would have it checked just for peace of mind and also if it's something that's treatable then it's best to get it treated now. It could be Irritable Bowel Syndrome from anxiety, it could be your meds. I would mention it again just for some peace of mind.
deleted_user
deleted_user
If you have been taking your meds for 2 years, but only having bowel problems for 6 months, then its not from your meds. When we have side effects or a reaction to meds, it happens soon after starting them, not after being on them for 18 months. Go see your doctor, dont just "mention" it to him, but make an appointment specifically to discuss this problem. If he doesn't seem to care, see another doctor or see a gastrointerologist. Anxiety itself can cause diahrrea, but it should not cause you to have excess water in your stool or cause excess gas. This could be the sign of something serious; you truly need to be examined.
e4shannon
e4shannon
Now reading this is making me scared.....

I don't know if I am explaining this correctly. When there is water with them is when I have more of the diaherra but when there is a soft formed stool there is no water.

Hope this helps.
soultosoul
soultosoul
dont get yourself into a panic about this, there are many reasons that are bowel movements change and it can be as simple as an unhealthy diet that may need to be addressed, go see your gp as early as a possible to allay your fears,
i know when i feel like i am about to have an anxiety attack i have a bowel movement so it could be linked directly to your anxiety state.
e4shannon
e4shannon
My diet is not that great....and sometimes i do have bowel movements that aren't in the form i guess of diaherra ( except I don't get the cramping)......