does anybody else suffer with an upset tummy when they aree feeling anxious as i get that symptom a lot??

[paula50]

Hi Marien , yes i do also get a upset tummy mself ... Paula

[Hidden in reply to paula50]

hi paula thanks for your post...i wasnt sure if it was a symptom of fear when im anxious and panicky or if i had another ilness! was giving myself even more worry. the churning stomach and upset tummy is a horrible feeling and is happening a lot. thanks for the reassurance it isnt just me, marie

[kwadi]

Hi Marien,

When I am anxious I always feel a knot in my stomach and a lot of rumbling. Sometimes it is really strong and makes me feeling sick. I've been struggling with it for years but I found the dissolving anxiety exercise which made a huge difference for me. It was not clear at the beginning but now my stomach is calm most of the time and even it it goes crazy again I know I can do it again.

[Pickle165]

Hi, if my stomach could talk it would say to me CALM BLOODY DOWN WOMAN!, anxiety couses so many problems with the body. i have developed ibs and i hate it so much and its all come from being anxious. can you tell me about the dissolving anxiety exercise please?

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someone told me i could be suffering from IBS aswell which is a symptom of stress, i would also like to know more about the dissolving anxiety exercise also please, as this painful stomach ache is horrible

[Hidden]

For me stomach problems always come with the anxiety periods - a doctor told me that its caused by too much adrenalin which shuts down the activity of your non-essential functions (such as digestion) so that you can put everything into fight or flight.

Good luck. P.S. I'm fascinated to know what the dissolving anxiety exercise is.

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hi karrl thanks for your message, like yourself my stomach problems occur when im feeling anxious it is a very unpleasent side effect of anxiety

[lou_lou]

when i get severely stressed i get diarrhoea. it's horrible and ur tummy feels like it's taken a real beating

[Hidden in reply to lou_lou]

hi yes i get that a lot too it is horrible i usually get it in the morning getting ready for work it makes you feel drained and like youve been punched in the stomach x

[elodielupus2]

my stomach upset is the first sign of an anxiety attack coming on then I will feel sick , knot in my stomach , churning feeling, have the runs and be up most of the night unless i take a sleeping tablet and anti sickness

[Mother-hen1977]

I get an anxious tummy too usually by worrying it's something more serious but when I calm down it eases. I get bit bloated, have wind and tummy cramps and a feeling I want to poop when I don't need too X but it's all in the mind but convincing yourself that is another challenge X anxiety and health anxiety is a nasty thing x