Absolutely! Someone could send me a cryptic text like "we need to talk," and something like that could trigger my stomach like a switch. I've had it be less intense with meds now, at the very least, because my mind doesn't go into catastrophe mode for quite as many things.

Definitely! The GI tract is definitively connected in that way. Can totally relate

Y e s. Mine is always worse when my anxiety is acting up. So does my mom's. We are anxious people so the toilet is always taking a beating.

YES!! Just spent two hours in the bathroom after my anxiety have me the shakes and made me nauseous.

Yes. I also puke when I’m upset. Which is so incredibly frustrating. Haha

it took me ALMOST 17 YEARS to realize i have a dairy intolerance (and much longer to realize i have digestive issues outside of dairy), because i thought it was just anxiety making me sick!!

definitely

Yes!!! Whenever I have an appointment or smth my IBS is so much worse before it which just makes me more nervous lol

Absolutely! I definitely have my IBS under better control generally these days (festive food aside), but anxiety tips me over the edge. I always ensure that I have an IBS emergency kit in my handbag to reduce stress around my IBS symptoms and tend to know where there are private toilets I can use in my work and my community. It is a vicious cycle, but worrying about IBS bouts less definitely reduces stress....which reduces the IBS! 🤞🏻

Y E S Especially when I'm having panic attacks and anxiety attacks, they are connected and it's hard to navigate as for me it's another reason to stay inside, but yeah, I get it

I do, but I also tend to drink coffee when I'm anxious, and that's a trigger, so it could be unconnected to the anxiety. 😂

Yes! And then I’m anxious because I feel unwell and then feel more unwell because I’m anxious lol

100%, when I was diagnosed I was told by the doctor to relax 😅. But also, I was eating dairies, and after I stopped eating them it helped a lot my IBS