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sherizi
sherizi
question. How does doing things that make you extremely nervous affect you if you have MS?
I have had to do some speeches lately, and I used to have no problem with doing them, but, now with my MS issues, I am finding my nerves are messing with my system!
Causing emotions, and bowels to go hay-wire on me!

Anyone else ever notice basic nerves causing issues with your MS?
I mean, I know that MS affects our nerves, and our CNS...but, does "getting nervous" cause more issues? Or is it just me?
Maggie222
Maggie222
This does seem to be the case sherizi. Since our nerves are involved in every aspect of our being, they appear to know no bounds!
If the effects of MS were just limited to physical manifestations, then stress wouldn't affect us the way it does. Our "emotions" affect us far more than we'd care to recognize they do.
Is there a pill for this? I wish! {{HUGS}}
lchoppel
lchoppel
Maggie has summed this up very well. Stress causes exasperations/flares which is well documented for MSers. It is such that is making you lose control of your bowels and causing them to go "hay-wire". Somehow you have to learn the key to keeping yourself stress free. Since such is a individual thing, I don't know what to tell you how to do this. Reach down inside yourself and hopefully you will find out. Good luck!