Yessss 100% relatable u are not alone

When anxious, I used to have to stop several times while walking for fear of not controlling it!

Me too!!

Yess. Emotions and gut health are super connected. I recommend looking into it. What you’re experiencing makes total sense

.05 mg Xanax helps me. If I have a flare-up I take it 2x a day.

Antibiotics have a tendency to make me constipated, I manage it with a high fiber diet. I definitely believe that emotions are responsible for my IBS issues. Every time I receive upsetting news I experience a flare-up. I'm also on a low FODMAP diet.

My previous primary doc told me that was a fight, flight or freeze response. He said my body would get anxious and try to "void" anything to make me lighter so I could flight my way out of the situation faster. It kind of makes sense. But I also know that anxiety is the devil and it is obsessed with our intestines and likes fighting with them and we're the child that gets the raw end of the deal.